Randolph — The Randolph High School gymnasium was dedicated in the memory Dennis “DJ” Simmonds, a Boston Police Department patrolman who suffered a serious concussive head injury caused by a homemade bomb while pursuing the Boston Marathon bombers in Watertown in 2013. Simmonds, a member of Randolph High’s class of 2004, died about a year after the blasts (and after returning to work) from a cerebral hemorrhage. Officer Simmonds, who had been a standout high…

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BOSTON — Boston actor Kevin Chapman will be bringing some real-life authenticity to the Showtime pilot of the drama series “City on a Hill,” which has Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as executive directors, according to the industry website Deadline. Chapman will be joining former “Law & Order” and “Crossing Jordan” star Jill Hennessy, along with Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge, according to industry reports. A Boston area resident, Chapman has made a name for…

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BACK BAY — Hundreds braved the first snowfall of the season for the annual Santa Speedo Run, which raises money for Play Ball! Boston. The SSRun takes the runners, many in Speedos or other bathing suits, on a loop up Boylston Street and down Newbury Street back to the Lir restaurant in the Back Bay. The runners raised more than $76,000 as of the publishing time of this post. All photos are by Bill Brett.

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