Boston Shines: Community comes together to clean neighborhood
By SUSAN DOUCET Fort Point looks more like it’s now truly spring following the cleaning of gardens and the planting of flowers last week as part of Boston Shines. Wormwood Park and A Street were [...]
Third annual memorial honors Timothy Cook
By KEVIN DEVLIN The friends and family of U.S. Navy Petty Officer Timothy “Doc” Cook held a memorial mass at the Gate of Heaven Church and afterwards presented four scholarships in his name to four [...]
Rev. Burns Stansfield celebrates 25 years at Fourth Presbyterian Church
By RICK WINTERSON Twenty-five years ago, on Sunday, May 1, 1991, the Rev. Burns Stanfield stepped into the sanctuary of South Boston’s Fourth Presbyterian Church on Dorchester Street, where he had just been appointed as [...]
Sr. Maryadele honored at Laboure Reception
By RICK WINTERSON There was a pleasantly insistent buzz in John Hancock Financial’s stunning fourth floor atrium last Thursday evening. It was a gala crowd of South Boston’s staunchest supporters. Everyone anticipated the service award, to [...]
Cancer survivor gives back by organizing fundraiser
How does a cancer patient from around here receive a cure from a U.S. Navy midshipman on the West Coast, and then engage South Boston’s most popular local DJ to help him give back? We [...]
Polish Fest Boston celebrated Sunday with parade
Sunday, May 1, saw Polish-Americans parade from Our Lady of Czestochowa Church to the Polish-American Citizens Club on Boston Street, where a block party took place. Other Polish heritage organizations were honored guests at the [...]
Drug take back held to collect unused medication
Kay Walsh from the Action Center (South Boston FAN/CAN Advisory Collaborative) is assisted in Saturday’s drug take back by Rodolfo, Judy and Kenya of the South Boston Youth Council. The drug take back is an [...]
Register for BCYF Curley Community Center’s summer program
Registration for the summer youth activities program for boys and girls ages 6 to 12 will be held Friday, May 6, from 4 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 12 [...]
Celebrate Derby Day with the South Boston Collaborative
Derby Day is one of the most widely viewed sports celebration in America, so why not enjoy it right here in South Boston this Saturday, May 7? The South Boston Collaborative Center is hosting its [...]
A few gripes worth mentioning: M Street Park issues
By KEVIN DEVLIN When I was at the Medal of Honor Park at M Street last Saturday morning, April 30, to take pictures of volunteers involved in the Boston Shines Initiative, I noticed four dogs [...]