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Seaport chapel reborn as face of South Boston evolves

BOSTON – Decades ago, the little maritime chapel in South Boston's Seaport District provided a haven for weary sailors and fishermen docked along the waterfront. But as the economy shifted, so did the demographics of the chapel's parish, though not its original purpose. During a dedication ceremony

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Waterfront is key to Boston’s revival

After the speaking program at the Boston Waterfront Cruise Terminal in South Boston last week, a young student from Catholic Academy came up to me and asked me, "Mr. Flynn, I heard all these people say how you were able to bring all these big passenger ships to come

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Boston Harbor advocacy groups merge, name leaders

BOSTON – The merger of the Boston Harbor Association and the Boston Harbor Island Alliance has produced a new nonprofit advocacy organization with a high-powered board and led by Kathy Abbott, a former Department of Conservation and Recreation commissioner under then-Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican. Boston Harbor Now is forming after

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Northern Ave. bridge demise mourned, opposed by some

BOSTON – Long considered an eyesore by some and a beloved bit of Boston's industrial past by others, the Northern Avenue bridge is finally coming down. "It's a beautiful bridge and it's sad to see it go but infrastructure doesn't last forever,