Gate of Heaven & St. Brigid Parishes News… Welcome Father Frank Daily
We welcomed Fr. Frank Daly to our Gate of Heaven and St. Brigid Parishes and St. Augustine Chapel on January 3, 2017. Fr. Daly has replaced Fr. Michael Bova Conti, as our Parochial Vicar. Fr. Bova Conti is a retired priest and his ministry here has been a blessing to all of us. Hopefully when he returns to Boston in [...]
Rep. Lynch Calls for Strong Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
JANUARY 23,BOSTON, MA – Today, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston), the lead Democrat on the National Security subcommittee, wrote to President Donald J. Trump calling for an operational bipartisan Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Currently, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board consists of only two members, has no chairman, and lacks the quorum necessary to do its work. [...]
In Defense of Defense
by Rick Winterson It bears repeating that the Patriots’ defense was the target of much criticism during the 2016 regular season. But it bears repeating only to demonstrate how senseless the boo-birds have been all season long. This writer guesses that they got tired of criticizing the Presidential campaign, or simply got crowded out of that particular issue [...]
Association Chooses Edward Flynn for 2017 Chairman
South Boston Citizens’ Association President Thomas E. McGrath has announced that Edward Flynn of the U.S. Navy (Retired) will serve as General Chairman of the Association’s 2017 Evacuation Day commemoration by the SBCA Executive Board. “The executive board and I look forward to working with Ed, to ensure once again the success of this unique community celebration, the commemoration [...]
World War I Committee’s Meeting
By Rick Winterson During this Year of Our Lord 2017, and the next, 2018, World War I (WWI) and all its events will reach the century mark. Constant nation-to-nation controversy in Europe flared into WWI in 1914. The incident that began it was the assassination of the Archduke of Serajavo. Nearly 100 years ago, on Friday, April 6, [...]
Pvt. Kaes Remembered
In this 100th year since we entered World War I on April 6, 1917, South Boston Online is publishing a series of articles about that conflict – “The War to End All Wars”. Our aim is twofold: First, to assess the impact of that war on local history, and second, to gain momentum and support for a World War I [...]