New commanding officer named to South Boston police district
By RICK WINTERSON Each of the Boston Police Department’s stations hold regular meetings with local media and representatives of the various civic associations. These are called Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC) meetings. South Boston’s station C-6 [...]
South Boston Catholic Academy students explore tide pools
On March 31, the early childhood students at South Boston Catholic Academy had a visit from the New England Aquarium’s “Tide Pools Alive” Program. Michael from the New England Aquarium told us about how tide [...]
‘In the Eye of the Beholder:’ Creative fashions at Midway Studios
By RICK WINTERSON It is an eclectic exhibition entitled “In the Eye of the Beholder” that opened at Midway Studios (15 Channel Center in South Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood) last week. There are colorful abstracts, collages [...]
Boston Youth Lacrosse Association opens season
By KEVIN DEVLIN The 2016 Boston Youth Lacrosse Association began its spring season this past weekend with two girls’ home games at Moakley Park. The fifth and sixth grade and the seventh and eighth grade [...]
Perry School Rocks: A real ‘Southie time’
By RICK WINTERSON It’s fundraising season in South Boston: the time after the St. Patrick’s Day and Evacuation Day festivities are over, and set right in the middle of the so-called gifting season. And these fundraisers [...]
Meet four CYO champions from Saint Vincent’s
By KEVIN DEVLIN The Saint Vincent’s CYO seventh and eighth grade boys’ travel team is the 2016 CYO Vicariate and State Champions. Four of those players are Walter Steele, Luis Rodriguez, Edilson Pinto and Emmanuel [...]
Saint Vincent’s basketball team wins vicariate, state tournaments
By KEVIN DEVLIN The Saint Vincent’s seventh and eighth grade boys’ travel team recently captured the 2016 CYO Vicariate and State Tournament Championships. The team won the CYO Vicariate crown on Sunday, Feb. 28, at [...]
L Street Running Club members will participate in the Boston Marathon
On Monday, approximately 105 members of the L Street Running Club will participate in the 120th Boston Marathon. Fourteen week of training, which began on Jan. 10, has brought us to this point – our [...]
Another voice against the Grand Prix of South Boston
By RICK WINTERSON The City Point Neighborhood Association held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening. Topics included neighborhood updates, a triathlon presentation, and a report from Boston Police Station C-6, including an introduction of newly [...]
St. Brigid Church welcomes Sr. Evelyn back to South Boston
On Sunday, April 10, at the 10:30 a.m. family Mass at St. Brigid Church, (at which Fr. Robert Casey, our Pastor, was the celebrant), we welcomed Sr. Evelyn back to South Boston. She is enjoying [...]