Bombard New Director
Social services agency Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Boston (CCAB) today announced that current deputy director of South Boston’s Catholic Charities Labouré Center Jake Bombard has been named its new director effective July 12, 2016. Bombard will succeed longtime director Sr. Maryadele Robinson, who joined Catholic Charities Labouré Center in 1988 and led the organization through a period of [...]
REP. COLLINS VOTES TO SUPPORT COMPLETE STREETS GRANT PROGRAM
Last week, State Representative Nick Collins joined his colleagues Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass transportation legislation on the Complete Streets initiative. The bill transitions the Complete Streets initiative, currently a part of Chapter 90 funding, into a municipal grant program. This initiative aims to enhance safety and accessibility for multi-modal transportation which includes transportation geared towards pedestrians and [...]
A Wildflower Field Trip
This spring, on Thursday evening, May 5, George LoCascio III gave the 36th Annual Marjorie Gibbons Lecture in the Public Room of the South Boston Branch Library. It was a great success, as George described his search for wildflowers located within the urban perimeter of South Boston. He had spotted and identified 75 distinct species. Now, George is dedicated to [...]
The Club’s Fun in the Sun
Per usual I enjoyed my visit to the South Boston Boys and Girls Club as I walked around taking pictures of staff and Club members enjoying their time in the “Fun in the Sun” program. On the first floor of the renovated Club I saw kids playing on computers and engaged in various games. In the art room I saw [...]
2016 Club Cruise Sailed – and Jumped.
The boarding of the Provincetown II began at 6:30 p.m. last Wednesday evening, July 6; it embarked for the evening promptly at 7. The occasion: the 2016 Annual Boys & Girls Club Cruise – a South Boston fundraising tradition. This Cruise is named in honor of a departed Clubhouse Angel: It’s now called the Mary Binda Memorial Harbor Cruise You [...]
SBOL Cares: So does Susan Lenardis
Last Saturday, July 9, I was proud to accept an award on behalf of South Boston Online (SBOL) from Susan Lenardis, who was representing the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) as well as the Old Colony Task Force. SBOL does care about the community and attempts on a weekly basis to highlight various events and people. We are proud to have [...]