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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk raises nearly $1 million

October 19th, 2019 Comments Closed

BOSTON — More than 5,000 participants came together on Boston Common on Thursday night for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s “Light the Night” Walk, which raised nearly $1 million to fund treatments that are saving the lives of patients. LLS is makes cures happen by providing patient support services, advocating for lifesaving treatments and pioneering the most promising cancer research anywhere. “And it’s all happening now. Not someday, but today. Each year friends, families and…

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Recent Events

5th annual Mad Love Music Festival draws more than 1,500 attendees

October 14th, 2019 Comments Closed

HINGHAM — More than 1,500 guests attended the 5th annual Mad Love Music Festival, which was held on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the South Shore Conservatory. The 2019 Mad Love line up of incredible performers, included Toast, Quadrafunk, Dionysia, Dalton & the Sheriffs, Six Fox Whiskey, and The Aldous Collins Band. Featuring local musicians, food, craft beer and activities for the whole family, Mad Love Music Festival has turned into an ongoing, special tradition…

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Books

Former Secretary of State John Kerry joins Glen Johnson for book signing

October 11th, 2019 Comments Closed

BOSTON — My former Boston Globe colleague Glen Johnson had a signing event recently for his book “Window Seat on the World,” about his time working for former Secretary of State John Kerry, who attended the standing-room-only event at the UMass Club in downtown. — Bill (For more on the book, click here.)

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Paramount recognizes Emerson sophomore who died after a fight

October 9th, 2019 Comments Closed

PHOTO BY BILL BRETT BOSTON — The marquee at Emerson College’s Paramount Theater was lit up in memory of Daniel J. Hollis, a 19-year-old member of Emerson’s class of 2022, who was fatally injured in an altercation in Allston on September 28, 2019. The Boston Globe reported on October 8, that a US Marine on leave in Boston played a role in Hollis’ death. But on campus, Hollis, a native of Mendon, MA, was remember…

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Joey McIntyre, in town to support Mass Eye and Ear, visits with the cast of ‘The Lion King’

October 8th, 2019 Comments Closed

BOSTON — New Kid on the Block and Broadway veteran Joey McIntyre returned to his hometown this week and his roots. McIntyre, his wife, Barrett, daughter Kira, and sons Rhys and Griffin met stars Nia Holloway and Jared Dixon from “Disney’s The Lion King” backstage at the Citizens Bank Opera House on Sunday night. Then on Monday, October 7, 2019, McIntyre performed at the Mass Eye and Ear’s 10th annual “Sense-ation!” gala, which was held…

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