BACK BAY — Hundreds of guests, many in costumes or festive dress, attended the French Cultural Center of Boston and Cambridge’s annual Bastille Day block party on Marlborough Street in the Back Bay on Friday, July 13, 2019. A section of Marlborough Street was closed down for the evening celebration, which includes dancing on the city’s street, marks Bastille Day, the national day of France, which is officially celebrated on July 14. The music was…

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DORCHESTER — 350 guests attended the St. Paul’s Choir School in Harvard Square, Cambridge, annual spring fundraising event, which was held on March 30, 2019 at Venezia Restaurant in Dorchester. The Catholic choir school is located at St. Paul’s Church and is open to boys in grades 3 through 8. The event honored former state representative Paul Haley, who is chair of the school’s advisory board. All photos by Bill Brett

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CAMBRIDGE — Several hundred guests attended the Block Party to benefit Next Step, a Boston area organization that helps young people with chronic or life-threatening diseases. The event was held on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Walker Memorial on the MIT Campus in Cambridge. The evening included a beer garden, live music and dancing, live and silent auctions and a raffle, games, and food and beverages from popular local restaurants, breweries, and distilleries. The…

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CAMBRIDGE — The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council hosted its annual two-day annual meeting at which the organization marked the 70th anniversary of the Jimmy Fund at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The two-day event also brought the elevation of a new board as well as the latest industry’s trends. MassBio CEO and President Robert Coughlin emceed the morning’s events including thanking outgoing board chair Abbie Celniker of Third Rock Ventures and the welcoming incoming chair David L.…

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CAMBRIDGE — The Cambridge Police Department held a ceremony recently to mark the promotion of Pauline Wells to Deputy Superintendent. Wells, whose daughter Molly assisted in the promotion ceremony, also is a singer, who donates her time to help numerous causes, including the Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry in Dorchester. Wells and her husband, Richard Wells, the former chief of police in Milton, who is now an elected member of that town’s Board of Selectmen,…

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