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Faith Murray, 11, hosts a show on the Talking Information Center for young people

November 26th, 2018 Comments Closed

MARSHFIELD — Faith Murray may only be in the fifth grade, but this young star, who goes to school in Hingham, has already created a community that reaches well beyond the South Shore. Faith, who hosts her own show on the Talking Information Center, was featured in a column by the Boston Globe’s Kevin Cullen. You can read it here. As luck would have it, Bill Brett’s granddaughter Hadley, who is 8, studied Braille at…

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Work continues on the Whiskey Priest site on the waterfront

November 25th, 2018 Comments Closed

SOUTH BOSTON — Bill Brett stopped by to take these photographs of the former Whiskey Priest in the Seaport section of South Boston as the demolition of the bar/eatery continues to make way for housing. All photos by Bill Brett

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Gate of Heaven school building to be razed, space used for parking

November 24th, 2018 Comments Closed

SOUTH BOSTON — Bill Brett stopped by the former Gate of Heaven school in South Boston to take a few photographs of the old building before final demolition is completed. The school will be replaced with a parking lot where the spaces will be rented to fund the maintenance and operation of the nearby church. This has been a long process. The school campus, which previously included a gym that was redeveloped as condos about…

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South Boston High School holds reunion for Classes of ’67, ’68, and ’69

November 21st, 2018 Comments Closed

DORCHESTER — More than 400 guests attended the joint reunion for the South Boston High School Classes of 1967, 1968, and 1969, which was held at Florian Hall on November 17, 2018. The presidents of all three classes were in attendance, Walter Stafford, Bill Doherty, and Steve Flaherty. All photos by Bill Brett.

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George Montilio and his team bake 10,000 pies for Thanksgiving

November 18th, 2018 Comments Closed

BROCKTON — George Montilio and his team at Montilio’s Bakery in Brockton have been busy baking some 10,000 pies for Thanksgiving, including about 1,000 that will be given to area charities that feed the homeless and hungry and for charities that distribute pies for Thanksgiving. Since 1947, the Montilio family and their bakery have supported numerous charities during the holiday season through donations of pies and other items or providing the items at a steep…

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