BOSTON — Comcast NBCUniversal announced on June 19, 2018 that it has awarded $112,000 in scholarships for the 2018-19 school year to 103 Massachusetts students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, is a one-time, $1,000 scholarship awarded to the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills. Since 2001, more than $28 million has been awarded to…

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PLYMOUTH — 200 guests gathered at the Waterfront Bar & Grill in Plymouth on June 10 for Jamie Fagan’s efforts to raise money to fight Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Fagan’s ongoing efforts are part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year, a philanthropic competition to support blood cancer research among a group of motivated and dedicated individuals in communities across the United States. Candidates form powerful fundraising teams and compete in…

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SOUTH BOSTON — Hundreds attended the No Kid Hungry’s Taste of the Nation to fund programs to childhood hunger. The June 5th event featured the food of dozens of Boston’s best chefs. Also at the sold-out event at the Flynn Cruiseport in South Boston were 100 family and friends of a recently married who used the fundraiser as their wedding reception. All photos by Bill Brett

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