REPOSTING FOR 2020: THEATER DISTRICT — 800 guests attended the MatzoBall, the nation’s leading Jewish single’s event, kicks off its 33rd year with an unforgettable “Jewcy” adventure. The ball was held on December 24, 2019, at Royale in the Theater District. All photos by Bill Brett

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A holiday pitch to you: Bill’s team here and we humbly (maybe not so humbly) suggest that you consider giving a copy of Bill’s book, “Boston: Game Changers,” as a gift this holiday season. Click here for more information and to order your copies now. You can order the book and others, including “Boston: Irish,” through College Hype’s special Bill Brett Boston shop here. While you are there, check out the many great items.

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Editor’s Note: The following was written by Paul Doyle, a friend of Bill Brett’s and this page, who lives in Weymouth and currently recuperating from back surgery. We offer these words to mark Veterans Day, November 11, which was started as “Armistice Day,” in 1919, the first anniversary of World War I. In 1926, the US Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. By…

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By Ben Bradlee, Jr. (November 6, 2020) As we sort out the election, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Trump constituency. I’ve had a different experience with the Trump voter, immersing myself in their lives for a 2018 book I wrote, The Forgotten, which used a swing county in Northeast Pennsylvania that played a key role in Trump winning that state in 2016 to do a deep dive into the lives of people who…

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