NORTH STATION — It was a packed house for the Boston Police Foundation’s “Battle of the Bands,” which was held on Friday, November 8, 2019 at the recently opened Big Night Live concert venue in the TD Garden. The “Rising of the Pipes” 2019 featured live music from the Irish tenor John McDermott as well as the Boston Police Gaelic Column Pipes and Drums, the New York City Police Emerald Society Pipes & Drums, and…

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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…

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BOSTON — Young ambassadors, eighth grade students from each of the cities and towns in the state, gathered at Faneuil Hall as part of Project 351’s annual celebration. Project 351 is a state program aimed at developing the next generation of “community-first service leaders” through youth-led service. Ambassadors are chosen from each of the commonwealth’s 351 cities and towns, from which the program takes its name, by hometown educators. Here are some of their stories:…

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DORCHESTER — More than 300 guests attended Boston Police Department’s Area C-11’s moving ceremony on Saturday to remember and honor those from the station who have died. Those remembered today are Officer Walter E. Harris, Sgt. Diana Green, Officer Thomas Pokaski, Sgt. Joseph Griffin, Officer Bernard Kelly, School Traffic Supervisor Marie Conley, and Auto Room Clerk Mary Brett McCarthy. Among those on hand for the ceremony were Mayor Marty Walsh, Police Commissioner Willie Gross, Father…

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