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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About 100 guests attended the pre-event reception for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester’s 28th annual New England Women’s Leadership Awards. US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, the former Mayor of Boston and longtime supporter of the Dorchester clubs, attended as did former state Senator Linda Dorcena Forry, a longtime Dorchester resident, attended. Among those honored at the online gala were: Tufts Medical Center’s Sherry Dong, longtime BGC supporter Dora Ullian, local business owner,…

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By Carol Beggy DORCHESTER – Despite the restrictions on gatherings, the funeral for former Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Ed Walsh drew a number of people who felt compelled to pay their respects to a man who touched a lot of lives throughout the city. Edward J. Walsh died at his daughter Kathleen’s home in New Haven, Conn., on September 27, 2020. He was 98 years old. The restrictions because of Covid-19 meant that only Mr.…

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