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MILTON — Hundreds gathered outside the Glover Elementary School in Milton as former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy launched the Cassidy Murray Foundation, named in honor of one of his daughter’s friends who died in Aruba while vacationing with her parents in 2022. (The foundation hopes to help families dealing with grief following a tragic loss by increasing access to trauma and grief therapy, according to Fox 25 News.) Cassidy did not come home empty-handed, he…

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DORCHESTER — 300 guests attended the Special Olympics Massachusetts 2023 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which was held at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Dorchester. Massachusetts Special Olympics President and CEO Mary Beth McMahon and her committee hosted. The event honored Katherine Craven, Lynn McCarthy, Ryan Dixon, and Dalene Basden with induction into its Hall of Fame. The organization also honored Craven with its Jack Brett Champions Award, named for the brother…

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CHARLESTOWN — More 300 guests attended the gala alongside the USS Constitution in support of the the John P. Connors Memorial Fund. Welcoming remarks were made by Lt. Colonel (ret.) Tom Cappelletti, the executive director of the project. The guest speaker was SOCM Ross Munro USN Seal (ret.) and the evening’s emcee was Fox25’s Gene Lavanchy. The goal of the fund is to establish a memorial for Lt. JG John P. Connors, who was killed…

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HANOVER — More than 125 people surprised long time South Shore resident and philanthropists Colleen ”CoCo” Shields. The surprise event was held at Albas on Route 53 in Hanover. The event emcee Jim Fagan appeared as Barry Manilow to add to the fun at the Copacabana. The party was planned and hosted by Colleen’s siblings, children, and friends. All photos are by Bill Brett.

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SQUANTUM — The city of Quincy and military supporters gathered at the intersection of E. Squantum Street at Parke Avenue to dedicate the square in the memory of Lance Corporal Christopher Donahue (USMC), who was killed in action on May 19, 1969 in Da Nang, Vietnam. Among those on hand for the dedication were members of Donahue’s family, along with Mayor Tom Koch, retired General Joe Dunford (USMC), and singer, Mass. State Police Sergeant Dan Clark (ret.).…

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