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“And so with the sunshine and the great burst of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow fast in movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”

(F. Scott Fitzgerald)

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Hot and Cold Overlap in ‘15

by Rick Winterson

As you are reading this issue of South Boston Online, you are nearing the end of a stormy week that featured temperatures in the 90s, along with stifling humidity, rains, and even a bit of hail. Everyone was complaining that the socalled “Dog Days of August” had come a week early. Well, the Dog Days really showed up last week, generating similar complaints just seven days after the last vestige of The Winter of 2014-2015 disappeared from the Tide Street snow farm.

But what’s your beef? Have you already forgotten January-February-March of this year?

Those three short months (13 weeks, 90 days) made up the worst winter in Boston’s history.

As well as in South Boston’s history, for that matter.

Just to illustrate: The Everest-

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high mound of white stuff on the snow farm at the northern end of Tide Street in the Seaport’s Marine Industrial Park finally melted away on July 14. It had been put there five long months ago because there was no other place except the ocean to throw all that snow. On Tuesday, July 14, City Hall officially proclaimed the snow farm had completely melted away, and then proceeded to clean the detritus off the Tide Street lot.

Yes, it has been (and is, and will be) a very hot summer, but please recall that we got a record 110.6 inches of snow last winter. That’s nine feet, two and a half inches, compared to the previous record in 1995-1996 of eight feet, eleven and a half inches. Furthermore, almost all of last winter’s 110.6 inches fell in six short weeks that began with a double storm over the last weekend of January and continued on page 8

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Domenic’s first cast last Saturday off the shore of the BCYF Curley Community Center’s K Street Beach brought in our best and biggest of the season!

It was a fight to the finish but Dom won the battle with this 32 inch and over 20 pound striped bass. The Curley Youth Fishing Program, boys and girls ages 7-12, takes place every Saturday morn during the Summer, 9:30-11am, weather permitting. All equipment is provided. Space is limited. Call Barbara Kelly, (617)635-5104 to reserve your spot.

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Striving to Create an Inclusive City for All Mayor Walsh Column, July 2015

In July, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. ADA is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation. It bans discrimination and it requires that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else.

On this anniversary we reflect on how far we have come as a nation, and we reaffirm our city’s commitment to leading the way forward. Here in Boston, we go beyond basic compliance by working proactively with the disability community toward full and equal participation. Led by Commissioner Kristen McCosh, The Mayor’s Commission for Persons with Disabilities strives to make our environment, our

services, and our attitudes welcoming and equitable for all.

In recognition of the ADA, the Commission held a poster contest on “What the ADA means to You.” Entries were posted online and voting was open to the public. Atara Schimmel, a local amateur artist and disability advocate who works on issues related to chronic pain, took first place in the contest.

The runner-up poster was created by Susan Hatch, a resident of The Boston Home in Dorchester.

As a city, we have made remarkable strides towards equality. As we continue to grow in people and diversity, we must ensure that all of our residents have equal opportunity to thrive.

That means thinking carefully and creatively about access to everything from the most meaningful experiences to the

most basic services.

I am proud to announce we have broken barriers here at City Hall, right outside of my office, with the recent addition of gender neutral bathrooms.

These facilities provide safe and accommodating spaces for everyone, regardless of gender identity, physical ability, or need for assistance.

I am also excited to announce two new initiatives coming this fall.

First, we will be mapping accessible pedestrian routes in Boston. The Disability Commission and Public Works Department will be working together on a smartphone app that will allow people to navigate routes that have accessible sidewalks and curb ramps.

Additionally, we are working with local businesses to improve access to stores and restaurants

in Boston’s neighborhood Main Streets districts. Our goal is to continually look for ways to reach equity, to empower people with disabilities, and to make our city more inclusive.

Our guiding vision is of One Boston—a thriving, healthy, and innovative city for all. That means we need everyone enabled and empowered to contribute their talents. We each have a role to play in making Boston the best city it can possibly be.

I ask everyone to join me, as we come together as a community to embrace our diversity and create full and equal participation in all aspects of life.

For more information on what the City is doing to support those with disabilities, please visit www.cityofboston.gov/disability. Follow the Disability Commission on Twitter: @DisabilityBOS.

Congressman Lynch’s Veterans Day Moment of Silence Legislation Passes House

Today, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch’s legislation H.R. 995, the Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act, passed on the floor of the U.S. House

of Representatives as part of H.R. 675, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015.

H.R. 675, introduced by Congressman Ralph Abraham (R-LA), authorizes the annual cost-of-living adjustment for veterans’ service-connected disability compensation and makes changes to several benefit programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill passed by a vote of 409-0.

The Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act calls for two minutes of silence every Veterans

Day to recognize and reflect on the service and sacrifice of all veterans, past and present.

The set time of 2:11 PM EST allows for all 50 states and Puerto Rico to take part.

“We owe our brave veterans an enormous debt of gratitude.

They have served to defend our country and the freedoms that we cherish. This moment of silence is a way for all Americans to come together, regardless of ideology, and give these courageous men and women the thanks they deserve,” said Congressman Lynch.

The Veterans Day Moment of

Silence Act was the inspiration of the Bendetson family: Daniel, Michael, and their father, Dr. Peter Bendetson, of Weston, Massachusetts.

“It was my honor and privilege to bring forth this bill on behalf of the Bendetson family,” said Congressman Lynch. “Taking time to give thanks to our military is something we can all agree on. I thank Chairman Jeff Miller (R-FL) and Ranking Member Corrine Brown (D-FL) for incorporating my bill into H.R. 675 and am pleased that it has passed in the House of Representatives.”

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Five-year-olds Liza Boughner and Jenna Steinmetz enjoy the activities at the July 23 Splash Dance Party hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at Sweeney Playground in South Boston. Future Splash Dance Parties will be held in conjunction with the ParkARTS Artists in Residence children’s workshops on Wednesday, July 29, at Mozart Street Playground in Jamaica Plain; Friday, August 7, at East Boston Memorial Park; and Friday, August 14, at Hunt Almont Park in Mattapan. For information on these and other ParkARTS programs, call (617) 635-4505, visit www.facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment or www.cityofboston.gov/parks or follow @BostonParksDept.

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Two-year-old Nicholas Reardon stays cool during the July 23 Splash Dance Party hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at Sweeney Playground in South Boston. The celebration was held in conjunction with the Artists in Residence Workshops hosted citywide by the City of Boston’s ParkARTS program.

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South Boston Online doesn’t know about you, but we are extremely tired – to the point of collapsing over our keyboards – of hearing about all of the “Bests” that Boston possesses. Now don’t get us wrong: Of course we look for the “Best” in whatever we do – so do you. You’d like to look your “Best” all the time. You’d like to enjoy, or perhaps even own, something that is really the “Best”. So would we. So what’s the problem?

Well, one problem is the sheer number of “Bests”. Recently, two Boston media both published their own 2015 lists of things, places, and stuff to eat and drink they felt were “Best” in 2015. Together, these lists added up to 548 entries. That would mean sampling at least two “Bests” every single weekday for a full year to stay caught up. “Caught up”, that is, until the new lists of “Bests” come out next year, in the summer of 2016.

Whew! You would then have to

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Bests, Bests, Bests …

spend every weekend for the next 12 months taking off and hanging up the new “Best” clothes you bought, scrubbing off your “Best” make-up, dieting off the pounds you’d have gained by eating “Bests” all week long, and sobering up before the next Monday.

While we were joking in the previous paragraph, the sheer number of

“Bests” brings up a more serious criticism. South Boston made the lists of 2015 “Bests” over 20 times, but regrettably, our own neighborhood “Bests” are overwhelmed by the huge number of “Bests” from elsewhere. Please read on; we have a recommendation to deal with this (but you just knew that South Boston Online would come with something, now didn’t you?).

Online has another serious criticism.

There are eight or nine categories of “Bests” in each list. But something’s funny – the two lists disagree in almost every category as to who is really the “Best”. And what’s more, most of the “Bests” from last year’s 2014 lists aren’t even mentioned this year. What happened ?!? Did all those 2014 “Bests” fall off a cliff, or what?

South Boston Online knows this hasn’t happened. South Boston’s many “Bests” from previous years are still just as good, whether they are situated around West Broadway, along East Broadway, in Fort Point, or on our ever-astonishing Waterfront.

Now the reason for so many lists is simple – they fill a lot of space. Generally, the media slow down in the summertime – people are vacationing, it’s hot and slow out there, many are broke coming into Labor Day, and so on. Things pick up again towards Halloween. But in the meantime, lists upon lists upon lists will pour out to fill empty media space until fall arrives.

Another list of “Bests” just came in from Yankee Magazine. The header (in red) proclaimed “65 Best Summer Events”. That raises the total of “Bests” to 612 (and counting). Now we here at South Boston Online don’t cover anywhere else in New England, so we can’t argue with Yankee Magazine’s selection of “Bests”. But we can point out, even though New England is a compact region, that going to all 65 “Best” summer events means a lot of driving, never mind the effect on your pocketbook. Why not stay here and patronize the many “Bests” of South Boston? In addition, we are virtually surrounded by the cleanest beaches in the nation. And you can walk to these beaches. Easily!

Many more lists are yet to come.

A secondary problem with said lists is that they are notably difficult to read.

Neighborhood “Bests” and citywide “Bests” and regional “Bests”, coupled with multiple “jumps” – “continued on page whatever” – make these lists excessively complicated and mazelike. Readers simply can’t keep track of them.

What’s more important, there are many more useful “Best” lists that continued on page 5

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Bests, Bests, Bests... could be published. How about listing the “Best” branch of the Boston Public Library, and the “Best” high school in Boston (other than our wellknown exam schools)? Perhaps some dedicated sailor wouldn’t mind visiting and nominating the “Best” harbor

island for us. Or the “Best” places for our kids to play. Or the “Best” place to work in South Boston.

And how about lists of “Best” deals for your hard-earned money? For example, a list of “Best” inexpensive alternate colleges in and around Boston would be really useful – maybe South Boston Online will profile Bunker Hill Community College for our college-bound readers. Even

Saturday, August 1, 2015 Medicine Wheel Productions 110 K Street, South Boston 10:00 am Join in and share your opinions and ideas about cultural priorities in the City of Boston This Saturday, the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture will hold seventeen concurrent community conversations as part of the Boston Creates cultural planning process.

Sixteen of the Community Conversations will take place in different neighborhoods across the city and one additional conversation will be dedicated to youth participants.

The Boston Creates Concurrent Community Conversations are continuing the community engagement phase of the cultural planning process. The full list of community conversations and locations is below. More information is available at www.bostoncreates.org/events.

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though BHCC is in Charlestown (wicked!).

Enough said. The interminable lists of “Bests” have begun to resemble clouds of mosquitos. Don’t let these lists become swarms of hornets.

We’ve included photos of “Bests” in Online’s East Broadway neighborhood. So here’s our recommendation: Let us know your opinion about any local hometown “Bests” within

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South Boston. There are many, and they are easy to find. You be the judge – just drop us a note anytime. We’ll publish it.

ONE LAST “BEST” NEWS NOTE: South Boston’s EJ Stapleton recently wrote a musical, which was based upon his book, “The Calico Buffalo”. It just won “Best of the Fest” at the New York Music Festival.

Congratulations, EJ.

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Strictly Sinatra Returns to City Hall Plaza August 5

The music of Frank Sinatra will come alive as celebrated entertainer Michael Dutra brings his Strictly Sinatra tribute to the Dorothy Curran Wednesday Night Concert Series on City

Hall Plaza on August 5 at 7 p.m.

The series is presented by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment, and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with title sponsor Eastern Bank. Additional support is provided by media sponsor the Boston Herald and night sponsors AARP, Mass Retirees Association, and the Michael Francis Cahill Fund/ City of Boston. Celebrating 43 years as Boston’s longest-running free outdoor concert series, these performances bring great entertainment to this unique venue located in the heart of the city.

Michael Dutra takes to the stage

more than 300 nights per year stunning audiences along the East Coast with his renditions of Frank Sinatra classics. Though he’s had no formal voice coaching whatsoever, Dutra sounds uncannily like the late great crooner himself.

Dutra performs in venues from Las Vegas to Miami to Boston drawing from a repertoire of more than 500 Sinatra classics including favorites such as “My Way,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “One for My Baby,” “The Shadow of Your Smile,” and “Summer Wind.”

Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe described Dutra’s sound as “velour to Sinatra’s velvet, you really can’t tell the difference,”

while radio host Ron Della Chiesa said “Michael literally channels Sinatra.”

The Dorothy Curran Wednesday Night Concert Series concludes August 12 at 7 p.m. with AARP Night featuring New Bedford’s own Tavares, one of the most memorable soul groups of the 70s and 80s. Many of their instantly recognizable international hits, such as “Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel” and “More Than A Woman,” have become classics.

For more information, please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at (617) 635-4505, visit www.facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment, or go to www. cityofboston.gov/parks.

Pop Warner 2015 Season Starts Next Monday Night Yes it is hard to believe but South Boston Pop Warner will start its 18th season on Monday, August 3rd at 5:30 PM at the McCarthy / Rosher Memorial Pop Warner Field next to the Murphy skating rink. This will be the first

practice for cheerleaders and a registration for football and cheerleading. All football teams will start Tuesday, August 4th at 5:30 PM at our field.

Every August for the last 18 years, we start with the most impor-

Kids Day at the South Boston Farmers Market 446 W Broadway (in front of the municipal parking lot) on

Monday August 3rd, 2015 The South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation (SBNDC), the sponsor of the South Boston Farmers Market, will hold a Kids Day celebration at the market on August 3rd.

The market will run as usual from 12 - 6 pm, with regular vendors Freitas Farm, Wenger’s Farm, and Red’s Best Seafood.

In addition, we will be hosting students from the UMass Extension program conducting cooking demonstrations from 12 - 4.

The Kids Day celebration will go from 2 - 5 pm. There will be live music, balloon twisting, face painting, and more!

We invite South Boston non-profits who serve children or families to set up a table with an activity or craft.

tant practices to prepare for the upcoming season. Coaches make a lot of decisions about positions and how teams are organized during the summer workouts.

Make sure your son or daughter gets down the field. Most teams practice three nights a week in August. Once school starts, the practice schedule will decrease to two practices a week and one game on the weekend. Home games are on Saturday afternoon and the later game under the lights at our field. Our away games are typically on Sunday mornings / afternoons.

If you have not registered yet, please get down to the field by 5:30 PM to register on Monday, August 3rd.

The following is needed to participate in football or cheerleading: 1) National Registration Form (Which can be downloaded from our website) 2) National Medical Waiver (Which can be downloaded from our website) The form has to be completed by a doctor and dated after January 1, 2015 or a note or a copy of an exam from a doctor or physician’s assistant that clears the player or cheerleader to compete in football or cheerleading. The note or the exam has to be dated

after January 1, 2015 3) An original birth certificate (NO COPIES) If you child participated on the E team or above we do not need the original birth certificate.

4) Copy of the June 2015 report card (Participants need a 70% average or a waiver) 5) Registration fee ($100 for F team and $150 for A thru E teams) Forms can be downloaded from our website: www.SBPW.com If you are going on vacation come down and let your coaches know what your plans are.

This year is sizing up to be a very exciting season.

We are still looking for add to the coach football and cheerleading staff. So if you have a few hours after work and would like to make a difference in young girls and boys lives, please contact us at info@sbpw.com, for more details.

We know that it has been a very hot summer so for coach will be very conscious about weather and heat conditions during the summer workouts.

The league will make sure that there is plenty of water and that the kids do not get overheated.

Look forward to seeing everyone back at the Pop Warner field next week.

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Free Swimming and Kayak Lessons at Carson Beach This summer Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Boston Harbor Explorers program at DCR’s Carson Beach will offers five days of free programs each week during July and August for youth and community groups on one of the cleanest urban beaches in America.

This pilot program features partnerships with America SCORES, which offers soccer clinics Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, Boating in Boston, which offers free kayak instruction on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and the Greater Boston YMCA, which offers free swim safety and aquatics at the site during high tide. Parental permission is required for swimming lessons and kayak lessons. Funds to support these free programs come from Save the Harbor’s Better Beaches Program.

The Boston Harbor Explorers Program at DCR’s Carson Beach runs from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm from Monday-Friday in July and August.

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Youth Environmental Education Program staff will be on site five days a week, coordinating the site and offering healthy outdoor activities including fishing, clamming, environmental exploration, storytelling and art on the shore.

To find out more about how your group can take part in these programs, visit Save the Harbor’s blog, Sea, Sand & Sky at www.blog.savetheharbor.org.

Free swimming safety and aquatics instruction for youth groups at high tide at DCR’s Carson Beach.

Save the Harbor’s free youth environmental education and family programs are made possible with Leadership Grants from Bay State Cruise Company, The Boston Foundation, Distrigas/GDF SUEZ, and The Coca-Cola Foundation.

Save the Harbor is grateful for Partnership Grants from Forrest Berkley & Marcie Tyre Berkley, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, The Chiofaro Company, The Clowes Fund, Marion L. Decrow Memorial Foundation, Alice Willard Dorr Foundation, The Fallon Company, Hampshire House Corporation – Cheers for Children, John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., Mass Humanities, Massachusetts Bay Lines, Massachusetts Port Authority, National Grid Foundation, P&G Gillette, William E & Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust, and Mark Wahlberg Youth Foun-

Free kayak lessons for youth groups this summer at DCR’s Carson Beach.

Clamming, crabbing and environmental exploration are popular activities at low tide at DCR’s Carson Beach.

dation.

Save the Harbor also appreciates funding support from 3A Marine Service, Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation, Andus Baker & Rowan Murphy Family Fund, Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, BOMA, Boston Bruins Foundation, Boston Global Investors, Boston Properties – Atlantic Wharf, Breckinridge Capital Advisors, Andrew J. Calamare, Carnival Foundation, Circle Furniture, The Daily Catch Seaport, Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, Ms. Wallace M. Leonard Foundation, Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation, Thomas & Lucinda Foley, Matthew J. & Gilda F. Strazzula Foundation, HYM Investment Group Inc., Lovett-Woodsum Family Fund, Massachusetts Water Resources

Authority, National Park Service, P&G Gillette, Reebok Foundation, Skanska, South Boston Community Development Foundation, Spectra Energy, Lawrence J. & Anne Rubenstein Foundation, Senior Housing Property Trust, South Boston Community Development Foundation, TD Bank Charitable Foundation, Kyle & Sara Warwick, and the YMCA of Greater Boston.

Save the Harbor would also like to thank our partners at the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Metropolitan Beaches Commission and the Boston Centers for Youth and Families and the hundreds of individual donors who help make these programs possible and for their support.

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is a nonprofit public-interest Boston Harbor environmental advocacy organization whose mission is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, the Boston Harbor Islands, the Boston Harbor region’s public beaches, Boston’s waterfront and the marine environment for everyone to enjoy.

For more information about Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, visit their website at www.savetheharbor.org, their blog Sea, Sand & Sky at www.blog.savetheharbor.org or follow savetheharbor on Facebook and Twitter

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Hot and Cold the first few days of February.

Do you want that kind of cold weather back?

The only ones really cheerful during this winter’s epic snowfalls were the weather men – Harvey Leonard and all of his colleagues.

They got progressively more giddy as the snow continued to pile up.

As we progressed into March, it was a nail-biter for our weatherfolk. Would a new record would be set? When the record finally fell on March 15, they were positively gleeful – you’d think we just landed an astronaut on Pluto.

And yes, South Boston Online is poking a bit of fun at our reactions to weather extremes. But please don’t think that weather isn’t a serious problem around here. The snow punched a temporary hole in our local economy, along with many roofs. It led to

WWW.SOUTHBOSTONONLINE.COM Southie’s abortive “one-way street pilot program”. The MBTA boss resigned her job, when the snow showed just how poorly maintained the “T” was. And don’t kid yourself - the collapse of the “T” last winter was a key reason that led to Boston 2024’s Olympic bid being withdrawn last Monday.

On the upside, do you remember how we all pitched in?

Online’s own East Broadway neighborhood of small stores and businesses came through like the champs they all are. God bless all the home-grown enterprises around us, especially when record snowfalls occur.

Yes, Boston’s weather in 2015 has had all kinds of effects, including several effects on the political climate. But don’t knock summer, even if it’s hot out. Our sunshine season is halfway over. As the Bard states: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? … Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”

The Seaport Snow Farm on Tide Street in mid-July, finally melted and swept clean.

“Our tavern roof fell in from the snow, so we’re serving outside – what’ll ya have?”

“Yeah, that’s Sully’s. It opened in February, just like always.”

“So that’s how she got away!”

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Hot Time, Summer in the City

On Sunday, July 20, all of the beaches in South Boston were crowded with people enjoying the summer sun, but the most crowded, without doubt, was M Street Beach. Young and old alike (but mostly young) journeyed to this beach to relax, cool off in the water, and to just enjoy life the way in was meant to be enjoyed.

And we are in the midst of a heat wave…

It’s time to sneak out of work and head to the beach.

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Meet the Three Amigos Best pals love hanging out at the Curley Center summer program

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They are having the best times of their lives hanging down at the Curley Recreation Center this summer. They love hanging out with each other, love the Curley Center staff, participating in daily activities, and taking dips in the refreshing ocean. They loved participating in the opening ceremonies of Olympic Week at the Center.

The thought it was awesome.

These three young boys, the three amigos, are Chris Hosea, Brendan Errico, and Tommy Flaherty.

Chris Hosea, 10, is the son of Lori and Chris Hosea. He has a brother, Kevin Bartel, a fine

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and he loves eating pizza.

In his leisure time, Chris likes reading and using his imagination when playing with his toys.

In the world of sports, Chris plays hoop at the Walsh Center and has been involved in the Gate of Heaven CYO basketball program for several seasons, playing on house and travel teams. “I like shooting threepointers,” he said. “And I hit a lot of them. One game I kept on hitting them and we destroyed our opponent.”

Chris plays catcher in the South Boston Little League. He was active in the South Boston Youth Soccer League for three years and loves to score goals.

He finds this sport especially hard to play because he said there are so many good players.

He also played lacrosse locally for two years.

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He attends the Perry School and is an Honor Roll student. His favorite subject is science and someday he’d love to be a police officer. His favorite color is red and he also loves pizza.

In his leisure time, Brendan loves hanging out with his brother, playing video games, watching videos about hockey and baseball, and sleeping. In the world of sports, Brendan plays hockey in the South Boston Youth Hockey League and hoop in the Gatey house league. He also plays second base in Little League. “I like it when I make a good catch,” he said. “I also love making force-outs.”

Tommy Flaherty, 9, is the son of Tommy and Annmarie Flaherty.

He has two sisters, Erin and Casey, and a pet parakeet named Merle. He attends the South Boston Catholic Academy, and like his two pals, is doing well in school. His favorite subject is art and someday, he’d like to follow in his dad’s footsteps, and be a firefighter. His favorite color is blue and he loves eating chicken.

In his leisure time, he likes riding his bike, and shooting hoops or throwing the baseball around at Moakley Park with his pal, Eddie Murray. In sports, Tommy has played hockey and baseball. He has also played Pop Warner football for three seasons. “I like tackling players,” he said. “I feel proud when I do.”

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Transforming the Murphy Rink Repairs ongoing

and

Renovations

BY KEVIN DEVLIN

Old Age, a horrific winter, and the need for expansion, has prompted the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to effectuate repairs, as well as renovate the Richard L. Murphy Rink in South Boston.

The project which started a few months ago will continue through the remainder of this year and the rink more than likely won’t be open again to the public until early next year. The initial investment by the state was $2.4 million, but with cost overruns par for the course for most projects of this nature, the

final price tag will be ostensibly higher.

The roof which collapsed this past winter from the weight of the heavy snows had structural damage. The facility will

be expanded by close to 3,000 square-feet, providing space for additional locker rooms, team rooms, and an expanded pro shop and concession space. The lobby, locker rooms, and conces-

sion area will be renovated. The new locker rooms will include showers and restrooms for the athletes and additional rooms for co-ed and female hockey.

The larger concession area will include an outdoor window, allowing the DCR to sell food and drinks to beachgoers and youth sports teams throughout the year. The viewing areas will also be expanded. The overall renovations will help DCR comply with ADA and FEMA standards.

The rink was built in 1961, and four years later, was named in honor of Francis L. Murphy, a lifelong South Boston resident and Boston firefighter, who was killed in the line of duty on October 1, 1964.

ParkARTS Children’s Workshops Continue in August The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s annual ParkARTS program, sponsored by Holly and David Bruce, is pleased to announce the remaining dates for its series of children’s arts workshops giving kids the opportunity to express their creativity while working on fun projects with local artists.

Children ages three to ten can enjoy watercolor painting, mask and jewelry making, treasure creations, and more at the Artists in Residence Workshops held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Participation is free and all materials are provided, but young children must be accompanied by an adult. Groups of six or more must make prior arrangements by calling the Boston Parks Department at (617) 6354505. Now in its 19th year, ParkARTS brings a wide range of cultural offerings to city parks.

In addition, the Marionette Puppet Show series will be held at 11 a.m. at various children’s workshop locations.

Experience the unique charm of Rosalita’s Puppets featuring marionettes made by professional actor-puppeteer Charlotte Anne Dore.

Children are also able to cool off this summer at Splash Dance Parties at parks across Boston. Youngsters can play in the park’s water spray features while listening to festive music, playing games, and trying tasty treats provided for all families to enjoy.

Remaining Artists in Residence Workshops dates and locations are as follows:

Tuesdays August 4, 11 Ronan Park, Dorchester Rogers Park, Allston/Brighton Wednesdays August 5, 12 Healey Playground, Roslindale Mozart Street Playground, Jamaica Plain Thursdays August 6, 13 Ringgold Playground, South End McKinney Playground, Allston/Brighton Fridays August 7, 14 Hunt/Almont Park, Mattapan East Boston Memorial Park, East Boston Rosalita’s Puppets Marionette Performances are at 11 a.m. Dates and locations are as follows: Tuesday, August 4 Ronan Park, Dorchester Thursday, August 13 Ringgold Playground, South End Splash Dance Parties begin at 12 noon.

Dates and locations are as follows: Friday, August 7 East Boston Memorial Park, East Boston Friday, August 14 Hunt Almont Park, Mattapan For information on this and other ParkARTS programs, please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at (617) 635-4505, visit www.facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment or www.cityofboston.gov/parks or follow @ BostonParksDept.

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“Lori Rua, Natile Hoang and Cherrisse Houston (formerly of Spa Christine) and Dyan LaRosa will be working and look forward to taking care of all of your beauty needs!!!!

In the meantime Lori and Natile will be at Headquarters Hair Salon 545 East Broadway 617-269-0085 And Cherrisse will be at The Beauty Bar 383 Neponset Ave 617-825-0085

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Olympics at the Curley Center Kids competing, having fun, and showing their love for the red, white, and blue

BY KEVIN DEVLIN

On Tuesday, July 28, the Curley Recreation Center summer program, overseen by Boston Youth and Families (BCYF) youth worker, Barbara Kelly, held opening ceremonies for their Olympic Week. Ten teams were formed to compete against each other during this three-day event.

On opening day, the teams gath-

ered together inside and listened to the national anthem. American flags were evident everywhere one looked. The Olympic events on opening day were the water bucket race and the tug-of war event.

On Wednesday, the teams competed in marsh mellow spoon races and the obstacle course event. On Thursday, closing ceremonies were held with award presentations, pizza and drinks. A dodge ball tournament was also held.

Miss Barbara was so proud that her kids showed so much enthusiasm and love for country during

the opening ceremony.

“Today (opening day) was such an awesome kickoff to Olympic Week,” she said. “The kids came pumped for opening ceremonies and their red, white, and blue American flags were everywhere.

“We have such a strong bond here at the Curley Center,” she added.

“With over one hundred kids, counselors, and staff battling until the final whistle for each event, it was really intense. I am looking forward to our closing ceremonies and award presentations. I love this spirit and seeing every-

one having so much fun (on opening day) made my twenty-ninth (insert chuckles here) even better.”

To close out the final day, former Olympic Bronze medalist, Sharon Jewell, was scheduled to make an appearance, along with Mike Dowling, WCVB-TV Channel 5 sportscaster. Jewell, a Springfield native, won the Bronze medal in the sport of taekwondo in the 1988 Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea.

(Writer’s Note: A special thanks to Barbara Kelly for her assistance in the completion of this article.)

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BCYF Fun Stops Continue Through August Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) wants to remind families that “BCYF Fun Stops” continue through August offering free, daily, dropin activities at eight locations in Boston.

Children ages 8-18 are welcome to stop in and enjoy a variety of structured activities including board games, sports, arts and crafts and more from 12 noon to 6 p.m.* each weekday. No pre-registration is required, however, parents must fill out a brief waiver form that contains the necessary emergency contact information as well as allows youth to swim during scheduled times at the Fun Stop pool locations. Each Fun Stop is limited to 50 youth. Many of the Fun Stops are able to provide lunch through the Summer Food Service Program, but please confirm with the site. Fun Stops began on July 6 and will continue through Friday, August 21.

The Fun Stops are hosted in parks or open spaces adjacent to or near a BCYF community center. For more about the Fun Stops, contact the host community center listed below: BCYF Blackstone Community Center 50 West Brookline Street, South End, 617-635-5162 BCYF Clougherty Pool at Doherty Park Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, 617-635-5174 BCYF Flaherty Pool at Healy Field 160 Florence Street, Roslindale, 617-635-5181 BCYF Holland Community Center 85 Olney Street, Dorchester, 617-635-5144 BCYF Jackson/Mann Community Center at Ringer Park Gordon Street, Allston, 617-635-5153 BCYF Leahy-Holloran Community Center @ Garvey Park (*operates from 2-8 p.m.)

Neponset Avenue, Dorchester, 617-635-5150 BCYF Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue, Mattapan, 617-635-1328 BCYF Paris Street Pool 113 Paris Street, East Boston, 617-635-5125/1410 Four of the Fun Stops extend their hours and host teen-only activities on select nights. The complete schedule of these “Super” Fun Stop teen-only nights can be found on the Teen Page at Boston.Gov/BCYF

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July 30, 2015 BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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OPEN HOUSE

SOUTH BOSTONDORCHESTER AVENUE CORRIDOR THURSDAY, JULY 30 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

195 OLD COLONY AVE Iron Workers Local 7 Building South Boston, MA 02127

BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

PUBLIC MEETING

120 WEST 4TH STREET TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

MASS BAY CREDIT UNION 147 West 4th Street (2nd Floor) South Boston, MA 02127

The BRA is launching a process to create a new vision and plan for the Dorchester Avenue Corridor from Andrew Square to Broadway Station.

Please visit this open house event to learn more and contribute to the corridor’s future.

PROJECT PROPONENT:

The BRA is also seeking nominations from residents, business owners, community organizations, and institutions to establish an Advisory Group (AG) to assist in developing the planning study. Nominees should commit to attending public meetings to be held at least one evening per month at locations in and around the study area, beginning in September 2015.

33 A Street Development, LLC (the “Proponent”) seeks to redevelop an approximately 8,330 square foot parcel located at 120 West 4th Street in South Boston. The 120 West 4th Street project (the “Proposed Project”) will consist of the demolition of the existing one story structure and the construction of a new mixed-use building with nine (9) residential units, a photography studio, ground floor retail space, and up to thirty (30) off-street parking spaces.

Nominations should include the nominee’s name, street address, email address, and any affiliation to neighborhood organizations. Each submission should also include a statement of this person’s qualification to serve on the AG. Nominations must be submitted by August 7, 2015 to Mary Knasas at the address below. mail to:

phone: email:

BostonRedevelopmentAuthority.org

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

mail to:

MARY KNASAS

Boston Redevelopment Authority One City Hall Square, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02201 (617) 918-4489 Mary.Knasas@boston.gov

33 A Street Development, LLC

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT http://bit.ly/PlanDotAve

phone: email:

Twitter.com/BostonRedevelop

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Byrne & Anderson, LLP Attorneys at Law Eastern Harbor Office Park 50 Redfield Street, Neponset Circle Boston, Massachusetts 02122

Representing Seriously Injured Individuals Including auto/motorcycle accidents, construction site accidents, workplace injuries, slip and fall accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, head and burn injuries, liquor liability and premises liability.

Telephone (617) 265-3900 Telefax (617) 265-3627

RAUL DUVERGE

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BUYER 1 (First) BUYER 1 (Last)

BUYER 2 (First) BUYER 2 (Last) ADDRESS

CITY

ZIP

PRICE

DATE

George

Morris

52 Stonehurst St

Dorchester

02122-1516

550000

07/09/15

Joseph F

Holland

4 Hecla St

Dorchester

02122-2917

610000

07/10/15

Niall

Galvin

14-16 Spaulding St

Dorchester

02122-2420

400000

07/10/15

Celina N

Warot

7 Evandale Ter

Dorchester

02125-1022

649000

07/10/15

Jacob

Becraft

174-176 W 8th St #1

South Boston

02127-2807

430000

07/09/15

Christopher M

Mansfield

159 W 7th St #2

South Boston

02127-2831

323000

07/09/15

Lai P

Wa

Philip H

Lai

156-158 F St #4

South Boston

02127-2222

485000

07/08/15

Jeffrey

Tassi

Kathleen

Tassi

65 Gates St #101

South Boston

02127-3928

490000

07/08/15

Brendan

Oshea

127 H St

South Boston

02127-3097

500000

07/10/15

Jacqueline J

Cavanaugh

76 H St

South Boston

02127-4408

236500

07/07/15

Jackson Brook Realty LLC

665 E 6th St

South Boston

02127-3131

730000

07/07/15

Instant Equity Ptnrs LLC

68 O St

South Boston

02127-2311

525000

07/10/15

Randolph H

Goldberg

723 E 3rd St

South Boston

02127-2312

1434500

07/07/15

Alicia

Hutchins

704-1/2 E 5th St

South Boston

02127-3202

620000

07/08/15

Alexander

Laparidis

Constantina

Laparidis

1 Lovis St

South Boston

02127-2662

386400

07/07/15

Tai V

Dang

Thu T

Nguyen

8 Everdean St

Dorchester

02122-3508

332000

07/10/15

Joseph

Perro

Justina

Perro

24 Ward St #2

South Boston

02127-3545

400000

07/07/15

John R

Tyler

Emily R

Tyler

49 Houghton St #2

Dorchester

02122-3301

260000

07/10/15

Karen M

Bogle

Grant C

Bogle

9 W Broadway #606

South Boston

02127-1076

1650000

07/06/15

Jessica

Rich

Anthony

Rich

25 Channel Center St #PH202

Boston

02210-3414

1242000

07/06/15

Patrick A

Conroy

Lee C

Conroy

30 N Munroe Ter #2

Dorchester

02122-2508

410500

07/07/15

Yun K

Kim

Keiko

Matsuura

58 Percival St #3

Dorchester

02122-1734

279000

07/10/15

Whiskey Foxtrot LLC

684 E 6th St #3

South Boston

02127-4304

595000

07/10/15

Michael O

Cole

29 S Sydney St #2

Dorchester

02125-3333

455000

07/09/15

Ashley C

Knight

309 East St #31

South Boston

02127

949000

07/07/15

Kimberly A

Bradley

844 E 4th St #5

South Boston

02127-3207

985000

07/08/15

Gavin P

Lucca

881 E 2nd St #1

South Boston

02127-2363

600000

07/09/15

Shailendra

Patel

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A 4 unit Brick Building in Good Condition!

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