DORCHESTER — 300 guests attended the “Laughter Heals” comedy night fundraiser to support the work of the Maura Wilkins Foundation. The event was held on Nov. 7, 2024 at Florian Hall in Dorchester. Comic Lenny Clarke, one of the night’s special guests, presented Joyce Hogan with the 2024 Light Bearer Award. Hogan was honored for her love, service, and dedication to helping people in recovery. She is beautifully depicted in the “Light Bearer” poem, and…

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BOSTON — 700 guests attended the The Ireland Funds 43rd Boston gala, which took place on Nov. 4 at the Westin Copley Place hotel, honored board member and long-standing supporter, State Street’s Chairman and CEO Ron O’Hanley, with the Distinguished Leadership Award. The presentation was made by Jean Hynes, CEO of Wellington Management. The gala celebrated the deep ties between Boston and Ireland, all in support of nonprofit organizations working across the island of Ireland.…

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FENWAY — A sold out crowd of 1,800 packed the House of Blues to hear country star Jake Owen rock out with Austin Williams as opener for the annual CoreyFest, which raises money for the Corey C. Griffin Foundation. In the 10 years since its founding, the Foundation has raised $40 million to support Boston charities that help the city’s youth. Also announced was that the Foundation will award ten $10,000 scholarships. The charitable Foundation…

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HANOVER — A strong “witches brew” full of great costumes, great food and an amazing DJ (Amanda Carr) made this year’s Halloween bash one to remember at Alba on 53 in Hanover. The restaurant was the site of the costume contest, which was hosted by South Shore MC Jim Fagan along with celebrity judge Bill Brett. All photos by Bill Brett

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DORCHESTER — The sold-out 14th annual Boston Irish Honors luncheon was held at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum on Dorchester’s Columbia Point. The event, co-chaired by Katherine P. Craven and Paul Haley inducted three outstanding people with deep Boston Irish legacies into the Boston Irish Hall of Honors: Bill Cleary Jr., a 1960 Winter Olympics gold medalist in hockey and the longtime coach of Harvard’s men’s hockey team; Regina Quinlan Doherty, retired Superior Court judge; and…

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