DORCHESTER — Hundreds of well-wishers and mourners lined the streets of Dorchester near St. Ann’s church in Neponset for a touching farewell to Jimmy Hayes, a local native and former pro hockey player who died unexpectedly recently. He was 31. Although the actual funeral Mass was for immediate family only, the area outside the church to Florian Hall was lined with Dorchester residents, participants in the local youth hockey program, Jimmy’s friends from his days…

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DORCHESTER — More than 300 guests turned out for a send-off event at Florian Hall in Dorchester for “Paulie’s Push to Honor and Remember,” a fundraiser in which Paul Veneto, a retired United Airlines flight attendant, will push an airline beverage cart more than 200 miles. Veneto will push the beverage cart from Logan Airport in Boston to Ground Zero in New York, for the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. He decided to do this to…

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QUINCY — The weather may have pushed the sold-out fashion show hosted by Denise Hajjar to June 23rd, but when the 400 people gathered at Marina Bay in Quincy it was a beautiful night that benefited St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children in Dorchester. Among the many area businesses that joined Hajjar for “Eat. Drink. Model.” included: Marina Bay Living, Siros restaurant, Victory Point restaurant, Marina Bay Market, Port 305 restaurant, Montilio’s Bakery, Reel…

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