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Former Bruins coach Cassidy brings the Stanley Cup to Milton to support Foundation

July 14th, 2023 Comments Closed

MILTON — Hundreds gathered outside the Glover Elementary School in Milton as former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy launched the Cassidy Murray Foundation, named in honor of one of his daughter’s friends who died in Aruba while vacationing with her parents in 2022. (The foundation hopes to help families dealing with grief following a tragic loss by increasing access to trauma and grief therapy, according to Fox 25 News.) Cassidy did not come home empty-handed, he…

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Curry College bids a hearty farewell to President Quigley, thanks him for his service

June 20th, 2023 Comments Closed

MILTON — 300 guests attended Curry College’s Salute in honor of President Emeritus Kenneth K. Quigley, Jr., who served as the second longest serving leader of the school. The speaking program included emcee Jim Brett, president and CEO of the New England Council; Dr. W. Patrick Hughes; John Fish; US Representative William Keating; US Representative Steve Lynch; Dr. Diane Webber; Natalie Petit; Judge Roderick Ireland; Douglas King; and Dr. Susan Pennini. For more on Quigley’s…

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Some answers to the question about a Boston visit by General MacArthur

January 11th, 2022 Comments Closed

MILTON — When we recently posted a photograph on Bill’s Facebook page asking for help in identifying people in a photograph, we got a great response. A few dozen comments and a dozen shares of the post with our notes, not only corrected some of our notes, but showed us a few things we hadn’t seen. The original post: “Calling all history buffs and eagle-eyed news hounds. Bill Brett’s friend Bob McAuliffe has this photo…

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Mike’s 5K Road Race raises money to fight substance abuse

October 22nd, 2019 Comments Closed

MILTON — Nearly 1,000 people participated in the “Mike’s 5K to Crush Substance Abuse – Run, Walk, Stroll!” on Saturday, October 19, 2019, in Milton. All the money raised goes towards prevention and treatment of substance abuse. The 2019 event was dedicated to the memory of Chris Woodfall, who lost his battle against addiction. The Milton Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (MSAPC), which includes several hundred town residents, is committed to reducing youth substance abuse and…

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Kevin Leary Honored at Laboure College’s 125th Anniversary Gala

May 19th, 2018 Comments Closed

MILTON — 500 guests attended the Laboure College’s 125th anniversary gala, which honored VPNE founder Kevin Leary, whose philanthropic work has included the college. The event was held at Blue Hill Country Club on May 17, 2018. All photos by Bill Brett.

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