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Historic Boston honors Tony Pangaro, developer and patron of the arts

November 16th, 2018 Comments Closed

BOSTON — 250 guests attended Historic Boston Inc.’s celebration of Anthony Pangaro , which was held on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at the historic Omni Parker House. They came to celebrate Tony for his career that has spanned nearly 40 years and, “through achievements large and small, transformed the landscape of Boston.” The event was chaired by WinnDevelopment’s Lawrence Curtis and his wife, Marla, and Suffolk Construction’s John Fish. HBI’s celebration in Tony’s honor also…

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Big Sister holds annual gala at Museum of Fine Arts

November 13th, 2018 Comments Closed

FENWAY — 450 guests attended the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston’s annual gala, Big in Boston, which was held at the Museum of Fine Arts. Big Sisters provides mentors to girls in the Boston area. The organization gave its Believe in Girls award to C Space chairwoman Diane Hessan. Mayor Marty Walsh welcomed the crowd and the event was once again emceed by WBZ-TV news anchor Lisa Hughes. All photos are by Bill Brett

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1,000 attend the 31st annual Steppin’ Out to benefit Dimock

November 12th, 2018 Comments Closed

COPLEY SQUARE — 1,000 guests attended the 31st annual Steppin’ Out for The Dimock Center, which was held on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place hotel. The event chairs were Gov. Charlie Baker, First Lady Lauren Baker and Mayor Martin J. Walsh. The event honored David Long, Chairman and CEO of Liberty Mutual Insurance. En Vogue was the night’s headliner with performances by Regina Belle and McLyte. Steppin’ Out is The…

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Paul Doyle pens a poem about World War I, the “Great War”

November 10th, 2018 Comments Closed

PHOTO BY BILL BRETT Paul Doyle with fellow award recipient Linda Dorcena Forry at the Charitable Irish Society event in October. I thought I would share my friend Paul Doyle’s poem on World War I to mark the 100th anniversary and Veterans Day. — Bill THE GREAT WAR By Paul Doyle Eleven, eleven, eleven, nineteen eighteen Signaled the end of the war, which was grossly obscene. Millions of young men suffered and died For the…

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Social Centers honors Robert Lewis Jr. for his commitment to city’s communities

November 9th, 2018 Comments Closed

EAST BOSTON — More than 500 guests attended the Social Centers’ 100th anniversary gala, which was held at Suffolk Downs. It was the last scheduled event at the storied horse racing track. At the gala, the Social Centers honored Robert Lewis Jr., with its inaugural Community Activist award. Lewis, founder and president of The BASE, is an East Boston native who has worked in the city of Boston’s neighborhoods and with young people, he whole…

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