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South Boston Farmers Market Opens June 5

It’s farmers market time again! The South Boston Farmers Market opens for business on Monday, June 5 in front of the municipal parking lot at 446 W. Broadway. Riverdale Farm will be back with its array of fruit, vegetables, eggs, and honey. But the hours have [...]

By |June 1st, 2023|Categories: Featured, Happenings, Lifestyle|0 Comments

Sen. Collins’ Proposal to Convert Decommissioned Ship Into Floating Hospital Passes

Amendment Would Study Ship Use for Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Recovery Services The Massachusetts Senate has approved legislation to convert a cruise ship into The Floating Hospital for Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Recovery, taking a page from the Commonwealth’s public health history – to [...]

By |May 31st, 2023|Categories: Featured, News|0 Comments

Southie Scholar: Henry Gailunas

By Carol Masshardt Education is connected to service for Catholic Memorial graduate, 18-year-old Henry Gailunas. Many peers are headed to college, but this graduate is choosing a different route and one that is driven by knowledge of how he learns and how he wants to contribute. [...]

By |May 25th, 2023|Categories: Education, Featured, Happenings, Lifestyle|0 Comments

New Jewelry with Familiar Name on East Broadway

By Carol Masshardt The Calnan name is synonymous with jewelry in South Boston, and in recent months Joe Calnan’s nephew, Carson, has opened at 705 E. Broadway. His emphasis on expert repair and using the newest technology for custom design reflects the changes in the possibilities [...]

By |May 12th, 2023|Categories: Business, Featured|Comments Off on New Jewelry with Familiar Name on East Broadway

It Takes a Community: Fran Dempsey

By Carol Masshardt It is rare for a community to have an auto mechanic that seems to be universally trusted, and one in love what he has been doing since the early 1970’s. South Boston can count itself among the lucky with Fran Dempsey of Fran’s [...]

By |May 1st, 2023|Categories: Business, Featured|Comments Off on It Takes a Community: Fran Dempsey

Piping Plovers Delay Opening of Curley Community Center

by Rick Winterson Lately, a persistent rumor has been circulating around South Boston:  That the opening of the long-awaited Curley Community Center has been delayed further by the presence of a dozen or so piping plovers, who migrated onto the Center’s beach in April.  Members of [...]

By |April 28th, 2023|Categories: News|Comments Off on Piping Plovers Delay Opening of Curley Community Center
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