All photos are by Bill Brett. BOSTON – 250 guests attended the annual Where the Heart Is gala hosted by Ethos, which helps older adults and individuals with disabilities to live independently. The event, which was held at the at The Revere Hotel Boston Common, highlighted the vital role caregivers play in our community and honored outstanding leaders for their contributions to improving the lives of older adults and individuals with disabilities in Boston and raised…

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HINGHAM — Guests turned out at the Hingham Community Center to mark the contributions of Jeanne Murphy, a 45-year board member who died in 2020, as the Center dedicated its new courtyard in her honor. Jeanne Murphy’s supported all things Hingham. For more on her remarkable life, click here. The evening also celebrated the contributions of its donors who have long supported the Center, which receives no town funds. For more on the Center, click…

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QUINCY — 300 guests attended the New England Wildlife Center event that marked the organization’s 40th anniversary. NEWC is a Weymouth-based non-profit that helps animals in need and teaches people how to help care of their natural environment. The event was held at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy and was attended by Governor Maura Healey, Quincy Mayor Tom Koch, New England Wildlife Center’s president Katrina Bergman and CEO Greg Mertz. Norfolk County Treasurer Michael…

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DUXBURY — This week’s beautiful weather only added to the success of the Duxbury Council on Aging fundraiser that started with golf at the Duxbury Yacht Club and ended with a raw bar and a live auction at the Duxbury Senior Center.  Duxbury’s own Jim Fagan helped the COA raise several thousand dollars in the live auction. The money raised by the nearly 200 guests in attendance will support the fuel assistance program for seniors this winter.…

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COPLEY SQUARE — The Brain Aneurysm Foundation held its 18th annual research grant symposium, which coincided with the Hanover-based organization’s 30th anniversary celebration, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel. With doctors from different countries and the top researchers in the field in attendance, the conference started with a day of sessions for those supporting people with brain aneurysms that was followed by a scientific sessions, and then the evening’s celebration in the ballroom. Former WCVB…

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