QUINCY — More than 100 guests turned out to celebrate baker extraordinaire and all around good guy George Montilio at Alba’s Restaurant in Quincy. The spectacular eatery was rocking to 1970’s music on Sunday evening for the surprise 70th birthday party, which was hosted by George’s wife, Christine, and daughters, Jenna and Elissa. Many of the guests doned 1970’s attire as you can see in the photos below. The local wags want to know if…

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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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QUINCY — 150 golfers took to the links of Wollaston Country Club the other day to raise money for Boston’s Police Athletic League’s programs. Joining that golfers at the clubhouse celebration were Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, former Red Sox slugger Sam Horn, and Boston Police Commissioner Willie Gross, whose hat was auctioned off for $700. Baker extraordinaire George Montilio bought Gross’ hat in the auction run by Jim Fagan. All photos by Bill Brett

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QUINCY — George Montilio, baker extraordinaire, was given the Paul Harris award by the Rotary Club of Quincy at its annual dinner, which was held on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Neighborhood Club in Quincy. Three hundred guests attended the event at which Montilio, who runs Montilio’s Baking Company — founded by his father, was recognized by Dolly Di Pesa, the president of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce and a past president of the…

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BROCKTON — George Montilio and his team at Montilio’s Bakery in Brockton have been busy baking some 10,000 pies for Thanksgiving, including about 1,000 that will be given to area charities that feed the homeless and hungry and for charities that distribute pies for Thanksgiving. Since 1947, the Montilio family and their bakery have supported numerous charities during the holiday season through donations of pies and other items or providing the items at a steep…

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