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Jeanne Rooney is the Editor in Chief for South Boston Online.
21 03, 2018

SBCA’s Annual Banquet – A Great Evening

2018-11-27T13:06:35-05:00March 21st, 2018|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on SBCA’s Annual Banquet – A Great Evening

by Rick Winterson Last Friday saw the South Boston Citizens’ Association (the SBCA) 138th Annual Evacuation Day Banquet, a part of the 242nd Annual Evacuation Day Events. It commemorated March 17, 1776, the day that the British left Boston for good – the very first victory in our War for Independence commanded by General George Washington. Some 300 celebrants attended, greeted by the SBCA’s 11-year President Tom McGrath. For your information, the SBCA is the nation’s oldest civic organization. It was a gala indeed. Curragh’s Fancy provided Irish songs and music. Malden Comic Dave Russo showed no mercy to the Head Table – the “Head Table to Infinity”. The Convention Center’s corned beef and cabbage was outstanding. The high point of the evening was the [...]

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21 03, 2018

Goings On – St. Patrick’s / Evacuation Day

2018-03-21T18:37:43-04:00March 21st, 2018|Categories: Lifestyle|Comments Off on Goings On – St. Patrick’s / Evacuation Day

by Rick Winterson Last Saturday, was “the day itself” (so to speak). It was March 17, the combined St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day. If you are seeking a more explicit tie-in between both observances, Gen. George Washington called for “Saint Patrick” to be used as the countersign password on Dorchester Heights on March 17, which turned out to be our celebrated Evacuation Day, Washington’s first Revolutionary War victory. The South Boston Citizens’ Association (SBCA) continued its ongoing work in commemorating and celebrating Evacuation Day. Saturday morning at 9, Fr. Joe White said the Evacuation Day Memorial Mass in the historic (200 years old this year) St. Augustine Chapel. This was followed by observances on Dorchester Heights, the site of the actual fortifications that led the British evacuating [...]

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21 03, 2018

The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council

2018-03-21T18:24:05-04:00March 21st, 2018|Categories: Editorial|Comments Off on The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council

It is worthwhile repeating a few facts and figures about last Sunday’s 2018 St. Patrick’s/ Evacuation Day Parade. An estimated 125 marching units participated in this year’s Parade. On Monday, we read in Boston’s daily newspapers that maybe as many as a million spectators attended the Parade, despite the uncomfortably cold weather. That makes out Parade the largest in New England and the third largest in the country, Frankly, South Boston Online doubts that a million spectators showed up. However, based on previous years, half of that number, or 500,000, would not be unusual. To put that number in perspective, please consider that 500,000 people would fill 25 TD Bank Gardens for the Celts and Bruins, 12 Fenway Parks for the Red Sox, or 7 [...]

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21 03, 2018

Friday, April 6th:The 2018 “Ollie” Benefit & Gala

2018-03-21T19:15:11-04:00March 21st, 2018|Categories: Featured, Happenings, News|Comments Off on Friday, April 6th:The 2018 “Ollie” Benefit & Gala

by Rick Winterson Perhaps a definition and a bit of history at first: the South Boston Neighborhood House at H and Sixth is affectionately nicknamed “The Ollie”, standing for the Neighborhood House’s Founding Spirit, Olivia James. When “Ms. Ollie” started the Neighborhood House 117 years ago, it was originally a settlement house. Briefly stated, it changed with the times - it now serves both the young and senior residents of South Boston, supporting family and neighborhood life in countless ways. In just 15 days, Friday, April 6, from 6 till 10 p.m., the Neighborhood House will hold its Annual Gala – a truly elegant live and silent auction, along with complimentary beverages, hors d’oeuvres, music, and dancing. You can preview the auction items at facebook.com/ [...]

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18 03, 2018

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Photos

2018-03-21T18:08:36-04:00March 18th, 2018|Categories: Happenings, News|Comments Off on St. Patrick’s Day Parade Photos

South Boston Online at the Parade! Photography by Richard Campbell Mayor Walsh with Congressman Lynch   Runners Relax ! Police Bagpipes   Police Lead Off. Pipes Marine Band City Councilor Ed Flynn and his wife Kristen. Guys having Fun. Marching On! Queens Bagpiper Queens University Playing Ayanna Pressley   Henning has the look! More Bagpipes! Air Force Kings of Horses Firefighters Music Man   Falun Daffa Steel Workers Union Tin Men Selfie with Fire Person Irish Lass

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14 03, 2018

The Parade is ON!

2018-03-14T18:48:16-04:00March 14th, 2018|Categories: Happenings, News|Comments Off on The Parade is ON!

Above: Woods School of Irish Dance students are ready for the parade! By Rick Winterson You don’t need to be told that South Boston, Boston, and much of Eastern Massachusetts have been plagued with triple Northeasters that included heavy snows and gusts of hurricane-force winds. However, South Boston Online wants to assure you that the St. Patrick’s/ Evacuation Day Parade will step off from the staging area near Broadway Station at 1 p.m. this coming Sunday, March 18 – come rain or come shine. In other words – the Parade is ON, as planned! The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council (the SBAWVC) is the group that has been responsible for the Parade for the last 70 years. Every year under the SBAWVC’s stewardship, the [...]

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14 03, 2018

Edtorial

2018-03-14T18:12:42-04:00March 14th, 2018|Categories: Editorial|Comments Off on Edtorial

North-South Link Tunnel: It’s About Time Recent studies on the feasibility of an underground tunnel to connect North and South Stations prompted by Congressman Seth Moulton, and completed by students of the Harvard Kennedy School. suggests that the cost may be lower than originally believed. The report: Connecting the Northeast: A Cost Estimate for the North South Rail Link, was completed in August 2017. While anyone in their right mind considering Boston’s over priced major construction projects would be justified in questioning whether Boston can actually complete a transportation construction project without fleecing the tax payers- especially when the MBTA is involved- the report deserves to be considered. The North-South Link is estimated in the report of costing 5.9 billion dollars in 2025 dollars, and [...]

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14 03, 2018

Maurice Fitzpatrick: A Conversation on John Hume

2018-03-14T18:17:26-04:00March 14th, 2018|Categories: Lifestyle, News|Comments Off on Maurice Fitzpatrick: A Conversation on John Hume

Edward M. Kennedy Institute By Richard Campbell Writer and filmmaker Maurice Fitzpatrick was introduced by several speakers this past Monday night at the EMK Institute with stories of their forefathers who filled in the mingling history between famous Boston Irish Americans and John Hume, the politician and peacemaker from Derry, Ireland, who is the subject of Fitzpatrick’s recently released book and movie. Matthew Kennedy, the son of Joe Kennedy II, shared comments about the significance of Boston politicians in association with John Hume. Aiden Hume, John Hume’s son, commented upon the relationship between Ted Kennedy and his father, and focused upon John Hume’s life long quest for peace in Northern Ireland, and recent struggles with dementia. UMass professor Tom O’Grady, who moderated the [...]

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8 03, 2018

Snow Mazing

2018-03-08T14:29:13-05:00March 8th, 2018|Categories: Happenings, News|Comments Off on Snow Mazing

 by Richard Campbell South Boston Online took a morning stroll to see the effects of the second North-Easter that fell wet and heavy and started melting almost as soon as the storm was over.  Nothing shows off the neighborhood homes and institutions like a clean blanket of snow. The streets were quiet, except for some school kids playing in the snow and a few ambitious South Bostonians shoveling.  We’re thinking it’s a good omen to get the snow over with before the parade happens! Oh, please, not more!     Backyard Garden View from Carson Beach The Heights Snow Crew at St. Monica's

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8 03, 2018

St. Patrick’s / Evacuation Day Season Kicks Off

2018-03-08T11:46:52-05:00March 8th, 2018|Categories: Featured, News|Comments Off on St. Patrick’s / Evacuation Day Season Kicks Off

by Rick Winterson Brunch is a current fashion in South Boston these days, but few realize that for many, many decades, “Brunch in South Boston” has actually been a key local way to celebrate. Last Saturday’s Jimmy Flaherty Kick-Off Breakfast (the 138th, courtesy of the South Boston Citizen’s Association) was just one example of this long-standing neighborhood tradition. And it was a successful kick-off of the “Southie Season”, which leads up to the Parade on March 18. A full house gathered in Tom Connolly’s Seapoint Banquet Room. They were entertained by the Irish tunes of Bob Fowkes’  Curragh’s Fancy. The shoulder-to-shoulder crowd had many lifetime Southie residents, as well as a goodly number of newcomers. Clerk of Court Michael Donovan performed admirably as the 2018 [...]

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