NORTH END — Pizza lovers lined up to get a perfectly made pizza from Montilio’s Baking Company & Pizzeria, which had its historic pizza carts and oven in the North End at a recent festival. The carts, owner George Montilio told Bill Brett, are from the Italian island of Sicily. The larger of the carts is from the turn of the last century and has an Italian imported oven inside its bed. The smaller cart…

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DORCHESTER — Jimmy Leahy found out just how important his EMT training is. Jim Leahy, a retired sergeant whose last assignment for the Boston Police Department was in the West Roxbury District Court, and his son Jimmy, a lieutenant on the Weymouth Fire Department, are both members of the Greater Boston Firefighters Pipes & Drums. The younger Leahy recounted to Bill Brett that while they were at a Dorchester parking lot for a rehearsal on…

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BACK BAY — 450 guests attended the Esplanade Association’s Moondance gala, which was held on Saturday, September 14, 2019, in a tent along the shore of the Charles River at the Esplanade. The swanky soiree raised $1.2 million for upkeep of the Esplanade. The gala’s co-chairs were Stephane and Brenda Bancel and Alexi and Steve Conine, who welcomed guests along with Esplanade Association executive director Michael Nichols. All photos by Bill Brett

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DORCHESTER — More than 800 people stopped by Florian Hall in Dorchester during the Friendship Party for Tommy Hall to support the South Boston resident who is facing a health challenge. Among those in attendance at the party on Friday, September 13, 2019, were Boston city councilors Mike Flaherty and Ed Flynn, and Quincy Mayor Tom Koch. According to “Caught in Southie”: Tommy is suffering from Stage 4 Sarcoidosis – an inflammatory disease that affects…

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PLYMOUTH — Nearly 250 golfers enjoyed blue skies and a spectacular day of golf followed by cocktails, a buffet and live and silent auctions to benefit Friendship Home’s respite program and support services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. The tournament raised $140,000. Friendship Home held its 20th annual Golf Classic on September 11, 2019 at Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth with the greatest showing of golfers, families, volunteers and Friendship Home members…

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