BOSTON — Some 200 guests attended the New England Conservatory’s “Happening” Annual Scholarship Gala, which was held on April 30, 2022 at the Four Seasons, One Dalton Street. NEC President Andrea Kalyn and Board of Trustees Chair Kennett F. Burnes announced that the event raised more than $1.2 million to support scholarships for NEC’s talented and committed musicians in both NEC’s Preparatory School and the College. The NEC Happening Gala included a forward-thinking mix of…

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RANDOLPH — More than 500 guests attended the Friendship Home’s 13th annual Circle of Friends Gala that was held at Lombardo’s in Randolph to support the Home’s work with those with developmental disabilities and their families. The event raised more than $500,000 and included an auction run by Jim Fagan that included tickets to the US Open and the Paul McCartney concert at Fenway Park. Hingham residents PJ and Lizzy Antonik, who own Oak Development and…

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SOUTH BOSTON — More than 500 guests attended the Brain Aneurysm Foundation’s 21st annual Arterial Challenge 5K run/2.5 run for brain aneurysm awareness. The event was held at Castle Island in South Boston. The event was hosted by the Brain Aneurysm Foundation’s Christine Buckley and former city and state official tom Tinlin. All photos by Bill Brett

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DORCHESTER — It was a packed house at Boston College High School when the announcement was made that the Cadigan Family Foundation will be donating $49 million to build a wellness facility at the all-male school on Morrissey Boulevard. The philanthropic foundation created in 2002 by Patrick Cadigan, the former CEO of Electronic Engineering Co. in California and a 1952 graduate of the Jesuit high school. Mr. Cadigan died in April 2020. He was 85…

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