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MBTA Orange Line Shutdown on the Horizon
An announcement is expected on Wednesday. The Boston Globe is reporting that the MBTA is seriously considering shutting down the Orange Line for 30 days [...]
McDermott, Quilty & Miller Hires Sean T. Regan
Land use, zoning and licensing firm strengthened by addition of former regulatory official BOSTON, MA (August 1, 2022) – McDermott, Quilty & Miller, LLP (“MQM”), [...]
Flagging Accuracy at South Boston Beaches ranged from 0-33% for the 2021 Beach Season
On July 28, 2022 – Save the Harbor/Save the Bay issued a mid-summer special report on beach posting and flagging accuracy on the Bay State’s ocean beaches [...]
Community came out against Proposed Cannabis Shop in the Neighborhood
Universal Hub is reporting that the neighborhood came out in full force against a proposed cannabis shop at 313 Old Colony Ave. (the now closed [...]
Water Main Break on Dorchester Street
Holy Moly! About 6:30pm on Wednesday, a water main broke on Dorchester Street at 8th flooding the area. Boston Fire [...]
Dear Dog Owners*: This behavior needs to stop
What the hell is going on? So it seems it isn't just us who thinks it's completely irresponsible and downright [...]
GoFundMe for Will Good – a Southie native – who was seriously injured in a car crash
UPDATE FROM MAY 21st: Good news to share today -- Will has officially "graduated" from the ICU at MGH and [...]
Councilors Flynn & Flaherty File Hearing Order to Discuss Increased Fines for Large House Parties Disturbing Neighbors’ Quality of Life
See Press Release Below: BOSTON - Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn & Councilor At-Large Michael Flaherty are calling for a [...]
Boston Fire Department Alarm System – 169 years old
Did you know that Boston has the first electric fire alarm system in the world? There are over 1200 signal [...]
Ottavio Cerullo celebrates his 100th birthday
Remember last year, Southie came together to wish Ottavio a Happy 99th? Well, he just turned 100 and a celebration [...]
Problem Properties in Southie: An Update
Southie City Councilors are not messing around A few weeks ago, City Councilor Ed Flynn hosted a community meeting to discuss problem properties and quality [...]
Hit + Run on Frontage Road
Massachusetts State Police are looking for help in identifying a driver and car that was involved in a hit and run on Friday night. According [...]
Hey, DCR, step up to the plate! Evans Field needs some help!
Baseball season is upon us - in particular South Boston Little League Season - and it seems as though it's a swing and miss when [...]
Legendary BFD Commissioner Leo Stapleton has passed away
Leo Stapleton, retired Boston fire commissioner and author, has died at the age of 94. Stapleton was a native of South Boston and retired with [...]
Mayor Janey Announces Updates to City of Boston Reopening Guidance
Modified and delayed guidance of the latest phase of Reopening Massachusetts plan will allow the City of Boston to prepare for industry-specific needs BOSTON - [...]
Gov. Baker announces some new COVID-19 regulations + mask mandate
We can see the end of the tunnel... Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday the state's outdoor mask mandate will be lifted and effective on Friday [...]
