Boston Photographer
BRIGHTON — Hundreds of people tried beers of all stripes and ciders of many flavors made by 30 craft breweries at WGBH’s annual Craft Beer Festival, which raises money to support WGBH’s Education Foundation. The event was held outside of the PBS station’s Brighton studios. All photos by Bill Brett
DORCHESTER — Scores of area children joined Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston Public Library president David Leonard for the groundbreaking event on July 10, 2019, for the new Adams Street Branch library. The $18.3 million project is expected to open in 2021. The project, according to Spotted in Dot, is a collaborative development “between the City of Boston’s Public Facilities Department and the Boston Public Library, in partnership with architect Nadaaa and J and J…
EAST BOSTON — Our own Bill Brett made his way to the rail, trackside of Suffolk Downs in East Boston on June 30, 2019, for the last day of live racing at the 84-year-old track. Live horse racing was held on three weekends this year with June 29 and 30 rounding out the lineup. Simulcast racing, with races from tracks around the country, is slated to continue at Suffolk Downs. Once a grand track and…
DORCHESTER — A packed house turned out on Monday night, July 1, 2019 for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute’s program to celebrate former Irish Prime Minister Éamon de Valera and a century of this country’s work with Ireland in “1919-2019: de Valera in Boston and 100 Years of Ireland-U.S. Relations.” The speaking program included: a keynote by noted de Valera biographer, RTE journalist David McCullagh, who shared the history of de Valera’s visit to Fenway…
HULL — 200 guests attended Sunset Point Camp’s centennial celebration that was held on June 22, 2019, at the Camp in Hull. Don Rodman was the event’s chairman. Run by Catholic Charities, Sunset Point Camp has, for 100 years, provided a dream vacation at the seashore to over 40,000 low-income, at-risk children aged 6-13 from Greater Boston and the South Shore without regard for their race, nationality, or religious affiliation. Nearly 450 city-based boys and…
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