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VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 61

LaunchByte Picks $25,000 Winner at Excel

by Rick Winterson Last week’s first ever Student Entrepreneur Workshop at Excel High School was an exciting, remarkable event. It was sponsored

by LaunchByte, an executionfocused investment firm and startup hub. Hosted by Excel’s Headmaster Renee McCall, the Workshop challenged five groups of Excel students to develop their own original ideas for new, viable businesses. The five groups were tasked with brainstorming and then designing new concepts for a marketable/saleable mobile application - which these five groups of (very) promising student entrepreneurs certainly did.

LaunchByte is a highly interesting, comparatively new firm. It was founded just over three years ago in 2015 by its CEO, Tan Kabra. Unique in its own way, LaunchByte is a startup hub that focuses on many entrepreneurial

steps – seed stage, growth stage, business incubation, and necessary micro-funding. The latter item uses a proprietary method that LaunchByte calls “Reverse Angel Fund”. To state it simply, LaunchByte guides their clients from early technology development all the way through successful management of the startup and initial marketing. You can learn more about them by visiting.

In just a few short years, LaunchByte has enjoyed significant entrepreneurial success; they recently deciided it was time to “give back”. Briefly stated, Founder and CEO Tan Kabra brought his team to Excel High in order to establish a Student Entrepreneur Workshop.

Also, LaunchByte is contributing $41,000 towards a technology wing at Excel High – mostly for computers and related equipment.

To top off their generous “giveback”, LaunchByte will also develop

SBCA welcomed our student’s grandparents and special friends to a Mass at St. Brigid Church, in which the sixth graders did a great job participating at and the South Boston Catholic Academy Children’s Choir provided the wonderful music lead by our Music Teacher, Mrs. Mary Hoy, who was assisted by Mr. AJ Hoy. This is one of our most cherished days of the school year and we are fortunate to have the support of our students’ families.

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Past, Future Service Members Unite in Honor

By Ray Flynn, Former Mayor of Boston and Former Ambassador to the Vatican Memorial Day brings out the best of America’s past and future.

The people of South Boston turned out in large numbers yesterday to attend the annual Memorial Day event at the Vietnam Memorial and Thomas F. Fitzgerald VFW Post to honor and remember the heroic men and women who sacrificed their lives in the name of freedom.

In a time of great political turmoil and division, it was good to see the unity that exists by so many people on hand to honor our nation’s defenders.

Newly elected state Sen. Nick Collins promised he will lead the fight at the State House on behalf of our veterans and families. Present Post Commander Thomas McCarthy thanked all the volunteers who helped make the dedication

ceremony and breakfast such a big success. He obviously has strong support from fellow veterans.

My son Ed, a city councilor who served in the Middle East, praised the past and present dedication of veterans who served and especially those who fought and died for our nation’s freedom.

“We owe them our highest respect and appreciation,” said the 25-year military veteran. I was moved by a member of the South Boston High School Junior ROTC, who told me, “We learn a lot by being part of the ROTC program in school, but meeting and talking to these military veterans and hearing about their sacrifices to our country only makes us more determined to ser ve and defend our country’s values and traditions.

“I feel our country needs us a nd we’re determined to m a ke a d i f ferenc e.”

I told Commander McCarthy and Tom Lyons what the young student told me. Both said these were the same values that

inspired them to serve when they graduated from high school and firt set out in life.

Coincidentally, I happened to speak at Harvard College just the day before, and heard a couple of recent graduates tell me they were going into the military.

Even with all the strife in America today, our veterans — whether heroes like Gen. Jack Kelley, Gen. Joe Dunford, Tom

Lyons, or the Harvard grads and junior ROTC members I spoke with — they all believe in what our country stands for and remain willing to sacrifice for it.

For me, this brings out the best about our nation now, a nd going for wa rd.

Raymond L. Flynn is a former mayor of Boston and former U. S. ambassador to the Vatican.

City of Boston Recruits Residents for EMT Apprenticeship The City of Boston has launched and registered a new Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) apprenticeship with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development that provides paid, hands-on learning for new hires with Boston EMS. The apprenticeship will include a six-month EMTRecruit academy and six-month field work as a Boston EMS EMT. The apprenticeship is part of a larger effort and partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) to help Boston EMS enhance recruitment efforts, attract diverse candidates, and open pathways to good pay, benefits, and career advancement for Boston residents.

“Apprenticeship lays out an ideal career pathway for residents who want to work hard and learn a

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“In this way, the apprenticeship model plays a key role in the Mayor’s vision to expand economic opportunity for city residents.

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“Training is essential for ensuring the best possible patient care and all hazards response capability,” explained Boston EMS Chief of Department, James Hooley. “The apprenticeship formalizes our longstanding investment in the education and mentorship of our new hires.” For more information v isit: OW D. B o s t o n .G o v

SOUTHBOSTONONLINE.COM THURSDAY, AMAY 31, 2018 Continued from Page 1 the best idea from the Student Entrepreneur Workshop, a service worth an additional $25,000.

In this article, South Boston Online is focusing on the final student presentations (Thursday morning, May 24) and the selection of the final winning team, who’ll now receive the $25,000 LaunchByte consultation. The LaunchByte team included CEO Kabra himself, Olivia Kantyka, David Owens, Natalie Tongprasearth, and James Zamer (who BTW is from South Boston). Each student team of entrepreneurs presented its ideas and was then closely questioned by the LaunchByte professionals. We can only briefly present the students’ ideas. But, every one of them was excellent.

The first team came up with an app that furnishes daily diaries of what to wear, including drawings, current fashions, and even weatherbased recommendations. Next, a proposal for interactive electronic

management of accounts and the moneys in them was presented. The third idea, called “MediKit”, was a sensor-based monitor of health data that could reduce in-person visits to clinics and even predict health problems. Then, a student team presented an app that aids athletes, who qualify for collegiate athletic scholarships, in selecting the right/best college for them.

The fifth and final student team’s idea was an app that matches job applicants with the optimum work openings, including appropriate wording for resumes and so on.

The LaunchByte team then went to work on selecting the best idea. An audible buzz filled the Library where the presentations had taken place, as the excitement and anticipation built up. The chosen best: “NLA”, the fourth student team, who had developed the app for effectively placing college athletes. The team members: Joseph Roque, Wilson Sanon, and Carlos Goncalves. There were whoops of joy and vocal congratulations. The

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LaunchByte opens the Student Entrepreneur Workshop for Excel student participants – (standing) LaunchByte Founder Tan Habra; (from l.)

NatalieTongprasearth, David Owens, Jim Zamer, Olivia Kantyka. key characteristic that got the nod for NLA was something called “scalability”, which means their athletic placement app could rapidly go viral nationwide, and perhaps even worldwide.

“Scalability” is an advantage possessed by firms like Apple, Walmart, Facebook, and Google (Alphabet).

L a u nc h By t e c e r t a i n ly sponsored a memorable morning.

Headmaster McCa ll said, “Today’s event provided an extraordinary opportunity for our students to dream and create …” Launchbyte CEO Tan Kabra was equally impressed – “I am astonished by the potential and drive of the students I met with today … (We) will facilitate and accelerate student success at Excel High for years to come.”

Joseph Nee South Boston Collaborative Center

The LaunchByte team (execution focused, a startup hub) quizzes each Excel High Founders Group on their well-thought-out entrepreneurial proposals.

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Visiting the Past: From Old Ironsides to the Cassin Young

by Richard Campbell On a suitably gray Memorial Day the Navy kept its jewel, the oldest warship in the world, the USS Constitution open for public viewing and presented a 21-gun salute in honor of those who have given their lives in service to our nation. For those of you who haven’t visited the Charlestown Navy yard recently to see the results of the twelve-milliondollar overhaul of this ship, the trip is well worth making if only to get on board and see presentations by the crew. From the perspective of a brief naval history up close and having a great day out, the Charlestown Navy Yard is an appealing annual summer ritual. Besides Old Ironsides, the yard contains the World War II gem, the USS Cassin Young, the Constitution Museum, and a host of interesting living displays of historical naval operations.

The honor of being one of the 100 plus crew members of the USS Constitution could be looked upon by those in war time service as easy duty compared with combat ready naval service overseas. But given our nation’s penchant for forgetting history, it would be very difficult to measure the value of this tradition. From inspiring young people to join to the service, to seeing Boston’s role in our independence up close to imbibe a sense of history, the US Navy knows not a dime is wasted. For the last decade the museum commissioned an elaborate study of the crew members lives who served the ship during its multiple victories during the war of 1812 and formulated a database that includes biographical information of the of the 1,180 man-crew during the period, adding much to the historical picture. Well researched and presented displays in the Constitution Museum also include many visuals and demonstrations kids will enjoy. Nothing beats climbing aboard the ship and seeing and hearing its guns go off in salute.

On the yard itself the Cassin Young, the World War II class destroyer is the second largest draw, maintained and managed by the National Park Service, this ship provides a look at the crammed quarters and mechanized

environment US Sailors operated within during that conflict. About 170 of this class of ship were built for the Navy by Bethlehem Steel and this ship was commissioned in 1943. Though the Charlestown Navy Yard built a number of these Fletcher Class ships, the Cassin Young was built in San Pedro California.

Weighing in at about 2,000 tons the ship performed a variety of duties besides battling with its various guns and torpedoes- escorting larger ships, fending off attacks on land and air, in battles throughout the Pacific theater against the Japanese.

Besides rescuing crew members from the USS Princeton in 1944, the Cassin Young also escorted larger vessels in service in the Philippines, the island of Formosa, and the assault on Iwo Jima. As a radar picket ship out ahead of air attacks to provide warnings of impending attacks it came under brutal Kamikaze attacks, including being struck by one of them on its starboard side. As NPS Rangers made clear, it is easy to forget when strolling around the still sitting ship what sailors must have endured in the high seas on this relatively small vessel, fighting for their lives day in and out. Called back into service in the Korean war, the Cassin Young and its many crews, sacrificed greatly to add multiple victories to the US naval history.

As the population of living World War II veterans dwindles down to zero, we turn a corner in war history that marks a decidedly different kind of warfare, and the technologies of that period look increasingly primitive; but there will never be any doubt about the tremendous sacrifices in that conflict, and its role in making the United States a premier power in the world. The level of sacrifice, as well as the unity of the nation in that period serves as a high-water mark for American military historians. As a microcosm of Naval history, the Charlestown Navy Yard takes the visitor through major conflicts on the sea, reminding us and visitors from around the world how and why the US Navy has served our nation from its inception to the present day. Be sure to take the MBTA boat from Long wharf to the Charlestown Navy Yard!

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Fitzgerald Post Observes Memorial Day

by Rick Winterson In a time-honored ceremony, the Thomas J. Fitzgerald VFW Post No. 561 gathered its members and their guests to honor the South Boston veterans who gave their lives in American wars. On Sunday morning of Memorial Day

weekend, they assembled at the Post on Fourth Street at 9 a.m., formed up and marched to Medal of Honor Park at 9:30, and then formally laid a wreath at South Boston’s Vietnam Memorial at 10.

Post Commander Tom McCarthy opened the observance with a solemn

reading. City Councilor Ed Flynn and Tom Lyons emplaced the wreath.

Memorial bouquets of white flowers were laid at the black memorial stone.

A reading of the Gettysburg Address followed – “”Fourscore and seven years ago, our forefathers brought

forth …”. State Sen. Nick Collins spoke a few words of remembrance, and Tom Florentino played “Taps”.

The ceremony was followed by a return march down East Broadway and back to the Post.

A sumptuous brunch ensued.

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South Boston Waterfront Transportation Center is now OPEN

South Boston Waterfront Transportation Center is open for parking

Massport has opened its new South Boston Waterfront Transportation Center between D Street and World Trade Center Avenue, and added significant public parking and much-needed mobility connections to Boston’s fastest growing neighborhood. The project marks a milestone in a collaborative, multi-year effort to reduce traffic congestion in the South Boston Waterfront District -- and keep more cars out of residential South Boston.

The $85 million South Boston Waterfront Transportation Center includes: • Parking spaces for South Boston residents during snow emergencies; • Free parking for patients of the South Boston Community Health Center clinic at Waterside Place; • Direct access to and from highways to 1,550 shared public parking spaces for employees, restaurant and retail customers, and visitors designed to reduce traffic on residential streets; • Sustainable design including roof top solar panels, LED lighting, and climate change resilient design features; • A real-time transportation information center, ride sharing hub, Zip cars, electric vehicle charging stations, a Blue Bikes (Hubway) station, and weather-protected access to the MBTA Silver Line which will open in the coming weeks.

Revenue from the transportation center supports Massport maritime operations in the Port of Boston, the City’s 6th largest employer with 7,000 jobs.

Today and in the future, Massport will continue to work with community members and their elected officials to balance our roles as a good neighbor and an economic engine for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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The Bruins Visit Condon School

by Rick Winterson The ostensible cause – an excellent cause, of course – was the cause of fitness among students at the James F. Condon K-8 School. In addition to “Fitness”, the students, who assembled in the Condon gym, had a marvelous time that included modified street hockey.

The occasion was an interactive press conference last Wednesday at midday to highlight a new partnership to support Fitness in Boston’s schools. Needless to say, the vocal cords and cheering voices of the students are already quite “FIT” There was quite a weighty roster of attendees: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, BPS Superintendent Tommy Chang, E.D. of the Bruins Foundation Bob Sweeney, Delaware North CEO Charlie Jacobs, Police Commissioner Bill Evans, Condon Principal Bobby Chisholm, the Condon staff, and hundreds of

students. Augmenting the guest list was Bruins’ Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk and the Bruins’ mascot, Blades to Bruin, a brown bear. A brief backstory on Blades – as a brown bear, he’s the largest land animal in the Americas and also carnivorous. Enough said.

The Boston Bruins have donated $80,000 worth of hockey equipment to 80 of Boston’s Public Schools. This is a citywide gift from the Bruins’ organization that will reach out to as many as 25,000 BPS students. And this donation is for street hockey, so the kids can play with this equipment basically all year around. It was demonstrated by approximately a dozen staff, students and guest officials, with a shootout featuring Blades the Bruin brown bear tending goal.

A piece of well-meant advice from South Boston Online: “Keep your day jobs, people!”

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South Boston Farmers Market Opens June 4th

Come out and celebrate the opening of our 16th season of the South Boston Farmers Market, 446 West Broadway (in front of the municipal parking lot), on Monday, June 4, 12-6pm

The Sout h Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation (SBN D C ), sponsor of the South Boston Farmers Market, will hold an Opening Day Celebration at the market on June 4th.

Get some early spring vegetables, such as asparagus, lettuce, herbs as well as potted flowers; hot house zucchini and tomatoes from our returning Massachusetts based Freitas’ & Wenger’s Farms. Wenger’s will also carry their (in-) famous baked goods such as cookies and pies, bread, local jams, honey, f lowers and hand crafted soaps.

For Opening Day, The

SBNDC will give away $2 coupons to its market shoppers, valid for fresh and healthy market products (as long as supplies last). Come to the market manager’s tent to get the coupon, including our market loyalty card!

Of course, there cannot be an opening day without live music by our favorite market band, Jan and Lou Borelli from 12-3:00 pm.

The market season begins on Opening Day on June 4th and will go through October 29th, and will be held every Monday from 12-6pm at 446 Broadway, on the sidewalk in front of the municipal parking lot.

The South Boston Farmers Market accepts EBT/SNA P, W IC, and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Coupons, and has the Healthy Incentive SNAP match program (HIP) available for EBT/SNAP users.

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On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 - a group of seniors from Excel High School traveled to the Perry K-8 School for community building activities and lots of fun. Thanks to the Martin Richard Bridge Builder Foundation, the seniors were able to design and donate tee-shirts, a class set of books and some fresh fruit snacks. Students enjoyed reading together, participating in recess and chatting during lunch. Thank you to the Martin Richard Foundation, the 11th + 12th grade SLD/ EI team at Excel High School, Ms. Tara Kelly and classroom helpers at the Perry School, Dorina Binda and the Spot printers of South Boston.

BCYF Tynan Community Summer Camp South Boston Summer Collaborative Presents the “Fun In The Sun” Summer Camp @ the BCYF Tynan Community Center. Registration is on-going .Please bring your child’s Birth Certificate, Current Physical & Immunization records and a $100.00 dollar Money order to save a seat with the remaining balance of $250.00 (sliding scale) due at Orientation.

The Program runs from July 9th thru August 24th Monday –Friday, 9am-3pm. The bcyf tynan offers an on-site program which includes a variety of activities, such as organized sports, Recreational room, arts & crafts, educational events, swimming and field trips.

Any questions please feel free to call the Administrative Coordinator, John Lydon @ 617 635-5110

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A Southie Sign of Summer Local wisdom says that summer really begins on Memorial Day weekend around here. And there is an unmistakable sign when summer comes to South Boston – Fort Independence, which anchors the entire Castle Island Reservation, opens its doors to the public. Despite changeable weather – from hot and muggy to cold and damp – this event took place as usual over the last May weekend in 2018. Lilacs and flowering horse chestnut trees were in full bloom; a long line awaited summertime treats at Sullivan’s. Last Saturday at noon, the doors of the Fort’s sally port swung open for the summer. Hundreds of visitors then toured the Fort.

Summertime in Old Colony

It’s often said that Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of summer, especially in Boston. That led to the inflatable bouncing slide and playhouse at Old Colony. It was hot, muggy, and last Friday evening. Summer had started (unofficially). So a local Old colony resident rented the summer toy shown in the photo. Why? Just so the kids in Old Colony could have some summer fun.

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Preferences apply: 5 accessible units (3 mobility impairments, 2 vision impairments and deaf/hard of hearing) Boston residency preference for 70% (34) of units, 5 units set aside for homeless households, 8 project-based MRVP units Use and Occupancy Restrictions apply: Minimum 1 per bedroom-Reasonable Accommodations made Walker Park is a smoke-free community For more info or reasonable accommodations, call WinnResidential at (617) 989-0168 / TTY/TDD: (800) 439-2370 For info about MRVP and units for households transitioning from homelessness, call HomeStart at (617) 542-0338

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Parks Department Offers Free Summer Sports Centers for Ages 7 to 14 The Boston Parks and Recreation Department announces the return of free youth Sports Centers at White Stadium in Franklin Park, M Street Park in South Boston, and East Boston Stadium featuring professional instruction in a number of popular sports from July 9 to August 17.

The Sports Centers are offered free of charge to Boston residents and open to boys and girls ages 7 to 14. The program offers progressive skill development to city youth in July and August.

The East Boston Summer Recreation and Sports Center at East Boston Memorial Park is a full day drop-in program for Boston residents ages 7 to14. Children may participate in a number of supervised activities including sports, games, and arts and crafts. The program runs Monday through Friday from July 9 to August 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pre-registration is recommended and space is limited. For more information, please call (617) 961-3085 or email cheryl.brown@boston.gov.

The South Boston Summer Sports Center at M Street Park is a full day drop-in program for Boston residents ages 7 to 14. The program runs Monday through Friday from July 9 to August 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children can participate in many traditional and non-traditional recreation activities. Parents may register their children for one day, a week, or the entire summer. For more information, please call (617) 961-3084 or emailwoodley.auguste@boston.gov.

The White Stadium Sports Center in Franklin Park will feature several sports Tuesday through Friday from July 10 to August 17, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with participants choosing a favorite to take part in each week. The sports offered throughout the program include volleyball, lacrosse, tennis, basketball, Double Dutch, track and field, football, soccer, and baseball/ softball.

Mayor’s Garden Contest Deadline July 11 Mayor Martin J. Walsh is alerting Boston’s green thumbs that they have until Wednesday, July 11, to register for the 2018 Mayor’s Garden Contest presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with a grand prize provided by JetBlue and media support provided by the Boston Herald.

Now in its 22nd year, the contest recognizes gardeners who have landscaped, planted flowers, trees, and shrubs, and, in the process, helped beautify B o s t o n’s n e ig hb o r ho o d s .

Gardeners or those nominating their favorite gardeners may find printable and online nomination forms atwww.boston.gov/mayorsgarden-contest. First place winners will receive the coveted “Golden Trowel” award from Mayor Walsh and prize packages from the Parks Department, Mahoney’s Garden Centers, and other sponsors at an awards ceremony in August in the Public Garden presented with support from Polar Beverages.

First place winners in this year’s Garden Contest will also be entered into a drawing for a JetBlue Grand Prize consisting of roundtrip flights for two to any nonstop destination from Boston. Terms, conditions, and blackout dates apply.

Gardeners who have won three or more times in the last ten years will be automatically entered into the Hall of Fame and will be recognized at the awards ceremony in late August. These distinguished Hall-of-Famers will be ineligible to enter as contestants but are welcome to return as judges.

To enter the contest, apply online at w w w.boston.gov/ mayors-garden-contest or pick up entry forms at Boston City Hall, Boston Community Centers, and Boston Public Library branches. For more information please call (617) 961-3051.

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