DORCHESTER — 500 guests attended the gala to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics Massachusetts. The event, which was held at the John F. Kennedy Library & Museum, honored Governor Charlie Baker with the Jack Brett Award. Also on hand were First Lady Lauren Baker, Special Olympics CEO & President Mary Beth McMahon, Northeast Arc’s Jo Ann Simons, New England Council President & CEO Jim Brett, and Special Olympics Board Chairman Tim Shriver. Irish…

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(Editor’s Note: We’re posting some of Steven Tackeff’s wonderful photos from the Farm Aid 2018 concert last weekend in Hartford, CT. We’ve been longtime supporters of the Somerville-based Farm Aid — and of Steve’s concert work.) From Steven’s report for styleboston.tv: HARTFORD, CT — Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Matthew, and John Mellencamp and other acts performed at the day-long, sold-out annual Farm Aid 2018 concert that took place on Sept. 22 at the Xfinity…

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SOUTH BOSTON — A full house, that included former Senate President William Bulger and South Boston resident Mary Joyce, attended a talk by Brian Wallace, Glenn Frank and former Mayor Ray Flynn about the book, “From Broken Glass.” All three contributed to the book by Steve Ross with his son, Mike, a former Boston City Councilor. The memoir by Steve Ross, a Holocaust survivor, who worked for nearly 40 years as a psychologist in the…

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SOUTH BOSTON — 450 guests attended the 10th annual HomeStart gala, which was held at the Seaport Hotel. HomeStart’s President and Executive Director Matt Pritchard and the organization honored Doris Bunte, former state representative and Boston Housing Authority administrator, and Pam Goodman, CEO of Beacon Communities. All photos by Bill Brett

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SOUTH BOSTON — The Trustees held their first Boston gala at the Blue Hills Pavilion that marked the launch of the One Waterfront Initiative. As The Trustees’ Boston presence has expanded in the last decade, the organization was aware of the opportunities for positive change along the City’s waterfront as well as the critical issues that threaten its world-class reputation, including a lack of quality open space, equitable access to the harbor, signature beauty or…

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