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The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today announced the recipient of the annual scholarship honoring the memory of Tommy Butler, the long-time Massport Director of Government and Community Affairs and son of South Boston. The $5,000 Thomas J. Butler Memorial Scholarship was awarded to South Boston resident Matthew McDonnell.   The Thomas J. Butler Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a student who resides in South Boston, is graduating from high school and has been accepted to an accredited college or university. McDonnell is a graduate of BC High, volunteers his time with the Curley Rec Center, and was a member of BC High hockey team since his freshman year. He will be attending UMass Amherst and is interested in Criminal Justice. In his essay, McDonnell [...]

With 18 years on the City Council under his belt, Stephen Murphy is seeking to re-enter the world of public service as the next Suffolk County Register of Deeds. During his years in City Hall, Murphy served as a councilor-at-large and as the council’s president from 2011 to 2014. He said the top responsibilities of the register’s position are to “securely keep and provide accurate and accessible land record information.” “I am running for Register of Deeds to bring a level of competence and leadership to an important public office,” he said. “I am the only candidate in this race with experience in public management, public finance and most important in my mind, constituent service.” Murphy also said he is aware of the complexity residents [...]

They work at the Condon Community Center Juniors summer program and enjoy interacting with the kids and being part of something special. They love their jobs and go to work with smiles on their faces every day. They are Jacqulyn Brooks and Rodolfo Arias. Jacqulyn Brooks, 19, is the daughter of Jennifer and Thomas Brooks. She has a younger sister named Emma, a younger brother named Thomas, and two family betta fish named Felipe and Sushi. Jacqulyn graduated from Boston Latin Academy in 2015. At BLA, she was an Honor Roll student and took AP classes in economics, American government, and English. She was a student ambassador and was involved in a variety of volunteer endeavors, such as conducting school tours and assisting teachers at [...]