Boston Photographer
SOUTH BOSTON — More than 700 guests attended the 3rd annual Friends of Donny Higgins Memorial Fund Winter Gala held at The Westin Boston Waterfront Grand Ballroom. The event raised $100,000 to provide support to allow coaches, youth counselors, program leaders to encourage solid values for many children both on and off the field. All photos by Bill Brett
HULL — 250 people took a polar plunge on Feb. 24, 2018 at Nantasket Beach in Hull to support the programs of Special Olympics. It was bit warmer than the sub-zero temperatures for the annual L Street Brownies faced on Jan. 1 in Boston. BUT it all is for a good cause and there were a lot of people pushing through to get in and out of the water. All photos by Bill Brett.
BEACON HILL — Bill was sorting through a stack of prints of photographs that he has from the 1990s. This shot was taken on the day that Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis and his wife, Kitty, walked out the State House (through the actual front door/gate on Beacon Street) for the last time. This shot was taken in January 1991. The New York Times had a full story on this transition at the State House. (Subscription…
CHATHAM — He was the son of a Boston mayor, a veteran of the US Marine Corps, and TV anchor from the days when those who read us the evening news ranked as some of the city’s most powerful denizens, but Jack Hynes remained one of the most approachable and affable people in Boston. On Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, hundreds of family, friends and well-wishers filled Holy Redeemer Church in Chatham and then filed to…
STURBRIDGE — The 2018 Ken Burns Lifetime Achievement Award was given to “This Old House” host Norm Abram at a sold-out dinner at the Oliver Wight Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village. The award is given annually to “an individual who has made a significant impact on the arts through a project that is relevant to the history Old Sturbridge Village works to preserve.” This year’s award was given to master carpenter and author Norm Abram.…
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