South Boston Students Win BC High Awards
William Higgins and Xavier Minnifield of South Boston, 2016 graduates of Boston College High School, won special awards at a Senior Assembly, a time set aside by the school to celebrate and reward its seniors. [...]
Opinion Piece – Much ado about nothing
Boston Latin School’s alleged problems overinflated by a few By Kevin Devlin The recent news about Boston Latin School was a total joke. The cries of social injustice and the allegations of disciplinary disparities is [...]
Boston Fireworks
Flags flew everywhere over South Boston all day long and into the evening on Monday, the Fourth of July – from the crane on the Reserved Channel to Old Glory on Dorchester Heights as the [...]
Immigrant Dream Reveals Nation’s Greatness
When Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that he was inviting me to deliver the city’s annual Fourth of July oration at historic Faneuil Hall, I was honored, grateful and overwhelmed. Honored because I was aware [...]
A Little Independence
By Richard Campbell The framers of the American Constitution were not perfect men, though they disagreed strongly, they consistently put the creation of a nation before their own personal desires. They knew how to compromise [...]
Police Call: East Boston Savings Bank on East Broadway
Several police vehicles with blue lights flashing sirened their way to the East Boston Savings Bank Branch at 708 East Broadway on Tuesday morning, July 5. South Boston Online, which is located nearby, spotted four [...]
The “Open Hearts/Open Homes” 2016 Gala
The 2016 Gavin Foundation “Open Hearts/Open Homes” gala was an outstanding success. The high points of the evening were the well-deserved Gavin Foundation Awards: “Man of the Year 2016” to Congressman Stephen Lynch and [...]
Mandela Fellows Come to South Boston
Beginning last Friday, July 1, the Mandela/Washington Fellowship for Young Africa Leaders kicked off American Independence Day Celebrations at South Boston’s Paraclete Center. The Celebrations were held in McDevitt Hall, newly named (Friday, [...]
Queen Mary 2 Arrives
Apparently, all is forgiven, even though we declared our independence from England an even 240 years ago on July 4, 1776. One of the key flagships in the British Cunard fleet, Queen Mary 2 (see [...]
Introducing Jack Feeney
He’s a polite, shy, young teenager who enjoys living in South Boston. His name is Jack Feeney. Jack, 14, is the son of Donna and Mark Feeney. He also has a dog he loves to [...]