SouthBostonTODAYOnline • On Your Mobile • At Your Door June 27, 2019: Vol.7 Issue 25 SERVING SOUTH BOSTONIANS AROUND THE GLOBE Civic Groups WWW.SOUTHBOSTONTODAY.COM Teaming Up To Demand That Mayor Walsh Extend IPOD embers of civic groups, neighborhood associations Mand concerned residents Want to see your ad in South are petitioning Mayor Marty Walsh Boston Today & SBT Online? to extend the Interim Planning Over- lay District - Article 27S which is due Office: 617.268.4032 or to expire on July 17, 2019.There is a cell: 617.840.1355 or email at Petition that is circulating stating, “To [email protected] date, the Mayor’s office and Boston @SBostonToday CONTINUED ON page 12 Three locations! 106 Dorchester Street, South Boston HappyHappy 4th4th ofof JulyJuly toto AllAll 4252 Washington Street, Roslindale cial Street, Braintree 10 Commer “Home of the Bucket”OpenOpen 'til'til 7PM7PM onon thethe 4th4th 2 SOUTH TODAY • www.southbostontoday.com June 27, 2019 EDITORIALEDITORIAL Independence Day: When ‘Most’ Feel Proud to be an American ith Independence Day here erals yet is quite vocal and obnoxious please the disgruntled, ‘better than thou’ next week and our country about their disdain for their homeland. types residing here who seem to hate all Win a celebratory mood, pride Meanwhile, on our southern border that this nation stands for. Think about in being an American is in full display with Mexico, thousands are migrating it. In no time at all there could be a ma- all across the nation. Old Glory proudly here from several countries, clamoring jor demographic change in Cambridge, waves and Red, White and Blue are the to get in and have risked life and limb Brookline, Wellesley and Amherst, colors of the season. to make the journey. To be clear, unless Massachusetts and in San Francisco and Americans will attend patriotic pa- they come here legally, they have abso- Hollywood, California as the Leftists have it better than they do here in any rades, concerts and fireworks displays lutely no right to cross our border. But leave for Mexico, Honduras and Guate- other nation on earth. No, they won’t all geared to marking this wonderful that’s not the point of today’s editorial. mala and the new arrivals would grate- leave and that’s too bad. holiday that heralds our country’s birth- The point is this. Those risking every- fully take their places. Maybe, in the As much as they melt down and day. Ah, but not all Americans are feel- thing to come here must see something interest of compassion, the departing un- scream their outrage at the current Presi- ing that pride in their country according about America that the aforementioned happy Americans could leave their vin- dent and even our Constitution, they to the results of the most some recent Leftists can’t seem to grasp. Though tage Saabs and walled mansions for the remain here and do their best to make polling. It seems 60% of those who call America may have its faults, there is newcomers as a gesture of good faith. every American as miserable as they themselves ‘Solid Liberals’ or Leftists, nowhere better in the world – period. The fact is and we all know it to be themselves are. But since they are stay- say they are definitely not proud of be- So, today we offer up a possible solu- true, you will not see any takers on this ing, they need to get out of the way of the ing Americans and feel that America tion to make everyone happy. Why not side of the border among those who overwhelming majority of true, patriotic is not a good country at all. Of course, do a one for one swap? Let one illegal constantly bash our country, our consti- Americans who plan to celebrate with this group, according to the survey, only in for each American Leftist who agrees tution and this wonderful land created pride on this Fourth of July, the birthday makes up 15% of the US population to permanently leave? If they dislike this by God and our brilliant Founding Fa- of the greatest of all nations. Happy In- and certainly does not include all lib- country so much, this should be a plan to thers, because they know they couldn’t dependence Day next week to all! “Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.” Robert McAfee Brown REP. BIELE HOSTS PERRY SCHOOL AT STATE HOUSE epresentative Da- in the Chamber, students podium where Presi- vid Biele hosted learned about the history dent John F. Kennedy RMs. Judith Nee’s of the State House and once stood and ad- kindergarten class from the Legislature. Students dressed the Massachu- the Perry K-8 School at also learned how bill setts Legislature. Fol- the Massachusetts State becomes a law and sat at lowing their visit, the House. Students, teach- the desks of legislators to House of Representa- ers, parents and chaper- see how representatives tives held an informal ones visited the House debate and vote on bills session. Following the Chamber where the Mas- and budget amendments. tour, all guests were sachusetts House of Rep- The kindergarteners, treated to lunch be- resentatives meets and teachers and parents fore heading back into conducts business. While also stood at the same South Boston. PO Box 491 • South Boston, MA 02127 SouthBostonTODAYOnline • On Your Mobile • At Your Door South Boston Today is not liable for errors appearing in advertisements beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Publisher • John Ciccone All South Boston Today produced artwork, design, and layout 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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By the up, but it does provide some great granted permission for their im- W familiar things that way, according to experts, the entertainment. age to be used in the first place. we’ve all gotten used to, return Orcas, as big and fierce as they Which proves once again, when Here’s wishing everyone a and are welcome in many cases. are, usually pose no threat to on the topic of loving animals and great Independence Day holiday. Music of the season and specific swimmers; in fact, they actually other wildlife, there are those who This is when Americans get to classic movie reruns are two that seem to enjoy the company of truly do love them and want to wave the flag and celebrate the jump out at us and last all sea- humans. But alas, the relief and protect them from harm, which is birthday of and be thankful that son long. The ‘JAWS’ movies reason to relax and go back in the where most folks are on the issue. we live in the greatest country are shown over and over again water may have been short lived. And then there are the crazies, on earth. Our brilliant Founding through July and August, ac- It seems the Orca didn’t hang some of whom even get ‘trig- Fathers certainly knew what they companied by that eerie music around. He or she devoured its fill gered’, when they see an image/ were doing when, with guidance that lets the viewers know that of seals and moved on. So, unless mascot of a dolphin, an eagle or a from God, created this wonder- the Great White Shark is lurk- it returns, if you happen to make panther on a sports team’s jersey ful nation. Have a great ‘4th’ and ing nearby and getting ready to it to the Cape this summer, re- because it might traumatize that God Bless America! pounce on an unsuspecting swim- member, while in the water, keep mer or someone who should have an eye out for big gray fins and be been in a ‘bigger boat’. ready to sprint to shore. Oh, and Over the past half dozen years as as awesome as they are to look at Let Our Family Help Your Family everyone knows, some Cape Cod and film, let’s hope the thousands beaches have been the scene of of seals that currently hang out on Great White sightings, as they pa- Cape Cod, don’t decide to migrate CASPER trol not too far offshore in search north to Carson Beach in large Funeral & Cremations Services of dinner. We’re told seals are numbers. We really don’t need the Established in 1930 the favorite food of these massive great Whites to follow, though a predators and as the seal popula- few Orcas would be ok. Serving Families with Dignity and Respect tion keeps increasing, so too does Speaking of sharks, why not through the toughest of times for the number of sharks in the area.