BACK BAY — 500 guests attended the 140th annual Awards Ceremony and Ball, which was held on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in the Back Bay. The evening’s emcee was WCVB NewsCenter 5 anchor Maria Stephanos, who helped Boston Fire Commissioner Joe Finn keep things moving during the awards presentations. The honorees included Channel 25 reporter Blair Miller, who has been covering the issue of firefighters diagnosed with cancer while on…

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PHOTO BY BILL BRETT The BASE Boston has a new headquarters, just down the road from its previous location. The new clubhouse is at 150 Shirley St., Roxbury, right next to Clifford Park. The organization had and open house and college/career celebration on May 21, 2019. The BASE combines baseball and softball training and competition with academic and career resources to empower student-athletes to achieve their full potential both on and off the field. Founded…

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PHOTO BY BILL BRETT SEAPORT DISTRICT — Bill Brett quipped that if he had to put his money on it, he’d bet that the crews from Boston Fire Department’s Engine 39 and Ladder 18, who would get the first emergency call in South Boston’s Seaport District, could get through this traffic on Seaport Boulevard. But the rest of us will probably just have to sit in hours of traffic. Where can these vehicles go? The…

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PHOTO BY BILL BRETT Jim Brett, president and CEO of the New England Council, Mayor Walsh’s mother, Mary, Mayor Walsh, and his girlfriend, Lorrie Higgins. By Staff SEAPORT — 500 guests attended Health Care for the Homeless Program’s annual gala, which honored Boston’s Mayor Marty Walsh for his work with those in the city facing homelessness. More more than $1 million was raised for its programs. The Medicine That Matters gala was held at the…

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ROCKLAND — Hundreds of anxious family and friends packed the auditorium of Rockland High School to watch the two-hour recital performance of students of Bridget’s Dance Studio, which has space in both Norwell and Braintree. The performers ranged in age from 3 years old to young adults. We’ve created a long and full gallery of Bill Brett’s photographs, which show all of the performances. Please take some time to look through them. All photos by…

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