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By KEVIN DEVLIN Justin Espinal is a reserved, polite young boy who is enjoying life and being a member of the South Boston Boys & Girls Club. Justin, 9, is the son of Solania and Aarron Espinal. He’s in the third grade at the William E. Russell Elementary School in Dorchester. His favorite subject is history and some day he plans on being a building contractor so he can build big, beautiful buildings and homes. Justin’s favorite color is orange and his favorite food is rice and chicken. In his leisure time, he enjoys playing with his iPad and toys at home and watching TV. His favorite TV show is Liv and Maddie. This teen sitcom is about identical twin sisters with entirely different personalities. [...]

By KEVIN DEVLIN On Monday evening, March 7, the annual Evacuation week free throw competition, sponsored by the South Boston Citizens’ Association and the Tynan Community Center, was held at the Tynan gymnasium. Tynan Program Supervisor Kathy Davis and her staff coordinated the event and Tynan Administrative Coordinator John Lydon photographed the event. Former mayor of Boston and ambassador to the Vatican Ray Flynn was present to help out, along with South Boston Citizens’ Association members Bernard O’Donnell and his son, Bernard. Pictured (from left, in front) are Evan Markos, Braeden Kennedy and Kevin Cully, and (from left, in back) are Kathy Davis, Ray Flynn and Bernard O’Donnell.   Pictured (from left, in front) are Dan “Buckets” Potember, Chris Fitzgerald and Chris [...]

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services invite the public to the final in a series of meetings to discuss upcoming improvements to Medal of Honor Park & Lee Playground located at 775 East First St. The meeting will be at South Boston Catholic Academy at 866 East Broadway (please use the O Street entrance) on Wednesday, March 23, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The Parks Department is very interested in what the community has to contribute to the design process. Following a brief presentation, community members will be able to offer input regarding the material presented and the design process. For further information, please call 617-961-3025.

The South Boston Community Health Center’s Youth Ambassadors are going on their eighth community service trip. This year’s trip will be to Detroit, Mich., where our youth will be doing disaster relief work. In August 2014, a large storm system moved across Michigan producing record rainfalls that caused severe flooding in over 128,000 homes in the greater Detroit area. While it was considered to be the largest domestic disaster of 2014, it was largely overlooked. As a result, the affected families, many of whom were already in an economically depressed state, are still struggling to make basic repairs to their homes nearly a year and a half after the floods. The youth ambassadors will be spending their school vacation helping those who were affected by [...]

For most residents, traveling downtown to Boston City Hall can be a long way to go. Boston is, after all, a city that stretches across nearly 50 square miles. Many people need a personal interaction to get direct services, ask a question or get information, so Boston is continuing to take City Hall to the neighborhoods during the month of February. Important services where and when you need them! The BYCF Condon Community Center is scheduled to host the “City Hall To Go” Truck on the fourth Thursday of this month. The next stop here in the Condon Lobby is Thursday, Feb. 25, from 3 to 6 p.m. All Boston residents are welcome. Some of the many services available are: pay a parking ticket, dispute [...]