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Drug Dealing (and Dealers) in Boston This is the eighth article in South Boston Online’s series on the drug crisis in South Boston, our entire City, and across the whole Commonwealth. This article is about drug dealing; it is based on a conversation we had with Police Commissioner Evans and Lt. Det. Larkin, the Commander of the BPD’s Drug Control Unit.

by Rick Winterson

South Boston Online will state the obvious conclusion right up front: If you use drugs - “controlled substances”, that is – then you must buy them from a dealer. And drug dealing is illegal at every level of law enforcement – federal, state, Suffolk County, and the City of Boston.

No exceptions.

Drug dealers are dangerous, no matter who they might be. They play the frequently fatal game of dealing drugs for just one purpose – to make money, lots of

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money. Sometimes, these dealers become victims of their own products, and have to spend their ill-gotten gains on feeding their own habits. Even so, their aim is still the same: To take your money - lots of it.

During the conversation with Commissioner Evans and Lt. Det. Larkin last Tuesday, they both emphasized that drug dealers are often armed. In a large number of cases where drugs were found, there were not only huge amounts of cash present, there were also weapons stashed – especially knives and handguns.

Clearly, such weapons aren’t just for show.

To illustrate the dangers that drug dealing causes, here’s another example: Last year in Boston, a successful “bust”, triggered by an informant, resulted in seizing marijuana, steroids, 50 grams of cocaine, and 300 grams of heroin. When the 300 grams of heroin was analyzed, it was found to contain 210 grams of fentanyl and only 90 grams of heroin. You may have heard that fentanyl is a narcotic continued on page 3

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Happy Labor Day from Our (Working) Neighborhood Labor Day weekend is coming our way once again.

If that statement seems to have overtones (undertones?) of sadness, well, South Boston Online guesses that it does. It has been a great summer, especially when contrasted with our forbiddingly snowy, recordbreaking winter. The summer in the Year of Our Lord 2015 really didn’t begin until well into June; the snow farm on Tide Street over in the Waterfront officially took till July 14 to disappear.

The rest of the summer seemed to speed by. The Bard put it best in his 18th Sonnet, “ … And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:” Well, it’s time to put away the white clothes and the sunscreen, and get back to work. But first, accept our best wishes for a relaxing and enjoyable Labor Day from South Boston Online and our surrounding neighborhood, which comprises East Broadway, Third, and Fourth, from H through L Streets.

We think there’s something special about this particular neighborhood in South Boston, just as there is about every one of the neighborhoods in South Boston. We believe it’s due to the numerous businesses you’ll find around here. Furthermore, we also believe that it’s because so many of these businesses are either family-owned or owned by individuals who are devoted to

South Boston’s well-being – past, present, and future.

Is there a connection between this neighborhood feeling and Labor Day. You betcha!

The connection stems from the many, many jobs here, and the work (Labor, with a capital “L”) that is necessary to fill them.

How many local young people have found useful, fair-paying work along East Broadway and its surrounding blocks? South Boston Online hasn’t counted, but it’s a lot.

How many locally owned new businesses have moved in, replacing ones that used to be here? Same answer: a lot.

The people you see here every day work hard; their labor serves you well. Many of them will be working on Labor Day to serve you. They live here and raise their families here as well. And we’d be remiss in not mentioning those who work in nonbusiness organizations in our neighborhood, such as the Fire Station, the South Boston Branch Library, and the Tynan School/Community Center. Happy Labor Day to you, too.

Samuel Gompers was the guru of the American Labor movement early in the 20th Century. He stated (emphatically) that working men and women deserve eight hours of work, eight hours of rest, and eight hours devoted to their own pursuits each day. We won’t argue with Mr. Gomp-

A view from I to L Street. The banner invites you to the South Boston Street Festival on Saturday, September 19.

Steven J. Ford at work in our neighborhood’s newest business. Steve is a licensed vendor of Spare Change News - of, by, and for self-employed homeless folk.

ers; he was right.

But he was also incomplete. Gompers forgot to say that working men and women in America deserve an opportunity to advance themselves. That comes from being able to work your way through school. Or to earn and receive a promotion as your responsibilities grow. Or to “learn the ropes” on the job, and then go out on your own. All of these depend on your own

efforts – your own Labor – in a local job.

And Happy Labor Day and welcome to Southie’s newest enterprise. Steve Ford (pictured above) is now vending the newspaper “Spare Change News” here. Buy one from Steve. Get to know it and him – “Spare Change News” is a good read. This issue has an article on page 14 about Edgar Allen Poe’s stay in South Boston, as a soldier at Fort Independence..

Enjoy Your Labor Day “Without labor, nothing prospers.”

(Sophocles)

BY KEVIN DEVLIN

After such an awful winter where snowstorm upon snowstorm tested our resilience, we were all pumped for a terrific summer. We were planning barbecues in our backyards and relaxing trips to Cape Cod, Maine, or New Hampshire. People were getting ready for their leisurely walks out to the Sugar Bowl and around the walkway to Castle Island. And then, anxious to eat at Sully’s, possibly opting for a tasty hot

dog, or my favorite, a double cheeseburger with, of course, well-done French fries.

Now, summer is history and the Labor Day weekend is upon us seemingly in the blink of an eye. Daylight has grown shorter and we are preparing to send our children back to school. We are also counting the days when the New England Patriots take to the field in defense of their Super Bowl title.

Labor Day honors America’s workers. This custom was born on September 5, 1882, when twenty-thousand workers marched in a parade in the Big Apple. Workers carried banners that read, “LABOR CREATES ALL WEALTH,” and, “EIGHT

HOURS FOR WORK, EIGHT HOURS FOR REST, EIGHT HOURS FOR RECREATION.” Afterwards, they picnicked and enjoyed fireworks under the moonlit sky. Soon this idea spread across the continent.

In the past, SBOL has shared various quotes regarding this holiday. This year’s quotes are: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

(Confucius) “All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance, and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”

(Martin Luther King, Jr.)

“A mind always employed is always happy.

This is the true secret, the grand recipe, felicity.”

(Thomas Jefferson) “Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest.

You sow in tears before you reap joy.”

(Ralph Ransom) “Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.”

(Mark Twain) “A garden requires labor and attention.

Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.”

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Drug Dealers opioid far more powerful than heroin.

Fentanyl has been implicated in many of the opioid deaths in Massachusetts – 1,250 in 2014; over 6,000 in the last ten years.

If you are ever tempted to experiment with drugs or to buy from a dealer, first ask yourself, “How do I really know what’s in that little pile of white powder?”

It’s for sure the dealers won’t tell you We have a drug dealing epidemic on our hands, and it’s far from being over.

So far this year (2015), emergency medical cases that involved opioids are up by a mind-boggling 42% over 2014. We were shown maps of where these cases were located by Lt. Det. Larkin. Sure enough, the cases were clustered on the same streets and in the same squares where most of the drug dealing arrests were made.

And don’t kid yourself. Drug dealers build up a “client list”. Once you buy from a dealer, you are on that dealer’s hit list. You’ll get frequent contacts at all hours (whether you want them or not), and you’ll be under all kinds of pressure to buy more drugs. Drug dealers are armed and deadly competitors, with no consciences.

Drugs come here from cartels in Mexico and Colombia. They can be concealed in sea-going containers as well as coming across our land borders and up our Interstate Highway network. Sometimes, couriers drive down to Texas; other times, drugs are brought north by “mules”.

Caribbean shipments land in Florida; the US Postal Service unknowingly sends drugs from Puerto Rico. Drug shipments are secretly broken down in New

York City for distribution to Boston, Lowell, and Providence. Unfortunately, Boston (and South Boston) are thriving marketplaces for all these drugs.

But there’s some good news. Each BPD Station in Boston has its own hard-working drug unit; Lt. Det. Larkin reports to Commissioner Evans and commands his own citywide drug unit stationed in Charlestown. The officers in Boston’s drug units are, in fact, making a difference; they are all “willing to go above and beyond”, according to Commissioner Evans and Lt. Det. Larkin. In addition, Boston’s City Council and Mayor Walsh recently passed an ordinance forbidding the sale and use of so-called “synthetic marijuana”. And Gov. Baker has developed a plan to fight drug abuse at the state level, which South Boston Online wrote up last month.

September is Recovery Month. If you have a friend or family member who has been caught up in Boston’s drug scene, help is a phone call away – more about that in future articles. And watch out for so-called “synthetic marijuana”, which was recently banned by Boston in a quickly-approved ordinance. Guess what – it isn’t really marijuana. Synthetic marijuana will be the topic of South Boston Online’s next article in our drug series.

And you can help stop this epidemic by phoning the police at 1(800)494-TIPS or by texting the word TIP to CRIME (in numbers – 27463) anonymously, whenever you see something suspicious around South Boston. Both Commissioner Evans and Lt. Det. Larking assured South Boston Online that they’ll follow up every tip – “We’ll be all over it”, to put it in their words.

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Rep. Collins Hosts South Boston Summer Interns at State House Last week, the Class of 2015 Su m m e r L e g i s l a t i v e In t e r n s completed their work at the Ma s s a c h u s e t t s St a t e Ho u s e before returning to school.

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The 16th Annual South Boston Street Festival The South Boston Chamber of Commerce, working in conjunction with South Boston NDC – is pleased to announce that the 16th Annual South Boston Street Festival will take place on Saturday, September 19, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.. Over the past fifteen years, the festival has grown significantly and has become South Boston’s most highly anticipated events, that attracts over 8,000 residents and visitors.

This year’s festival will once again feature “The Best of South Boston” including over 100 merchants, restaurants, artists and community organizations, which will fill East Broadway between I Street and L Street. Live performances will take place on two stages providing festival goers with live entertainment throughout the day.

This year’s entertainment highlights include: Thomas Park – Lead by front man Paul Eastman, who himself is a South Boston small business owner along with drummer Joe Tobias, will performing a wide range of music that includes classic rock, dance, R&B, and top 40.

Karen K and the Jitterbugs: Karen K & the Jitterbugs – are one of the most buzzed about bands for families and kids on the East Coast. National honors include a highly-coveted Parents Choice Award; Best KidVid of 2014 for their smash hit video “(I Woke Up in a) Fire Truck;” appearances on CBS-NY and PBS; and regular play on radio stations around the country.

Adam Herbert’s Sinatra Band – Playing all the classics from Frank, Dean, and the rest of the Rat Pack. This lineup of local musicians pays tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes every Saturday & Sunday night at Lucky’s Lounge.

Ben Rudnick and Friends – have been bringing families, music and fun together in their own unique style from their first release, Emily Songs, in 2000 to their recent Love is a Superpower. Boasting a high level of adventurous musicianship, their enthusiastic recordings and live performances seamlessly range from light folk, bluegrass, calypso, rock and even Irish Jigs. With countless kudos to their credit, including SEVEN Parents’

Mayor Walsh to Host Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Mayor Walsh will kick off Childhood Cancer Awareness month by welcoming the Agostinelli family, who is celebrating the strength of their son RJ, 17 years old, who won his battle with cancer. Since his diagnosis in July 2008, RJ underwent two and a half years of intense Chemotherapy and Radiation. RJ has continued to be an advocate of childhood cancer by collaborating with organizations that help both children and their families struggling with cancer.

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At age seven, Mayor Walsh survived a serious bout of Burkett’s lymphoma thanks to experimental treatments and extraordinary care he received at Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Mayor Walsh understands how critical having a supportive community is to defeating cancer and is now asking fellow Bostonians to help raise awareness of childhood cancer.

To help spread awareness throughout Boston, the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge and TD Garden will be lit in gold for the first week of September.

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Happy Cactus – Fronted by a young South Boston singer, songwriter and guitarist Joe Weydt, – who has put together a great new band and has been performing the Street Festival for the past 2 years – This year Joe and his new band are going to blow you away!

There will also be performances by: The Peggy Wood’s School of Irish Step Dance, Miss Linda’s Dancers, Ultimate Self Defense.

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The Gates Are Open – “The Road Goes Ever On” Productions, a non-profit organization which creates communities through art. No Man’s Land has now been turned over to the City of Boston; its key feature is an accessible walkway called “Our Common Path” In a brief but stirring speech last Wednesday, Michael Creasey, the Superintendent of the National Parks of Boston, declared the newly cut gateways between No Man’s Land and Dorchester Heights to be offiby Rick Winterson cially open. Creasey stated that No Man’s Land has now become Wednesday evening, August “Our Common Path” in No Man’s Land between the High School and Dorches-a part of history, along with the 26, two new gateways were dedter Heights – “The Road Goes Ever On”.

High School and the Heights. icated by South Boston’s Medicine Wheel Productions and the Dorchester Heights National Likely, it was a left-over soil The gates themselves are being Park that somehow fell through embankment wall from the first fabricated at another South National Parks of Boston. the cracks long ago. No Man’s City of Boston reservoir that Boston institution – the apprenThis took place in a new Land is a long, steeply sloped provided a public water supply tices from Local 7’s Ironworkpark originally called No Man’s Land, which is a piece of City crescent of ground having an in the 1800s. Because it saw ers Hall nearby on Old Colony Avenue. of Boston property between the area of approximately an acre no use after the reservoir was (just over 40,000 square feet). decommissioned, No Man’s “Joyful” is the best word to back of the High School and the Land became densely overgrown describe the opening ceremony. and neglected. Who actually Nicole Alexandra & Company owned this land was forgotten. provided live jazz numbers perIn 1996, almost 20 years ago, formed by her highly talented Michael Dowling, the Artistic quintet.

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Southie Hoop Champs Crowned Playwright Club defeats the Peter Welch Club to capture the SBBA title

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On a beautiful August evening, Thursday, August 27, at the Mike Pano basketball courts located within M Street Park, the Playwright Club defeated the Peter Welch Club, 47-38, to win the 2015 South Boston Basketball Association (SBBA) summer men’s league championship. Playwright guard Bobby Bartlett (19 pts.) was SBOL’S MVP. Both teams started out sluggish trying to adjust their offense to a glaring sun and a slightly shifting wind. The Peter Welch Club took a 10-3 lead early in the game, but the game was tied up, 14-14, at

the break. In the second half, the Playwright Club, spear-headed by the heads-up play by Bartlett, as well as Mike Kinahan and Billy Allen (10 points apiece), went on an 11-2 run, to take a 25-16 lead. The Playwright didn’t quit.

Tom Moore (11 pts.) and Matt Smith (10 pts.) hit some key three-pointers to cut the deficit to three, 39-36, with 5:15 remaining on the game clock. Unfortunately, time wasn’t their friend.

The Playwright Club played cautiously down the stretch, protecting the ball to preserve their lead, and left as champions.

League Commissioner, Eddie “Wilt” Curran, as usual, wanted to thank the league sponsors for their support throughout the years.

“I know I’ve been saying this

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for quite a few years now” said Curran. “But I’ll have to say it again. Without the sponsors, without the use of the Tynan gym for rainouts, this league would not be a reality. So, once again, I’d like to thank the Boston Beer

Garden, the Quietman Golf Committee, South Boston Check Cashing, Sal’s, Cranberry Café, the Playwright Bar, Peter Welch’s Gym, and Robert Sullivan Insurance for their assistance in keeping this league afloat.”

The SBBA summer league champions, the Playwright Club. The players are Billy “All-World” Allen, Bobby McGarrell, Joey “Mr. Hustle” Chapin, Matt “Sticka” Walsh, Mike Kinahan, Matt Czepiel, Chris Stairs, and Bobby Bartlett.

The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston hereby gives notice, in accordance with Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a public hearing will be held on, September 23, 2015, at 10:30 AM, in Room 900, Boston City Hall, in connection with a petition for the approval of the Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 102 (the “PDA Plan”) and associated map amendment for 45W3 Project, 45 West Third Street, South Boston submitted by the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

Said map amendment would add the designation “D”, indicating a Planned Development overlay Area (“PDA”) to approximately 43,567 square feet of land located at 45 West Third Street, South Boston. Said PDA Plan would allow for the construction of a maximum of a 132,850 gross floor area, mixed use building, including up to 105 residential condominium units, approximately 3,400 square feet of ground floor retail/commercial space and approximately 109 partially below-grade parking spaces (the “Proposed Project”). To meet a number of different housing needs, the residential units will be a variety of sizes. Access and egress for the partially below-grade parking garage will be at the northeast corner of the site, on West Third Street.

The Proposed Project shall not be greater than 55 feet in height and shall step down to a height of no greater than 45 feet along the Haul Road.

The SBBA summer league finalists, the Peter Welch Club. The players are Rory Britt, Steve Barbuto, Tom Moore, Matt Smith, Mike Balz, and Rick McNair.

A copy of the petition, a map of the area involved and the PDA Plan may be viewed at the office of the Zoning Commission, Room 916, Boston City Hall, between 9 AM and 5 PM any day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

For the Commission, Kathleen R. Pedersen Executive Secretary

The league’s top two referees, John Lavey and Kevin O’Neill, officiated the championship tilt.

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Dot Hoop Champs Crowned Donovan Club captures Garvey Park title for seventh consecutive year

BY KEVIN DEVLIN

On Friday evening, August 28, under beautiful blue skies, at the William H. Garvey Park basketball courts in Dorchester, the Donovan Club defeated the Blandino Club in overtime, 34-30, to capture the Garvey Park men’s hoop league championship. Donovan Club center, Adam Donovan (six points/two steals/ two blocks/eight rebounds) was SBOL’S MVP. Both teams were sluggish coming out of the gate, out of sync. Failed opportunities on the offensive end and turnovers frustrated the players. With 6:25 left in the first half, Donovan hit a ten-foot jumper to give his team a 10-4 lead. And that would be the score at halftime. With 7:00 remaining on the game clock in the second half, the Blandino Club tied it up, 19-19.

With superb play from Marty Ridge (11 pts.), and Tim Potts (9 pts./one trey) the Donovan Club subsequently went on a 6-0 run to take a 25-19 lead. The Blan-

Pictured is the 2015 Garvey Park hoop league champions, the Donovan Club. The players are: Owen Flanagan, Tom Phelan, Bill Donovan, Adam Donovan, Marty Ridge, Tim Potts, Chris Potts, and Coleman Flanagan (not pictured: Kevin Murphy and John Miller).

dino Club, with timely scoring from Mike Kinahan (6 pts./two three-pointers) and Dave Blandino (5 pts.) responded with a 5-0 run of their own, to cut the deficit to one, 25-24. Then with 1:23 remaining, the Blandino Club tied it up, 27-27, forcing the game into overtime.

In OT, Chris Potts scored on a lay-up, was fouled, hit the free throw, and gave his team a 30-27 lead. Shane McLaugh-

lin (8 pts.) subsequently scored and the Blandino Club trailed, 30-29. With 55 seconds left, Adam Donovan hit Marty Ridge with a slick pass under the hoop.

Ridge scored and the Donovan Club led, 32-29. Blandino Club guard, John Hines (5 pts.), hit one free throw with eleven ticks left in the game. Trailing by two, 32-30, and forcing a turnover with

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six second left, the Blandino Club had a chance to tie it up. But unfortunately for the Blandino Club, Coleman Flanagan (5 pts.) stole the ball, was fouled, went to the free throw line and hit both shots to seal the victory.

The Garvey league was established about twenty years ago in memory of local resident, Dick Duchaney. The league commissioner, Mile Hanlon, with the help of his trusted assistant, Paul Duffy, has run a solid league throughout the years.

This season the league had eleven teams, comprised of players from Dorchester and neighboring locales.

Commissioner Hanlon thought this year’s championship tilt was one of the best in recent memory.

“The game started out slow,” he said. “But it turned out to one of the best championship games in the past few years. The Blandino Club put a scare into the Donovan Club taking them into OT. But the Donovan Club pulled it out. They have now won the title for seven straight years.

And that…that’s an unbelievable accomplishment.”

WALK & BIKE TOUR

PLAN: SOUTH BOSTON DORCHESTER AVE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

195 OLD COLONY AVE Next to Iron Workers Local 7 Building in Boston

TOUR AND PLAN DESCRIPTION:

Pictured is the 2015 Garvey Park hoop league finalists, the Blandino Club.

The players are: Zach Bailey, Shane McLaughlin, Mike Kinahan, John Hines, James Blandino, Jared Blandino, and James Blandino (not pictured: Joey Chapin and Dan Griffin).

Following the earlier Open House this summer, the purpose of the September walk and bike tours is to continue the dialogue with the community about priority items that the PLAN can address while enjoying a late summer’s night out. We will examine the assets that we have, areas that could be enhanced as well as opportunities for growth.

We will take notes and lots of photos!

The PLAN initiative is an opportunity to think strategically about the types of uses and the scale of development best suited for the future of the South Boston Dorchester Avenue Corridor. The goal of this study is to create a vision, with the community, that establishes guidelines to create a comprehensive plan that informs new zoning to guide future development.

We look forward to having you join us for a walk or bike tour.

Bring your camera!

More details can be found at http://bit.ly/PlanDotAve mail to:

phone: email:

League referees Mark Murphy and Victor Baldassari did a terrific job officiating the championship game.

MARY KNASAS

Boston Redevelopment Authority One City Hall Square, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02201 617.918.4489 Mary.Knasas@Boston.gov

BostonRedevelopmentAuthority.org Teresa Polhemus, Executive Director/Secretary

RAIN DATE: Monday, September 14

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M Street Beach Party

Middle School and High School Admissions Fair September 13, 2015 12 - 2 p.m.

With more than 30 schools attending, parents and students can explore academics, athletics, arts, and extracurriculars all under one roof.

Visit www.bchigh.edu/schoolfair to register.

RSVP’s as of July 2015: Archbishop Williams High School Arlington Catholic High School Austin Preparatory School Belmont Hill School Brooks School Boston College High School Boston Trinity Academy Boston University Academy Cardinal Spellman High School Catholic Memorial High School Chapel Hill - Chauncey Hall School Dexter - Southfield Elizabeth Seton Academy Fontbonne Academy The Governor's Academy Hillside School Matignon High School

Montrose School Mount Alvernia High School Middlesex School Newman School Newton Country Day School Nobles and Greenough School Notre Dame Academy Phillips Academy, Andover Phillips Exeter Academy Roxbury Latin School St. Columbkille Partnership School St. Joseph Preparatory School St. Paul School St. Sebastian’s School Ursuline Academy Xaverian Brothers High School Walnut Hill School for the Arts The Woodward School

Hosted by: Boston College High School 150 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA. 02125 617-474-5010 admissions@bchigh.edu

Middle School & High School Admissions Fair Sunday, September 13, 2015, 12 - 2 p.m.

South Boston Student Wins BC High Award Conor Harrington of South Boston, a 2015 graduate of Boston College High School, won a special award at Senior Class Assembly, an event set aside to celebrate and reward its seniors.

Harrington won a Certamen Upper Level Team Classics award.

Boston College High School is a Jesuit, Catholic, college-preparatory school for young men in grades 7 to 12. Founded in 1863, the school enrolls approximately 1,600 students from more than 140 communities in eastern Massachusetts. For more http://www.bchigh.edu

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Fun in the Sun

Five More SLP Graduates

Last week we ran a story and pictures about the Joseph M. Tierney Learning Center’s Summer Learning Program (SLP) graduation ceremony. Pictured are five more graduates that did a terrific job all summer long, keeping their minds sharp and eager to learn. Pictured from left to right are Edward, Erik, Bisrat, Ernesto, and Kelvyn.

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Religious Education and Confirmation News Gate of Heaven & St. Brigid Parishes Religious Education & Confirmation Registration

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As the summer comes to a close, our parishes K-6 Religious Education and Confirmation Programs are gearing up for another year of teaching students more about their Catholic faith.

The K-6 Religious Education program will hold its first class on Sunday, September 13 at 9am at South Boston Catholic Academy.

Parents should register their students online and view the class schedule at www.GateofHeavenStBrigid.org/ RelgiousEd. Registration can be done online or in person that morning at 8:30 AM in the South Boston Catholic Academy School building located at East Broadway and “O” Street. We do have a very active Kindergarten Program. For those enrolling in the First or Second grade for the first time and your child was not baptized in either Saint Brigid or Gate of Heaven Church, please provide a copy of your child’s baptismal certificate The Religious Education Sacramental Program is a two year Program in accordance with Archdiocesan guidelines. Please note: Parents should enroll their child in the First Grade Program in order to receive their Sacraments in 2017. Our classes are held in the South Boston Catholic Acad-

emy School building on East Broadway beginning September 13, 2015 Class time is 9:00 A.M. to 10:15 A.M. As part of our Program, the children are then escorted to Saint Brigid Church to attend the 10:30 A.M Mass beginning Sunday, September 27. Dismissal is after Mass.

Should you wish to enroll your child, please see the link above, or if you have questions, please email Mr. Jim Fowkes, Director of Religious Education at JimFinsouthie@aol.com and he will respond to any questions that you may have at this time Confirmation III (Grade 9) students who are preparing to receive the sacrament on Tuesday, September 29 at 5:30pm at St. Brigid Church should register online for our final class (9/13), the retreat (9/20) and our ceremony (9/29). Parents should register Confirmation students at www.

GateofHeavenStBrigid.org/Confirmation Parents of Confirmation I & II (grades 7 & 8) students should attend a mandatory parent’s meeting on Sunday October 4th at 4:30pm at Cushing Hall at St. Brigid Church.

Parents should register their students online ahead of this date at www.

GateofHeavenStBrigid.org/Confirmation For more information on these classes or anything going on in the Parishes, pick up a copy of the bulletin or visit our website at www.GateofHeavenStBrigid.org

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