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SOUTH BOSTON ONLINE

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 04, 2025

VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74

Neighbors Help Save Sister Mary Veronica Park Dear neighbors,

W

e are proud to a nnou nc e that the City of Boston has formally acquired and now preserved Sister Mary Veronica Park through the use of Community Preservation funding and the Open Space Acquisition Fund of the Parks and Recreation Department. This pocket park in South Boston - nestled between F Street, West 8th Street, and Grimes Street - has been a topic of contention for years with significant concerns over a potential sale and loss of open space and five mature trees within the neighborhood. In 2023, there was a petition signed by over 1,700 South Boston residents to save the park for the community. We want to thank the Archdiocese of Boston for working closely with the South Boston elected officials

and residents to make this a reality. The park was named after Sister Mary Veronica, a South Boston girl who was raised nearby and became a nun in the Sisters of Notre Dame Order in 1939, until her death in 1960. The park was created due to years of communitydriven efforts to transform a vacant lot and was subsequently dedicated on November 23, 1968. It was reported to be “the first vest pocket park in a non urban renewal area in the City of Boston.” At the outset of this community process in 2023, the South Boston elected officials stated they would not support development on this land and pocket park. Additiona lly, we joined our neighbors for a community meeting on-site shortly thereafter and met several times with both the neighbors and city officials..

We would also like to thank our South Boston neighbors and the Committee to Save Sister Mary Veronica Park including Vicky Shen, Pattie McCormack, Kevin Conroy, Karan Dimartino, Langdon White, Luanne O’Connor, Sonia Tan, and Margaret Itri - for their years of strong advocacy. It is critical that we continue to

work together as a neighborhood to preserve our outdoor spaces, mature trees, and also these pocket parks that have played a key role in the lives of South Boston residents and our history. Sincerely,

Congressman Stephen Lynch Senator Nick Collins Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn Representative David Biele

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