A great start in life: The Boston Basics
By RICK WINTERSON As the parent of a small child, you don’t have to be told that your son or daughter is developing very rapidly. Many research studies have shown that kids’ brains develop just as rapidly as their young bodies. A number of these studies have been done locally – the Achievement Gap Initiative (the AGI) at Harvard and [...]
South Boston Branch Library hosts book sale
Calling all book lovers! Please join the Friends of the South Boston Branch Library as they present a St. Patrick’s Day Book Sale on Saturday, March 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All types of adult, teen and juvenile books, audiobooks, and CDs will be available for sale at the lowest prices around. Come by the library at 646 [...]
Meet Shams Karzan: Young girl wants to be a doctor someday
By KEVIN DEVLIN She’s a serious, young girl who is plans on being a doctor someday so she can help those who are sick. Her name is Shams Karzan. Shams, 9, is the daughter of Karima and Rachid Karzan. She has an older sister, Shahd, and a younger brother, Shaker. She’s in the third grade at the Tynan Elementary School [...]
Ice-O-Rama held at the newly reopened Murphy Rink
By KEVIN DEVLIN On Sunday, March 13, the annual Evacuation Day Ice-o-rama event was held at the Murphy Rink. The event was sponsored by the DCR, the South Boston Youth Hockey League, Comcast and Mass Bay Credit Union. SBYHL volunteers Thomas McGrath, Teddy Cunniff, Andrea Flaherty, Cheryl Joyce, Harry Minucci and Joyce “The Admiral” Higgins were present at the rink [...]
Annual Evacuation Day swim meet held at Boys & Girls Club
By KEVIN DEVLIN On Tuesday evening, March 8, the annual Evacuation Day swim meet was held at the South Boston Boys & Girls Club. The event was sponsored by the Boys & Girls Club, the South Boston Citizens’ Association, the Mass Bay Credit Union and Comcast. All the swimmers had fun and enjoyed the event along with their parents and [...]