Boston Photographer
HINGHAM — A large crowd gathered at the South Shore Country Club to help radio music host Ron Della Chiesa celebrate his 80th birthday recently. Della Chiesa, host of “Strictly Sinatra Sunday with Frank Sinatra & Friends,” was feted at the event that included a performance by Luann Dutra and Rico Barr & The Jump ‘N’ Jive Review. Photos by Bill Brett.
DORCHESTER — Steve MacDonald may have thought he was showing up at Florian Hall for a TV interview, but the Boston Fire Department spokesman was actually surprised by Commissioner Joe Finn and about a 100 friends gathered to wish MacDonald well on his retirement from the department. MacDonald, the spokesman for the Boston Fire Department, has more than 31 years with the department. Among those on-hand to greet him were Mayor Marty Walsh, members of…
Hollywood legend Jimmy Durante performed at the Wilbur in 1968 after a fire destroyed Blinstrub’s Village. PHOTO BY BILL BRETT Jimmy Durante, center, with US House Speaker John W. McCormack, left, with Thomas Eisenstadt, who was on the Boston School Committee and running for Suffolk County Sheriff. THEATER DISTRICT — Jimmy Durante, the famed vaudevillian and comic, made Boston a regular stop on his many national tours. His favorite stop, The Boston Globe’s Ernie Santosuosso…
Despite years of being wrong or the scientific evidence that proves a buck-toothed rodent in a burrow in Western Pennsylvania cannot predict the weather, Punxsutawney Phil still holds court each Feb. 2. Post By Carol Beggy When I was working as a “co-op” student at the Boston Globe, I talked the city desk editors into letting me return “home” to Western Pennsylvania to cover the 100th anniversary of Punxsutawney Phil’s weather prediction. That day 31…
MANCHESTER, NH — James T. Brett, CEO and President of The New England Council, had an interesting column published in the Manchester (NH) Union Leader about the need for immigration reform. From the op-ed:”The time has come for our leaders in Washington, D.C., to take action to ensure that America continues to build upon our proud history as a nation that embraces newcomers for the potential they hold as valuable members of our society.” You…
You cannot copy content of this page