SouthBoston TODAYOnline • On Your Mobile • At Your Door JULY 31, 2014: Vol.2 Issue 36 SERVING SOUTH BOSTONIANS AROUND THE GLOBE WantSouth to see Boston your ad Today’s in South It’s Official: Boston Today & SBT Online? General Joseph office: 617.268.4032 or cell: 617.840.1355 or email at Dunford to be [email protected] Marine Corps www.southbostontoday.com Commandant t’s official. South Boston native General Joseph ‘Fighting Joe’ South Boston Today I Dunford was easily confirmed to be the next Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. He was recently confirmed ‘without objection’ by the US Senate and will assume command this coming fall when the current commandant, @SBostonToday General Jim Amos steps down. General Dunford grew up in South Boston. He lived at 890 E. Broadway and attended the Nazareth School. Go to our South Boston Today He was an altar boy at St. Brigid page to vote on our weekly poll. Church and went on to graduate from Make sure you like & share CONTINUED ON page 10 3rd Annual Tiki Week August 18-24 I’m Back! 149 P Street 617.269.0900 2 SOUTHBOSTONTODAY • www.southbostontoday.com July 31, 2014 EDITORIAL “Remembrance” ecently the Sweeney was a rare, intelligent freak something going. the park into a playground with power within the next year the Park and Courts at E and and everybody else in town Back then the E Street Park basketball hoops and court to park was built. RFifth Street observed a was a dope or on dope. was a bunch of overgrown lots, make the neighborhood a better Remember acting and actors re-dedication. Speaking at the There was a time when the “greenies” we called them, four place. “We can do this” they are the profession of fantasy. event Councilor Mike Flaherty world wasn’t beating a path friends who hung out, played vowed and then set out to do it. It’s not real. A cynical person made the simple, but telling, to our door, when we had to football, baseball, basketball They had one stop in mind and might describe actors as observation that Mat Damon provide for ourselves, when together had a plan. This greenie one stop was all they needed. entertaining liars. Matt Damon didn’t build this park. It seems if you didn’t live or work in was an overgrown eyesore with South Boston had a new State didn’t build our park. Our own that some young people think Southie you didn’t come for a an occasional “wino” or two Senator who would park an friends and neighbors did. Joe that “Good Will Hunting” built visit or dinner. It was different. sleeping in the weeds. RV at different locations in Moakley, after a lifetime of the park for a movie prop and I won’t say it was better or worse As stated earlier there were no the district so his constituents service to the nation, left us left it behind for the community. than today, it was just different. city agencies to give assistance, would have easy access to his some years back. Just to set the record straight, If, however, offered a chance nor was there a stampede of office. The Senator’s name Paulie Lamonica, after a Matt, Ben, Robin and the to return to those mid-60’s new residents moving in. The was Joe Moakley and when the lifetime of service to the city, whole Good Will Hunting days, I would be gone. All community did have a couple of kids went to him his response left his wife Cathy, his family franchise gave nothing to the my family and friends would things. It had kids with a can-do was “We will do this”. and all his friends, much too community. A bar or two still be together and part of attitude. It also had a politician He instructed Billy, Jackie, early a year ago. It’s important might have benefited, but the everyday life, every day life with a will do attitude. Joey and Paul to go out and to remember who the real stars only thing the community because every day we would The four kids, Billy Fraser, get signatures on a petition. are in real life and to thank received was the national enjoy life. If something Jackie Mullen, Joey Pano and Combining their work with them and their memory. perception that Will Hunting wasn’t going on we would get Paul Lamonica wanted to turn Joe’s influence and budding Thanks Paulie “The economic impact of illegal immigration on the taxpayers is catastrophic” - Ric Keller Join Us Online Make sure you like & share South Boston @www.southbostontoday.com SBT Today with your friends! www.southbostontoday.com SouthBoston PO Box 491 • South Boston, MA 02127 TODAYOnline • On Your Mobile • At Your Door South Boston Today is not liable for errors appearing in advertisements beyond the cost of Publisher Editor In Chief Managing Editor the space occupied by the error. All South Boston Today produced artwork, design, and layout John Ciccone Brian R. Mahoney Brian P. Wallace remain the sole property of South Boston Today. Reproduction in whole or part is strictly forbidden. South Boston Today reserves the right to cut, edit or reject any copy without notice. 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Our obligation as lost their jobs because of government Wthink of Massachusetts no legal reason, deny a law obeying Americans is to take care of our waste causing a weak economy also Democratic politicians, they citizen a Firearms Identification disabled veterans, who are being need our help. These are the people usually think of way out in left field Card. That friends, holds potential short changed by mismanagement that we, as Americans, are obligated progressives who are motivated by for abuse. Senator Timilty; who sits at the VA and to our current military to take care of, not people being emotions and not reality and who’s on the Joint Committee for Public personnel who are watching so much encouraged to illegally enter our every move and action is dictated Safety and Homeland Security views being taken from them from budget country in search of free healthcare, by sound bites that appeal to other this move as a possible violation cut that target them intentionally. schooling, housing and other perks radical leftists. In other words, it’s of people’s Constitutional rights, We have an obligation to American that most of our own citizens don’t more important to them to appear which it certainly is. It’s wrong, it children, who in so many public have access to. to be doing something constructive would bring law suits and Timilty schools are getting a terrible It’s being implied as part of the than to put forth a plan, program or courageously stood up and said so, education. Our senior citizens need aforementioned guilt trip and race bill that actually makes sense. But while some others cowered from the the services they are entitled to and CONTINUED ON page 11 they are not all like that. We still have media and the activists. A sincere common sense pols elected from Thank You goes out to Senator South Boston and thankfully, there is Timilty for showing the courage of also state senator James ‘Jim’ Timilty, his convictions and for standing up a Democrat from Walpole. for the rights of lawful citizens to Senator Timilty recently went exercise their Constitutional Rights. against some of the ‘powers that be’ May he set an example for others on in his party and the vocal minority of Beacon Hill to do what’s right and not Anti-Second Amendment activist - in cow tow to radical activists. part, funded by former NYC mayor Staying at the State House, last Michael Bloomberg - when he stood Saturday a rally was held protesting firm against penalizing this state’s law Illegal Immigration. It was led and abiding gun owners who have always organized by a good man, Jeff Kuhner followed the rules, but always pay the of WRKO Radio. The crowd was price for the actions of crazies who massive; some police estimates had commit gun violence in other parts of the number of people gathered there the nation. at over 10,000. Ah, but some news The BCYF Condon Community Center I personally know Jim Timilty to media outlets were up to their old be someone who is level headed tricks. They reported the crowd to Staff & Council and knows the issues he votes on, be only several hundred. A look at Would like to extend their heartfelt thanks thoroughly. Massachusetts has tough the photos and videos from the rally to everybody who came out and generously supported gun laws already. There is no need proved the media to be once again the July 13th fundraiser.