August 2017
The Safe Operation of Ships
by Donald Moskowitz As a former Navy Enlisted (1950s) and Naval Officer (Navigator and Officer of the Deck, 1960s), I am quite concerned with the recent collisions by our warships in Asian waters. We lost seven [...]
Innovations at Boston Public Schools Get Full Test This Fall
By Richard Campbell This past July the Boston Public Schools signed a contract with nationally known Revolution Foods to provide school breakfast and lunches, in the hopes of significantly boosting nutrition and taste for [...]
Sunday at the Seaport
by Rick Winterson Last Sunday afternoon, August 26, was memorable, in part because of the 2017 Jazz Fest in South Boston’s Maritime Park, in part because of how varied the South Boston Seaport vista has [...]
First Places for Yacht Club’s Junior Sailors
South Boston Yacht Club sailors (from left): Owen (Instructor), Mary, Erin, Matt (instructor), Jacob, Bill (Junior Sailing Committee), Dylan, Sinead (holding the winner’s cup), Ernie (SBYC Commodore), Tommy, Kiera, Jack, Jaelyn, Eddy (standing), Maeve, and [...]
Back to School: Sage Ideas for Academic Development
Students: Academic Links for this story are at the bottom of the page. By Richard Campbell Summer is over. Where did it go, you might ask? Now you are ready for school. Right. And the [...]
Mayor Walsh Visits West Broadway Unity Day
by Rick Winterson It was very much to his credit that Mayor Martin J. Walsh dropped in at last Saturday’s West Broadway Unity Day celebration. Last Saturday was the day of the [...]