Rick Winterson

The boarding of the Provincetown II began at 6:30 p.m. last Wednesday evening, July 6; it embarked for the evening promptly at 7.  The occasion:  the 2016 Annual Boys & Girls Club Cruise – a South Boston fundraising tradition.  This Cruise is named in honor of a departed Clubhouse Angel:  It’s now called the Mary Binda Memorial Harbor Cruise You might recall the temperatures in Boston last week.  They were blistering, peaking into the 90s on occasion; the weeknights, even after dark, weren’t much better.  But an easterly sea breeze made the Cruise ever so much better.  A Massport fireboat greeted the Provincetown II with 500 gallon per minute sprays.  The dancing was non-stop and enjoyable without anyone getting overheated – not that one would [...]

   A critical but often neglected need in all organizations is an orderly, planned succession  -   determining who replaces whom – and when.  As of last Friday, July 1, Jake Bombard now serves as the Executive Director of South Boston’s Laboure Center.  His highly regarded predecessor, Sr. Maryadele Robinson, will continue performing outreach duties at Laboure.  Best of all, this orderly succession assures that Laboure will continue to benefit from the talents of both individuals.   by Rick Winterson   It is a pleasure for South Boston Online to write about the recent change in leadership at South Boston’s Laboure Center on the southwest corner of D Street and Broadway.  Jacob (”Jake”) Bombard, himself from South Boston, assumed the position as the Laboure Center’s  Executive [...]

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 BPD vehicles.  Two of these dispersed to drive around the neighborhood, as if they were seeking someone who was on foot.  The Bank Branch itself was closed for a while, presumably to allow the police to investigate exactly what had happened.  If it was an attempted robbery, this would be the third such incident in South Boston this year.  The other two were suspected to be drug-related incidents.

   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 “Caring Hearts 2016” to Sprinkler Fitters local 550.  Some 20 dinner parties followed the festivities at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel.   by Rick Winterson      Every two years, the Gavin Foundation, assisted by countless volunteers, puts on a gala fundraising party called “Open Hearts, Open Homes”.  Last Thursday evening, June 30, the biennial cycle came to pass once again.  The gala party’s festivities actually comprised two hugely enjoyable events:  the first was an elegant awards reception in one of South Boston’s many popular gathering points; the second was [...]