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Friendship party for Tommy Hally helps family with health issue

September 15th, 2019 Comments Closed

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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Dorchester turns out for groundbreaking for new Adams branch library

July 11th, 2019 Comments Closed

DORCHESTER — Scores of area children joined Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston Public Library president David Leonard for the groundbreaking event on July 10, 2019, for the new Adams Street Branch library. The $18.3 million project is expected to open in 2021. The project, according to Spotted in Dot, is a collaborative development “between the City of Boston’s Public Facilities Department and the Boston Public Library, in partnership with architect Nadaaa and J and J…

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester hold Summer solstice party

June 27th, 2019 Comments Closed

LOWER MILLS — 250 guests attended the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester’s 3rd annual Summer Solstice party on June 25, 2019 at Steel & Rye in collaboration with Yellow Door Taqueria in Dorchester’s Lower Mills. All photos by Bill Brett

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Martin’s Park now officially open — for all Boston’s children

June 15th, 2019 Comments Closed

WATERFRONT — The stunning new Martin’s Park, a universally accessible playground located along the Fort Point Channel, was packed with well-wishers and children anxious to try out the amazing new features at a ceremony on spectacular (weather-wise) Saturday. Martin Richard was eight years old at the time of the 2013 Boston Marathon. As the park was being planned, Bill Richard, Martin’s dad, said he did not want the park to be a memorial. Instead, he…

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Dorchester Boys & Girls Clubs hold annual celebration of women leaders

May 14th, 2019 Comments Closed

SOUTH BOSTON — More than 450 guests attended The New England Women’s Leadership Awards (NEWLA) hosted by Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester. The event raised more than $500,000 to support the Dorchester nonprofit’s programs. The NEWLA has celebrated inspiring women for more than 25 years by recognizing more than 100 remarkable women who have met the challenges they face with confidence, persistence and compassion. The honorees are role models and mentors for the Clubs’…

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