BOSTON — Comcast NBCUniversal awarded approximately $127,500 in scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year to 48 Massachusetts students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. Students are selected for their outstanding community service, academic performance, and leadership skills. The award, funded by the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, is a one-time, $2,500 scholarship to be used toward undergraduate education-related expenses. Since 2001, more than $33 million has been awarded to nearly 30,000 high school…

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BOSTON — About 75 guests attended the Old Sturbridge Village reception at which former North Bennet Street School president Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez was honored. Since leaving the school, Gómez-Ibáñez works in his home-workshop making furniture. The evening, which was held at the Union Club in Boston, was hosted by OSV president and CEO James E. Donahue. All photos by Bill Brett

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BOSTON — More than 650 guests attended the Scholar Athletes’ 10th annual gala, which was held on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the Museum of Science in Boston. The gala, which was co-chaired by Suffolk Construction’s John Fish and former state Senator Linda Dorcena Forry, raised more than $3.6 million to support the Scholar Athletes programs. The gala is held “to celebrate the achievements of our Zone members and support Scholar Athletes’ work to close…

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BACK BAY FENS — 500 of Boston’s best dressed guests braved the teeming rain to attend Mayor Marty Walsh’s annual party held in a tent at the Kelleher Rose Garden, part of Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace, in the Back Bay Fens. The attendees were able to grab a few photos in between the raindrops. The 23rd annual Rose Garden Party was hosted by Mayor Walsh and his partner, Ms. Lorrie Higgins. The Tuesday, June 18, 2019,…

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