SEAPORT — From the Boston Irish Reporter: “A couple who have spent decades helping Boston kids stay safe and achieve their dreams; a Catholic priest who ministers to the city’s most vulnerable; and a pioneering physician with roots in Dublin [are] the honorees at this month’s Boston Irish Honors luncheon, the season’s premier celebration of Irish-American achievement in Massachusetts.” The ninth annual luncheon, which serves as an anniversary celebration for the Boston Irish Reporter, was…

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QUINCY — More than 600 gathered at the Granite Links Golf Club to celebrate the life of Eileen Federico, a nurse who formerly service as the director of the Medical Department at the Boston Globe. Ms. Federico, of Braintree, was 61 years old when she died on Oct. 17, 2018. She was a third generation Globe employee. Trained as a nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, she was known for looking out for the then hundreds…

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BOSTON — 700 guests turned out on a Tuesday night sporting their best black-tie finery for the MLK Legacy event to celebrate the Boston legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The sold-out gala raised $510,000 and was held at the Museum of Fine Arts. The night featured four-time Grammy winning–Esperanza Spalding, with additional performances by the New England Conservatory featuring pop icon Taylor Dayne, and a concert by one of the…

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SEAPORT — 300 guests attended the 5th annual Bill Belichick Foundation Hall of Fame Huddle on Oct. 12 at the Seaport World Trade Center. The event raised more than $200,000. Hosted by Bill Belichick and Linda Holliday, the night featured Joe Torre, Tony La Russa, and Jim Thome, with Scott Zolak as the master of ceremonies and Jerod Mayo as auctioneer. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his son Jonathan, Patriots president, also attended…

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