SOUTH BOSTON — 500 guests attended the Gavin Foundation’s annual Road to Recovery gala, which was held at the Boston Design Center. Among those in attendance were the Foundation’s “Man of the Year” from 2017 Gov. Charlie Baker, Congressman Steve Lynch, and this year’s Caring Hearts Award honoree Karen Van Winkle, according to the Foundation’s CEO John McGahan. All photos by Bill Brett

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PHOTO BY TED GARTLAND BOSTON — Bill Brett’s dear friend and longtime colleague Ted Gartland’s famous photo of Philadelphia 76ers Julius Erving and Boston Celtics Larry Bird at each other’s throat was the subject of a wonderful and much shared story in the Boston Globe by Eric Moskowitz. Bill had always like the photograph, taken in the old Boston Garden in 1984, and asked Gartland if we could share it here. So that no one…

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DORCHESTER — Hundreds turned out as a new granite memorial to honor the lives of two Dorchester police officers was dedicated on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Pope John Paul II Park in Neponset. The memorial to the late Trooper Mark S. Charbonnier and Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff Sgt. Richard “Ricky” Dever sits near the drawbridge not far from Granite Avenue. The ceremony marked the end of three years of work to raise the money…

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BOSTON — 300 guests attended The Friends of the Public Garden’s Green and White Ball, which raised $625,000 for the care of the Boston Common, Public Garden and Commonwealth Mall. The gala was held on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Four Seasons Hotel and was co-chaired by Tamar Frieze, Jessica Schmitz, Ashley Harmon and Jackie McCabe. All photos are by Bill Brett.

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Photo by Bernard Videl BOSTON — Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense, has a new book out, will be honored by the Authors Guild Foundation on May 15, and continues to work for the Massachusetts-based FRAXA Foundation. She spoke with Carol Beggy about the many projects she has going and why she continues to work for charities that she cares about. You can read it by clicking here.

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