SOUTH BOSTON — The 8th annual Boston Irish Honors recognized the Kennedy family of Dorchester (Bill, Annmarie and Nora), former Massachusetts Highway Commissioner Tom Tinlin of South Boston, and the Boston Globe’s Kevin Cullen before a packed house at the Seaport Hotel. The event, held annually by the Boston Irish Reporter, which is marking its 27th anniversary, was chaired by Aidan Browne of Sullivan & Worcester. Here’s a little bit of background from the newspaper…

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FROM BILL’S TEAM: The Jett Foundation will present the Bill Brett Spotlight Award at its 2nd annual Shine a Light on Duchenne Gala to Boston’s own, Paul Wahlberg. “Beyond his personal and professional achievements, Paul has demonstrated incredible selflessness as a friend and supporter of Jett Foundation. This generosity has truly helped to shine a light on our work, giving us the opportunity to extend the reach of our mission,” the Jett Foundation said in…

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Dear Friends: With the re-launch of my website, we are bringing back a blog that you can find here. It will be edited by my longtime collaborator Carol Beggy. The Boston: Game Changers blog, which also is the name of my sixth book that we’re working on, will be updated regularly and feature a range of content including coverage of events that I and others photograph, interesting stories that I come across in my daily…

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CAMBRIDGE — The Cambridge Police Department held a ceremony recently to mark the promotion of Pauline Wells to Deputy Superintendent. Wells, whose daughter Molly assisted in the promotion ceremony, also is a singer, who donates her time to help numerous causes, including the Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry in Dorchester. Wells and her husband, Richard Wells, the former chief of police in Milton, who is now an elected member of that town’s Board of Selectmen,…

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