DORCHESTER — The large crowd at the new firehouse in Meeting House Hill in Dorchester came to celebrate the opening of the second new firehouse in Boston in 40 years and to honor the memory of Marie (Finn) Conley, a crossing guard at the Mather School who died on October 29, 2008 after being struck eight days earlier when shielding a child from an oncoming car. In 2011, Conley was named as a recipient of…

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BEACON HILL — Current and former Hampshire House and Cheers employees, business and community leaders and friends gathered at the historic Hampshire House on Beacon Hill to give “cheers” to Thomas A. Kershaw for 55 years of ownership and operation of the Hampshire House and internationally known Cheers bar. Kershaw’s long and storied career in Boston began exactly 55 years to date, on June 10th in 1969, when at age 30 he purchased The Hampshire House…

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COLUMBIA POINT — More than 350 people were on hand at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library for the as Special Olympics Massachusetts held its 2024 Hall of Fame induction ceremony. As part of the event, state Representative Sean Garballey of Arlington received the Jack Brett Award for his work on behalf of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The late Jack Brett was the oldest of the Brett children and the family’s inspiration for…

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