DORCHESTER — 450 guests packed Florian Hall to honor Richie Paris on his retirement from the Boston Fire Department. In addition to being a firefighter, Paris served as president of the union Local 718. On hand to celebrate Paris were Ed Kelly, a Boston native who is president of the International Firefighters Union, Mayor Michelle Wu, former fire department commissioners Paul Burke, Joe Finn, and Marty Pierce. All photos by Bill Brett

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DORCHESTER — Get Konnected! marked its 15 years of celebrating Boston’s leaders and communities of color with a celebration at the John F. Kennedy Museum and Library. The event was hosted by founder and CEO Colette Phillips and included honored guests Louis J. Antonellis, Sean Curran, state Senator Nick Collins, Ed Forry and his son, Bill Forry, Bob Giannino, Ed Kane, Sam Kennedy, Josh Kraft, state Representative Aaron Michlewitz, Tom O’Brien, Chris Vogel, and Chris…

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SOUTH BOSTON — Keeping with the annual tradition, state Senator Nick Collins hosted the 2024 Annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast, which this year fell on March 17. The gathering was broadcast live on TV from the Ironworkers Local 7 Union Hall in South Boston. For more on the breakfast read, Caught in Southie’s report here. All photos by Bill Brett

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