PHOTO BY BILL BRETT Photo of Lee M. Kennedy Sr., center, with his sons Lee Michael Kennedy, left, and Eugene Kennedy in a photograph taken for “Boston: Irish.” DORCHESTER — Several hundred guests turned out the other night to help Lee M. Kennedy Sr. and his sons Lee Michael and Eugene Kennedy celebrate the 40th anniversary of their construction firm, Lee Kennedy Co. The event was held at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the…

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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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