6 01, 2016

What do you think about this? Justice, gun control and change in America

2018-11-27T13:06:37-05:00January 6th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on What do you think about this? Justice, gun control and change in America

By KEVIN DEVLIN I recently watched “Making a Murderer,” the 10-part Netflix documentary about the true crime story of a Wisconsin man, Steven Avery, convicted of the 2005 murder of a young woman. He was previously in prison for 18 years for a sexual assault he never committed and was subsequently released after new evidence surfaced, which proved his innocence. He was in the process of suing the local police department for this miscarriage of justice when he was arrested and subsequently convicted for murder. Boy, talk about luck and talk about timing, hey? I was under the impression that this story was a two or a three-part documentary, but when I started watching it with my daughter, Deirdre, we were hooked. The case was [...]

6 01, 2016

Photos: New Year’s Day Polar Plunge remains a South Boston tradition

2016-02-04T15:47:32-05:00January 6th, 2016|Categories: Happenings, News|Tags: |Comments Off on Photos: New Year’s Day Polar Plunge remains a South Boston tradition

By RICK WINTERSON The Polar Plunge is one of Southie’s oldest traditions. It’s historic. South Boston Online believes the plunge has been recorded right back till the turn of the last century – around 1901 or 1902, the years of the Dorchester Heights monument and the first St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day Parade. Others say its first year was 1904, making the Polar Plunge 112 years old. Whichever figure is more accurate, South Boston’s Polar Plunge is the oldest in the nation. (If any of you readers have different information, please let us know. Thank you.) Nowadays, the Polar Plunge takes place on the K Street side of the Curley Community Center. It is overseen and organized by the L Street Brownies, Center Director Freddy Ahern and [...]

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