St. Patrick’s Day parade planning is in process
By RICK WINTERSON First things first: South Boston’s Allied War Veterans Council has scheduled this year’s St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day Parade for Sunday afternoon, March 20. It will step off from the intersection of Dorchester Avenue [...]
Youth ambassadors travel to assist with disaster relief work
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 [...]
City Hall to Go truck visits South Boston
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 [...]
Saint Vincent’s teams compete in tournament
By KEVIN DEVLIN On Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Walsh Center gym, Saint Vincent’s two CYO boys’ travel teams competed in the annual CYO Vicariate Tournament. The seventh and eighth grade team went home with [...]
South Boston Stars to field three hoop teams, one soccer squad
By KEVIN DEVLIN Spring is sitting on the horizon as we glance at winter through our rear view mirrors. Such optimism abounds as the South Boston Stars spring soccer and basketball teams get ready to [...]
Metro Energy defeats Jack McDonough Club for cadet league title
By KEVIN DEVLIN On Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Walsh Center gym, the Metro Energy Club defeated the Jack McDonough Club, 29-22, to capture the Gate of Heaven CYO cadet house league title. The Metro [...]
Perry School Shark shout out
The Perry School would like to give a shout out to Maddie Murphy in the third grade for showing kindness to a new K1 student during the Shark Squad before school fitness program, and to [...]
Basketball star of the day: Robert Wisniewski
By KEVIN DEVLIN On Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Walsh Center gym, the Gate of Heaven CYO third and fourth grade boys team, coached by Danielle McDonald and Sean Monahan, played in the annual CYO [...]
Looking ahead: How the Super Bowl may show what will happen next season
By RICK WINTERSON Yes, yes, we know Super Bowl 50 is long since over. The Bruins and the Celts are both playing well; the Sox are at Fenway South in Fort Myers, and John Farrell [...]
South Boston Catholic Academy students honor saints
This February all the grades from pre-kindergarten to sixth at South Boston Catholic Academy had a chance to honor a saint by taking part in a Saint Door Decorating Contest. Each grade chose a special [...]