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Friendship party for Tommy Hally helps family with health issue

September 15th, 2019 Comments Closed

DORCHESTER — More than 800 people stopped by Florian Hall in Dorchester during the Friendship Party for Tommy Hall to support the South Boston resident who is facing a health challenge. Among those in attendance at the party on Friday, September 13, 2019, were Boston city councilors Mike Flaherty and Ed Flynn, and Quincy Mayor Tom Koch. According to “Caught in Southie”: Tommy is suffering from Stage 4 Sarcoidosis – an inflammatory disease that affects…

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$140K raised in golf tournament for Friendship Home

September 14th, 2019 Comments Closed

PLYMOUTH — Nearly 250 golfers enjoyed blue skies and a spectacular day of golf followed by cocktails, a buffet and live and silent auctions to benefit Friendship Home’s respite program and support services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. The tournament raised $140,000. Friendship Home held its 20th annual Golf Classic on September 11, 2019 at Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth with the greatest showing of golfers, families, volunteers and Friendship Home members…

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Hundreds turn out for screening of documentary on former hockey player Kevin Stevens

September 12th, 2019 Comments Closed

ARLINGTON — A standing room only crowd packed the Regent Theatre in Arlington for a panel on substance abuse and the premiere screening of the short documentary “Shattered” about the life of former professional hockey player Kevin Stevens. The panelists included Stevens, two-time Stanley Cup champion and recovering addict, state Senator Cindy Friedman of Arlington, Dr. Michael Hamrock, addiction specialist from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, and Becky Savage, a self-professed hockey mom and educator, who lost…

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More than 300 guests attend 3rd annual Hingham Harbor Feast

September 10th, 2019 Comments Closed

HINGHAM — More than 300 guests attended the 3rd annual Hingham Harbor Feast, which was held at the Hingham Maritime Center on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. All photos by Bill Brett

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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Duxbury Beach

September 8th, 2019 Comments Closed

DUXBURY — More than 500 guest celebrated under a large tent on Duxbury Beach on the evening of Saturday, September 7, 2019, to support the Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc., and mark the centennial of a dozen or so Duxbury residents coming together to buy the beach so that it would be preserved for future generations. The event raised $450,000. Longtime Duxbury resident Jim Fagan, the evening’s emcee, thanked the Duxbury residents for their continued support.…

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