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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020

VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74

Peace Breakfasts at St. Monica Church

by Rick Winterson

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onica’s Kitchen pla n ned fou r Peace Breakfasts during the Summer of 2020 – two have occurred; two more to go. The two that have already happened took place on June 20 and last Saturday, July 18. Both were very successful. The last two will also be held Saturday mornings, 9 to 11 a.m. on August 8 and September 5. Hundreds of ready-to-prepare family breakfasts have been and will be given out.

Of course, the Saturday, September 5 date is on Labor Day weekend, so that will be a special “Back to School” Breakfast TakeOut. Don’t miss it. While we are describing the Peace Breakfasts, please note that all of them are Take-Out meals. The purpose of these events, with COVID-19 still a pandemic, is “Everything you need to

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Take out a Peace Breakfast; heat and eat it at home (in Peace!). prepare a Peace Breakfast at home!”, and remember, there are also “Peace Gift Bags for the children!” Your and your family’s safety come first!

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it necessary to go to Take-Out Breakfasts, of course. You will be asked to register when you arrive,

and you’ll be given enough Peace Breakfasts in large brown grocery bags for your whole family, as well as the Peace Gift Bags for your kids.

Masks will be required, and Social Distancing of six feet will be the rule. You’ll be asked to register in case there’s a question about who

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Tribute a Reminder of Fathers’ Important Role in Society By: Ray Flynn, Former Mayor of Boston and U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican.

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he funera l Mass and remembrance for John Francis “Jackie” Woods at Gate of Heaven Church in South Boston Saturday morning would be any father’s dream. He was honored by a beautiful tribute, especially from his children and grandchildren.

His granddaughters, Mary Rose McKenna and Delia Doherty, read passages from the Bible about the love, respect and loyalty children should pay to their fathers, even when when they become old and feeble.

Those are sentiments we rarely read or hear in our divisive secular culture, including from even some religious, political and academic leaders. They have all caved in to the current narrow thinking of the so-called inf luential elites in today’s politically correct environment.

We didn’t hear any of that on Saturday coming from the good and decent young adults who spoke sincerely in church and who had benefited from growing up and seeing the positive examples of love of family, hard work and loyalty to country that Jackie exhibited.

H i s son, Jac k ie Jr., beautifully summed it up in describing his dad’s loyalty to the U.S. Marine Corps. He left his home in Charlestown at 17 to ser ve our nation wherever that would be. He returned home and married Mary Bailey and raised five beautiful children and lived in South Boston the rest of his life.

Sitting next to my son Eddie, my wife Kathy and State Sen. Nick Collins in church, I whispered to them, “That’s the greatest tribute any father cou ld ever receive. Being eulogized by their children the way Jackie Woods was here today. Dads are not just the

7-11 at K and Broadway Closes Tomorrow It is always sad news to hear that a South Boston business enterprise is closing. The announced closure of the 7-11 convenience store on the southwest corner of K Street and East Broadway is no exception. Friday, July 24th, will be their last day in business. We can hope that they may return, perhaps next year when the COVID-19 pandemic has diminished. In the meantime, South Boston Online wishes the 7-11 employees good fortune and a stable future.

backbone of the family, but the foundation of our society.”

U n f o r t u n a t e l y, we hardly ever hear that said.

I couldn’t help thinking about the moral strength and courage of my own father the rest of the day. And I’m sure determined to provide the same love and example for my own children and grandchildren that Jackie Woods did for his children.

The next day, after the f irst Ma ss celebration for Father Chris Boyle at Gate of Heaven and St. Brigid Church, I remarked to Father Robert Casey, “Yesterday was one of the most inspiring funeral Masses I have

ever attended in my life. And I attended popes’, presidents’ and prime ministers’ funerals, and even two saints. I wish we could hear it said more often about the goodness and respect for fathers in society today.”

It’s all there in the Bible in God’s own words, but we need to be reminded of them more often.

But as I’ve learned a long time ago, if you want something done, promote it, and do it yourself.

Don’t wait for others to tell you about love and goodness, make it happen in your own family and community. Just like my friend Jackie Woods from Tick nor Street did.

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SBCA Poster and Essay Contest Awards

There was no St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day Parade this year of 2020, but you don’t have to be told that. In addition, public gatherings of all kinds including schools, churches, many businesses, and all award ceremonies, had been banned since March. The South Boston Citizens’ Association (the SBCA) had sponsored many other activities during Parade Week as well. Among these were the Poster and Essay Contests with their themes of history and patriotism that South Boston’s students took part in. The Massachusetts Phase Three recovery process kicked in over mid-July. Last Thursday, July 16, the SBCA, led by President Tom McGrath, held an outdoor ceremony to recognize the student Awardees in the Poster and Essay Contest from four months ago. SBCA personnel, South Boston’s elected officials, and the Awardees themselves with their families assembled on Dorchester Heights during a sparkling, sunshiny evening. Each of the Contest’s winners received citations from both the Commonwealth and the City of Boston, along with their SBCA Awards (it was quite an effort sorting all of the documents in the cool, brisk breezes on the Heights). The Contest winners are listed:

High School Essay

Thomas White – Boston Latin School

Middle School Essay

1 st. Phoebe Alto – Ursuline Academy 2 nd. Nora Banks – SB Catholic Academy 3 rd. Christine Devlin – SB Catholic Academy 3 rd. Pierce McCormack – SB Catholic Academy 3 rd. Reese Hamilton – SB Catholic Academy 3 rd. Conor Smith – SB Catholic Academy

Poster Contest (Grades 3-5)

1 st. Sophia Krohn – SB Catholic Academy 2 nd. Samantha Drinan – SB Catholic Academy 3 rd. Peytan Anastas – SB Catholic Academy 3 rd. Zoe Mowbray – SB Catholic Academy The Awards Ceremony was a late but great event. Congratulations to all recipients for their hard work and original creations.

Clear Water – For Us All A walk along Old Harbor shows how well the waters of our local shores have been cleaned up. It wasn’t easy – it took well over 30 years to do this, after at least a century’s worth of pollutants had been dumped in and a ll around

Boston Harbor. Even though the surface shown in the photo is rippled by an onshore breeze, the transparency of the salt water is evident. Credit goes to off icials in charge of the Harbor, and to Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay (the SH/SB).

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The “Edge of the Meadow” Exhibit: New Paintings

by Nedret Andre

“Dunes”

by Rick Winterson Photos: Susan Nalband

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t’s rare that an exhibit takes on a number of various roles, and succeeds in fulfilling all of them. Such an exhibit has now opened at the FP3 Gallery. It is tellingly entitled “Edge of a Meadow”; it was created by the well-known, Boston-based artist Nedret Andre. Her exhibit is a solo effort and consists of a dozen abstract oil paintings; she uses the classic (and historic) oil/canvas media to speak in a 21st Century artistic language.

Her use of shapes, colors, and apparent motion, the “structural elements” that underlie today’s abstract art, is thoroughly skilled.

In addition to its abstract artistic mission, “Edge of a Meadow” brings to its viewers the patterns and motifs found at water’s edge on the eastern shores of Massachusetts. The “meadow” that Nedret Andre mentions in her exhibit title actually refers to the eelgrass meadows (also called “seagrass”) she has explored on shallow ocean shores, which inspired the artistic visions that eventually resulted in her exhibit.

In her own words, Andre describes the effect eelgrass meadows have on her: “The edge of an eelgrass meadow is a magical place for me. It’s a place of contemplation and beauty. It is also a wondrous place to learn about the abundant ecological services these meadows provide us … Seagrass most of all gives us clean air to breathe.” It goes

without saying that Andre’s own words have the role of a powerful environmental statement. Her “Edge of a Meadow” exhibit with its colorful works of art state her concern for our oceanbased environment even more vividly. Furthermore, “Edge of a Meadow” is based upon Andre’s real-life actions – she volunteers with many eelgrass conservation groups in Massachusetts. When she was attending an eelgrass conservation meeting last year, she decided to create and exhibit a series of paintings devoted to and representing eelgrass “lawns” at our shorelines. The environmental roles of “Edge of a Meadow” were born, brought up, and are now fulfilled.

Just a few comments about viewing “Edge of a Meadow”.

Look carefully at the colors used. The “Edge of a Meadow” triptych has the green swirls of eelgrass, but also has pink areas – Pink? In salt water? But it works.

Note the colored paint forms in “Dunes”, and especially in “Gathering”; these stack up in an almost “architectural” way. Take a long look at the actual photos of seagrass/eelgrass, and then view the fine lines in “Blades”. And by all means, ask questions – good abstract artists welcome any and all questions, because questions show the viewer is truly interested.

A few words about FP3 Gallery: it is located at 346 Congress Street, where there is a concierge-operated entrance, and it can also be entered from the side street in back. It has a charming, ground-floor setting in one of Fort Point’s renovated 19th Century warehouse buildings. Now that the City’s Phase Three is progressing, South Boston Online suggests you contact FP3 directly to see what their current public viewing hours are – these might change from week to week. But don’t miss this exhibit. Nedret Andre’s “Edge of a Meadow” will be at FP3 through Friday, September 4.

Artist Nedret Andre at work on her FP-3 exhibit.

“Edge of a Meadow”, the FP-3 exhibit’s title painting by Nedret Andre.

“Underwater Terrain”

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Monica’s Kitchen left of St. Monica’s Church. The white stone statue of St. Augustine (St. Monica’s son) welcomes those who stop in. The Breakfasts and the children’s Peace Gift Bags are picked up, after the families are let into the yard at Social Distances by volunteers at the gate. Masks are worn by everyone except for very

small children up to two years old.

The Peace Breakfast are put together by volunteers – members of the Good Samaritan Ministry wearing colorful blue T-shirts. The Good Samaritan Ministry is part of Monica’s Kitchen, a food pantry and parish activity that makes sure the folks in St. Monica Church’s neighborhood have nourishing meals. The Good Samaritan story is a parable from Luke’s Gospel,

And (of course) there are Peace take-outs for the kids.

where Christ commands his Disciples, “Go and do the same.”

St. Monica’s Good Samaritans arrive early on Peace Breakfast mornings. In St. Monica Hall and Kitchen, they assemble bags full of delicious food – egg sandwiches, bagels, juice, and snacks for the kids.

Then these are brought upstairs to the lawn outside. Spanish-speaking volunteers take part in the event.

Hand sanitizer and coloring books

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are also included: “Everything a family needs to prepare a nice ‘Peace Breakfast’ at home”, says Fr. Peter DeFazio, the Pastor of the South Boston/Seaport Collaborative that includes St. Monica Church. Please note that the Monica Kitchen’s Food Pantry is open all summer. You can phone the Good Samaritan Ministry at 617-268-8100 or email them at deaconpaul@sbscatholic. org if you have any questions.

The Good Samaritan Ministry greets every Peace Breakfast guest.

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Children’s Museum is OPEN!

by Rick Winterson

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outh Boston Online has some excellent news. The Children’s Museum on Congress Street in South Boston is now open to the general public (as of yesterday morning, Wednesday, July 22), after a few days last week. These were “trial opening days” – July 17, 18, 19 – for the Museum’s membership only. Of course, the Museum was closed due to the COVID19 crisis from mid-March ‘til now.

The Children’s Museum of Boston, located in South Boston at 308 Congress Street overlooking the Fort Point Channel, is a globally famous institution. It first opened in Jamaica Plain in 1913, just a few days short of 107 years ago. In 1979, the Museum came to South Boston, and moved into an empty wool warehouse on Fort Point Channel. Thirteen years ago, the Museum relocated to 308 Congress Street, after its present building was

completed. Look for the gigantic, eye-catching Hood Milk bottle.

We emphasize that the Museum, despite its fame and worldwide reputation, is just as much concerned about the Coronavirus pandemic as any other local organization – the Museum absolutely puts “Children’s Safety First!”

For now, until Sunday, August 30, the Children’s Museum will operate on limited hours. It will be open five days a week, Wednesday through Sunday.

Each open day will be split into two time slots – 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. You must order and reserve a specific day, date, and time slot, and then purchase and pay for your tickets in advance. All of this must be done online. Walk-in visitors to the Museum will not be allowed.

Go online to https://www. boston childrensmuseum.org/ ticketing; their general phone number is (617)426-6500. And please note that the Museum is using those two separate time slots so that the staff can

Original floating art in Fort Point Channel.

Refreshments are available outside the Museum.

completely clean all exhibits between each and every new group of visitors.

We toured the Museum last week right before it opened to its members.

You don’t have to be a child to be thrilled by what you see there – on all three floors and in every hall. The entrance by itself is visually impressive. Go to the ball yard and see how you can alter the physics of a simple ball in the Museum’s special tracks. Spend part of your twoand-a-half hour time slot in Peep’s World, playing with the flowing waters there (Hint to Parents: Bring some dry clothes for your kids!). Were you aware of the hidden play place where “Aliens Welcome” is posted? Are you really an alien yourself? Blocks having strange and exciting forms allow Museum visitors to design and build really imaginative structures of all kinds. The “A” in the word STEAM stands for “Art”. Be sure to spend some time in the Museum’s Arts area, which is painted in a royal purple (from the Murex mussel, do you think?). And tell us about all the young

folks interested in dinosaurs. Just spend a few minutes looking at the Museum’s lithe, fast-moving dilophosaurus.

We apologize for being so brief about the actual exhibits in the actual Children’s Museum, but it will really mean much more if you see, hear, visit, and experience all of the exhibits yourself. You’ll enjoy and remember them better in person; you won’t ever forget any of them. Ever!

And here’s a hint for a parent: The neighborhood where the Children’s Museum is located is one of the most attractive anywhere in Boston. In Fort Point near South Station, it is located next to a park, a playground, the Channel, the Tea Party Museum, and many places to get refreshments. Plan to spend a day in that area with your children before or after your visit to the Children’s Museum.

You’ll be amazed at the beauty of the Fort Point Channel and its surroundings, as well as how much is going on around there, both for your children and for you.

An outdoor jungle gym nearby the Harbor Walk.

Go on board in Martin’s Park/Smith Family Waterfront.

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A beautifully colorful area for children’s art.

There’s nothing like water play at the Museum (bring dry clothes!).

The Museum entrance and milk bottle from the bridge.

Follow your ball in the Museum’s “ball yard” (with many tracks!).

The life-sized dilophosaurus is just one display in the Museum’s dino area.

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Southie Beaches Earn Perfect Quality Safety Rating

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n 2019, the overall water quality safety rating for Boston Harbor’s regional beaches owned by the Commonwealth and managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation was 88%, a decline from the previous year’s score of 94%.

Changes in the intensity and frequency of summer storms often explain the variations we see on our beaches from year to year. These seasonal variations are why Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is reluctant to draw conclusions from a single year’s sampling results, preferring to rely on the multi-year average we have included in this report.

2019 was one of the wettest years on record for Massachusetts, part of the wettest 12-month stretch in the state’s 124 years of record keeping. Some summer storms dropped a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours. It was a summer of extremes, with July also being the hottest one on record,

making beach accessibility even more critical to the region’s residents.

In 2019, four of the region’s 15 public beaches (Carson Beach, M Street Beach, City Point Beach and Pleasure Bay, all in South Boston) achieved a

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perfect score of 100%, making them the cleanest urban beaches in the nation.

Three area beaches (Nahant Beach, Constitution Beach in East Boston, and Nantasket Beach in Hull) scored between 90% and 97%. Four area beaches (Short Beach in Revere and Winthrop, Revere Beach in Revere, Wollaston Beach in Quincy, and Malibu Beach in Dorchester) scored between 83% and 88%, while four area beaches (Savin Hill Beach in Dorchester, Winthrop Beach in Winthrop, King’s Beach in Lynn and Swampscott, and Tenean Beach in Dorchester) scored less than 80% in 2019.

One critical weakness of our beach posting and flagging program, where bacteria testing triggers advisories, is that postings are always a day late because beach managers must wait 24 to 36 hours after a sample is collected to obtain test results. Beach water quality may have already changed significantly during this period, and the prior day’s test does not necessarily reflect current conditions.

In 2019, the Department of Public Health made changes to the beach posting protocols, which resulted in 39 additional days when area beaches were incorrectly flagged as unsafe for swimming, including over the 4th of July weekend. While we recognize the importance of protecting public health, the current system is severely flawed and needs to be improved.

Though Save the Harbor/Save the Bay had hoped to resolve this situation before the start of the 2020 beach

season, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced public agencies, advocates and other stakeholders to - rightly direct their attention and resources to other pressing public health concerns.

As Save the Harbor continues to address the impacts of systemic racism that has too often prevented people of color from fully enjoying the benefits of our shared $5 billion investment in clean water, it is important to note that access to these urban beaches is particularly important to the region’s low-income and BIPOC residents.

Later this year, and early next, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay will host three forums and a conference on the future of our public beaches, to help our community partners in waterfront neighborhoods and beachfront communities address systemic racism, sea level rise, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of which threaten public health and safety.

In the interim, instead of simply relying on postings and flags, we urge beach goers to also rely on common sense and the multi-year average we have included in this report to decide when and where it is safe to swim. And, when you are on the beach, be sure to wear a mask and observe the guidance for social distancing, to protect yourself and your community from COVID-19.

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City of Boston Street Sweeping will Resume August 10th

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he City of Boston and the Public Works Department today announced that ticketing enforcement during street sweeping operations will resume on Monday, August 10th. As part of the announcement, the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) will not tow vehicles until further notice. However, tickets will be issued to those in violation of street sweeping rules starting August 10th.

Residents can sign up for street sweeping alerts at boston.gov. Parked cars will be given courtesy flyers in ten different languages reminding residents of street sweeping.

workers for the City’s public bike share program, BlueBikes. For a list of participating hospitals and to sign up for the program, click here. In addition, the Boston Transportation Department has identified parking facilities available to our healthcare workers at a reduced rate. For a complete list of participating facilities, click here. The City is also waving any parking ticket received by a healthcare worker upon appeal with the exception of public safety violations, such as parking in a handicapped spot or in front of a fire hydrant.

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Applications are available during the application period for 22 days, from Monday, June 29 – Tuesday, July 28, 2020 from 10 AM - 4 PM and on Thursday, July 9 and Thursday, July 23 evenings until 7 PM and Saturday, July 11, 10:00am – 2:00pm Failure to move a vehicle during 60% AMI units - To request an application online, please visit https://bit.ly/OConnorWaySeniors. After careful consideration and an abundance posted street sweeping hours results in of caution, the City of Boston has decided to cancel the in-person application distribution period. If you cannot complete the application online or a $40 fine, $90 in Charlestown, and from your smartphone, please call us at 617-464-2483 to request that we mail you one and to ask for any guidance you might need to complete the application. When you call, you will be asked for your full name, complete mailing address, and phone number. This is a City and HUD requirement. $90 for overnight street sweeping. For a complete list of parking codes and fines DEADLINE: Applications must be submitted online or postmarked no later than Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Mailed to: 273 D Street, South Boston, MA 02127 in the City of Boston, click here. To learn more about the daytime and nighttime ● Selection by Lottery for the units affordable to households earning between 50% and 60% AMI ● Age Restricted, must be 62 years or older by the move-in date. street sweeping program, including ● Asset & Use Restrictions apply. when the Public Works Department ● Preferences for Boston Residents. cleans a particular neighborhood, and For more information, language assistance, or reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities please call Michelle Zenga at 617-464-2483 or email o'connorway@sbndc.or to sign-up for street sweeping alerts and No-Tow reminder service, click here.

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