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Jeanne Rooney is the Editor in Chief for South Boston Online.
13 10, 2016

Introducing Keren Tyrell

2016-10-13T11:58:50-04:00October 13th, 2016|Categories: Featured|Comments Off on Introducing Keren Tyrell

By Kevin Devlin She’s a beautiful, young girl who is enjoying life and all that it has to offer. Her name is Keren Tyrell. Keren, 13, is the daughter of Ralph and Aracelly Tyrell. She has four older brothers; Christopher, Christian, Ralph, and Sergei. She’s in the eighth grade at the John W. McCormack Middle School which is located on Mount Vernon Street in nearby Dorchester. This school is dedicated to the “academic excellence for every student” and prides itself on their quality teaching in the classrooms. The school’s team structure translates into a friendly environment to students and families alike; committed to the arts by offering courses in music, vocal music, drama, strings, and a variety of arts programs. Keren said that she is [...]

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13 10, 2016

Mass Bay Columbus Day Shamrock Classic

2016-10-13T11:54:03-04:00October 13th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Sports|Comments Off on Mass Bay Columbus Day Shamrock Classic

By Kevin Devlin Last weekend, the Mass Bay Columbus Day Shamrock Classic was held at the Murphy DCR Rink in South Boston. Overall, four teams in the Under 16 midget division and four teams in the Under 18 midget division age brackets competed in this tournament. The four teams in the Under 16 midget division were the Junior Bruins, Canton, South Shore Conquistadors, and the Mass Bay Shamrocks. The four teams in the Under 18 midget division were the Junior Bruins, the Eastern Mass. Senators, the South Shore Conquistadors, and the Mass Bay Shamrocks. All the teams are Tier II National Bound select teams. The two Mass Bay Shamrock teams are comprised of players from South Boston and Greater Boston high schools. The Under 16 [...]

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13 10, 2016

GE Launches “Brilliant Career Labs” at Excel High

2016-10-13T11:47:27-04:00October 13th, 2016|Categories: Business, Featured, News|Comments Off on GE Launches “Brilliant Career Labs” at Excel High

by Rick Winterson   General Electric has been making a multi-pronged effort to become part of the Boston community, with special emphasis on South Boston, where its new headquarters facility will be sited.  Following the successful launch of “STEM Week” at the Perry School on Monday, October 3 (see Online’s  October 6 issue, page four), GE and the City of Boston have since launched the “Brilliant Career Labs”.  The date was Thursday afternoon, October 6, at 3:30; the location was Excel High School – more often still called “the High School” by local residents. The GE Brilliant Career Lab is one of the key commitments the GE Foundation has made to the students and teachers in the Boston Public School (BPS) system.  It will be [...]

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13 10, 2016

Nurture Is 15

2016-10-13T11:42:23-04:00October 13th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Real Estate|Comments Off on Nurture Is 15

"Nurture Salon and Spa, which is located in the heart of South Boston at 127 L Street, celebrated its (very) Happy 15th Birthday last Thursday evening. Nurture’s Proprietor and Lead Stylist Susan Devlin (shown above) is not only an artiste in what she does, she’s also a successful businesswoman. The sur- roundings inside Nurture, the party refreshments, and of course, Susan’s white-on-white 15th birthday cake were nothing short of elegant. The attendees, who included Jim Collins and Distillery art photographer P.T. Sullivan, ha rget others, either – Nurture’s 15th Birthday Party was also a fundraiser in support of Cystic Fibrosis research and treatment."

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13 10, 2016

Basra-Boston Connections

2016-10-13T11:38:05-04:00October 13th, 2016|Categories: Featured, News|Comments Off on Basra-Boston Connections

by Rick Winterson The Fort Point Theater Channel (FPTC) has produced many fine, memorable live performances over the past several years. One of the more remarkable of these was the first performance on October 1 of “Basra-Boston Connections” in the Atlantic Wharf performance space at 290 Congress Street. This stirring production, which was blessedly free to all, will be repeated on Friday evening, November 4 in Arts at the Armory in Somerville (191 Highland Avenue). Here again, admission will be free. “Basra-Boston Connections” is one result of an Iraq-U.S. collaboration entitled The Boston-Basra Project. “Connections” combines live theater, poetry, and music on a stags that actually uses studio arts like paintings and photography to create a flexible and striking performance space. A word about Basra: [...]

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13 10, 2016

So What Now? Wait ‘til …

2016-10-13T11:27:53-04:00October 13th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Sports|Comments Off on So What Now? Wait ‘til …

It was something of a shock to see the Red Sox succumb to Terry Francona’s Cleveland Indians in three games.  “Something of a shock?”  Well, Cleveland had a slightly better regular season record and an identifiably better bullpen going in.  In those three games, we saw the Indians outscore the Sox 15 to 7 – more than double Boston’s output.  And the Red Sox’ combined ERA for these three games was 5.00.  So, what could we expect? Briefly, the plague of inconsistency that bothered the Red Sox most of this summer returned with a vengeance in October. And it was a bittersweet departure for David Ortiz, who is one of the few athletes to retire while still at the very top of his game, even [...]

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13 10, 2016

SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BRINGS 25 NEW OFFICERS ONLINE AT GRADUATION CEREMONY

2016-10-13T11:19:00-04:00October 13th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Happenings|Comments Off on SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BRINGS 25 NEW OFFICERS ONLINE AT GRADUATION CEREMONY

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department welcomed 25 former recruits of the Correction Officer Training Academy (COTA) Class 16–02 to the ranks of officers during a graduation ceremony held at the Aloft Boston Hotel in South Boston.   The event was attended by several members of Sheriff Tompkins’ Executive Staff including Superintendent In-Chief Michael Harris, House of Correction Superintendent Yolanda Smith, Deputy Superintendent of the House of Correction Richard McCarthy, Deputy Superintendent of the Nashua Street Jail Cliff Carney, and Assistant Deputy Superintendent and Supervisor of Training Jose Mojica, along with several members of the Training Division and Honor Guard, and the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Department Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Operations Robert Durgin and Director of Human Resources Robert Dillon.   Realizing their collective goal, which [...]

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6 10, 2016

Learnin’ 2 Swim at Condon

2016-10-06T11:27:23-04:00October 6th, 2016|Categories: Featured, News|Comments Off on Learnin’ 2 Swim at Condon

The "Learn to Swim" Class was splishin' and splashin' with instructor Miss Mary Devlin and sporting the coolest T's in town. The "Learn to Swim" Class is for girls and boys ages 3+ and runs for 6 weeks on Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6pm. The next session begins in early November. Please call James at the Condon CC, (617)635-5100 for more information. The BCYF Condon has a full gym, pool and computer lab schedule with "something for everyone" including the top notch "Lobsters" youth swim team and a great water aerobics class for adults. Visit our friendly staff at 200 D Street from 1:30-9:30pm, M-F. #alwaysreppin' #teamcondon Photo by Barbara Kelly

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22 09, 2016

Marr Scaffolding Giants 2016 South Boston Little League Champions

2016-09-22T10:57:17-04:00September 22nd, 2016|Categories: Featured, Sports|Comments Off on Marr Scaffolding Giants 2016 South Boston Little League Champions

The Marr Scaffolding Giants, South Boston Little League Champs, receivingtheir jackets. Special thanks to Marr Scaffolding and Mike McNally ofMaverick Construction.

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