BOSTON — The Boston Harbor Hotel hosted 450 guests for Friday night’s reception to welcome military and their families to Boston for Saturday morning’s commissioning of the USS Thomas Hudner. Among those in attendance were the family of Hudner, who lived in Concord for many years before his 2017 death at age 93. Hudner was a recipient of the Medal of Honor and four other recipients of the Medal of Honor attended the reception and…

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DORCHESTER — On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 the Northeast Arc and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation hosted the second annual “The Arc Tank presentations” at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. It was in November 2017 that the two groups hosted the inaugural Arc Tank. Through to a donation from Steven P. Rosenthal to create The Changing Lives Fund, Northeast Arc awarded a total of $200,000 as a result of the competition, for…

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BOSTON — Nearly 400 guests attended the Boston Children’s Museum’s Wonder Ball, which raised more than $560,000 to support the museum’s programs. The ball, which was held at the museum on Nov. 17, attracted a number of notables, including Gov. Charlie Baker, WBZ-TV anchor Lisa Hughes, and power couple, E! Network’s Giuliana Rancic and “The Apprentice” winner Bill Rancic. All photos by Bill Brett

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THEATER DISTRICT — Several hundred guests turned out on Nov. 24, 2018 for “Boston’s Biggest Disco,” the 3rd annual event to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, while also benefiting South Shore Hospital through the clinical affiliation with DFCI. (A portion of all the funds raised from the event will stay local – benefiting Dana Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center in clinical affiliation with South Shore Hospital.) The organizers said it was a “fun opportunity to keep…

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