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Jeanne Rooney is the Editor in Chief for South Boston Online.
14 02, 2018

Big Pharma at the Trough of Advertising

2018-02-14T15:33:21-05:00February 14th, 2018|Categories: Editorial|Comments Off on Big Pharma at the Trough of Advertising

By Richard Campbell One of the mysteries of the current day health care scene is the role of advertising in big pharma. By some estimates Americans spend over 300 billion dollars a year on prescription drugs. It’s big business. It was pointed out by Ana Swanson of the Washington Post, that the research firm Global Data did a study that showed in 2013, 9 out of 10 of the biggest pharmaceutical companies spent more on advertising than on research. If this is true, the level of corporate hucksterism has reached an all-time high in that industry. In the late nineties when restrictions were lifted on advertising prescription drugs, the flood gates were opened. We see the results today. One might ask what these often embarrassing, [...]

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14 02, 2018

Boston Globe Travel Show Shines Light On Warm Climes

2018-02-14T15:20:12-05:00February 14th, 2018|Categories: Business, Happenings, Lifestyle|Comments Off on Boston Globe Travel Show Shines Light On Warm Climes

By Richard Campbell It is approaching the middle of February when Bostonians are so ready to travel somewhere warm. In the spirit of advancing anyone’s odds of escaping the cold, dark, and wet, South Boston Online stepped in to see the Boston Globe Travel Show at the old Seaport World Trade Center exhibit hall that ran this weekend, February 9-11. My focus here is upon warm places- you know those areas in the world that have green grass, sunshine, beaches, and a more carefree life. Some of these ideas are for quick getaways, and others are for more serious travelers. As many South Bostonians have probably observed, the Norwegian Cruise Line routinely docks at our pier, to cruise locals from Boston to the Caribbean, Mexico, [...]

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14 02, 2018

Ribbon Cut at Gavin Quincy ATS/CSS

2018-11-27T13:06:35-05:00February 14th, 2018|Categories: Business, Happenings, News|Comments Off on Ribbon Cut at Gavin Quincy ATS/CSS

by Rick Winterson South Boston’s Gavin Foundation has been in the forefront of the war (yes, it’s a war) against the ongoing opioid crisis, as well as providing a full spectrum of services that deal with addiction, recovery, and substance abuse. The Foundation has 14 key programs, facilities, and activities, which are centered in South Boston but range over the City of Boston and down into Quincy. The Gavin’s Quincy operation is a 64-bed, state-of-the-art, rehabilitation facility that provides medically managed services – comprehensive treatment from caring, licensed professionals. It was established in 2015; it was initially a partnership with the Phoenix House. Late last year, in December, the Gavin Foundation took full ownership of the Quincy facility. It is now called “Gavin Foundation Quincy [...]

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7 02, 2018

WPI Cuts Ribbon in Seaport

2018-02-07T15:12:22-05:00February 7th, 2018|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on WPI Cuts Ribbon in Seaport

  by Rick Winterson   Worcester Polytechnic Institute, known by everyone as WPI, is a private research university in Worcester.  WPI engages in all aspects of technical arts and applied science.  As of last Wednesday morning, January 31, it has officially (and ceremoniously) opened a new innovation facility on the South Boston Waterfront.  At noontime, a contingent of officials, led by WPI President Laurie Leshin, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh began their remarks leading up to the ribbon cutting itself. Entitled simply “WPI Seaport”, this technical facility now occupies the ground floor at 303 Congress Street.  Its location is both strategic and beautiful. Strategically, it anchors the western end of the South Boston Seaport, which is also [...]

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7 02, 2018

Battle of the Badges.

2018-02-07T14:55:27-05:00February 7th, 2018|Categories: Sports|Comments Off on Battle of the Badges.

by Richard Campbell The six city tour known as the Battle of the Badges of Police and Fire Hockey Clubs of Boston, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto and Montreal started this past Friday the 2nd, in Dorchester and South Boston, and continued through the weekend. SBO was there to cover teams at Murphy Rink Saturday at noon for the mixed rounds of Police and Fire teams. Sponsored in part by the Boston Bruins, the Boston Police Hockey Club and the Boston Fire Hockey Club, the event involved a lot of travel and logistics. It was running on a tight schedule, as twelve first responder teams duked it out big time. Mayor Walsh and Rob Sweeney, Executive Director of the Bruins Foundation, were on hand with [...]

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1 02, 2018

South Boston Catholic Academy News

2018-02-01T14:38:34-05:00February 1st, 2018|Categories: Featured, Happenings, News|Comments Off on South Boston Catholic Academy News

Thank you to Junior Achievement (JA) of Northern New England for their continued partnership with State Street and South Boston Catholic Academy. JA invests in youth today to empower them to strengthen our communities tomorrow. Through hands-on learning experiences delivered by State Street volunteers they are exposing students to different career paths and businesses, money management and how to start a business. Students are also taught critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration skills that they’ll carry with them to middle and high school and beyond. We are grateful to State Street and JA for bringing this program to South Boston Catholic Academy for 10 consecutive years. Students at South Boston Catholic Academy anxiously await the JA in a Day program each year, as do the State [...]

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1 02, 2018

Nicholas Nixon: Persistence of Vision at the ICA

2018-03-08T12:08:41-05:00February 1st, 2018|Categories: Lifestyle|Comments Off on Nicholas Nixon: Persistence of Vision at the ICA

By Richard Campbell Bridging the span between documentary and art photography Nicholas Nixon’s current show at the ICA recreates the passage of time from 1975 to our current day. For younger viewers unfamiliar with the depth and quality of art photography created using the 8x10 format in black and white darkroom processed and printed on real photographic paper, these images reveal not only masterful composition and social import, but a glimpse into the prevailing sentiments from the American main street and the fringes of society. The central core of the show is the ongoing project of the Brown Sisters, in which Nixon poses his wife Bebe and her sisters, Heather, Mimi, and Laurie cinematically across time, from 1975 to the current day, documenting their physical [...]

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1 02, 2018

“75 on Courthouse Square” Opened Friday

2018-11-27T13:06:35-05:00February 1st, 2018|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on “75 on Courthouse Square” Opened Friday

by Rick Winterson In another piece of good news for South Boston’s One Seaport at Courthouse Square, a new restaurant has located there. At 5 p.m. last Friday evening, January 26, “75 on Courthouse Square” opened its doors on the second floor of WS Development’s VIA building. The restaurant will be open seven (7) days a week for dinner. At some point during the month of February, “75 on Courthouse Square” will open for lunch as well. Watch for it. This is restaurateur Thomas A. Kershaw’s sixth establishment, which include his first, the grand Hampshire House at 84 Beacon, along with three “75” restaurants – 75 on Chestnut Bistro, 75 on Liberty Wharf, and now his largest site at 75 on Courthouse Square in One [...]

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1 02, 2018

McGrath Returns as SBCA President, Announces 2018 Evacuation Day Events

2018-02-01T13:26:22-05:00February 1st, 2018|Categories: News|Comments Off on McGrath Returns as SBCA President, Announces 2018 Evacuation Day Events

State Representative Nick Collins will Serve as General Chairman The South Boston Citizens’ Association has announced that Tom McGrath, who stepped down from the presidency of the Association at the close of its 2017 Evacuation Day events, is returning to act as interim president for the foreseeable future. “Last March I made my farewell speech at the Evacuation Day Banquet,” McGrath said, “not knowing that the challenges presented by the time required for planning all of the Association’s annual events would make it impossible to have a new president in place for 2018. There are many dedicated and capable members who are interested in the position, but current commitments have prevented them from being able to assume the duties at this time. So, I’m back [...]

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1 02, 2018

The State of Water: Getting Better

2018-02-01T13:17:22-05:00February 1st, 2018|Categories: Editorial|Comments Off on The State of Water: Getting Better

  Water is by far the most valuable resource needed to sustain life. You can live without natural gas, oil, even electricity; but you won’t last long without fresh water. From this perspective it is they pretty surprising how much we take drinking water for granted- as we do clean water in the Boston Harbor. While water departments in many other states and cities (ie Detroit, Michigan), have hit the news with scandals, even our biggest disasters seem small by comparison. Behind the scenes one of the very best dimes ever spent by Massachusetts residents is the tax dollars that go to support the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust. Perhaps the most recent sewer accident early this month in Nantucket, [...]

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