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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PORTRAIT FOR BOSTON: VETERANS BY BILL BRETT QUINCY — Mildred R. (Moulton) Cox has had a lot to celebrate in 2024. One of the first women to join the US Marine Corps and a veteran of World War II, Millie, as she is known, was 20 years old when she joined the corps to serve her country. She’s still going strong. As she has inscribed on her notepaper: “Once a Marine, always a Marine.” Millie…

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