BROCKTON — Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan and chief of staff Sydne Marrow were on hand recently when George Montilio cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the company’s auxiliary facility. As the city officials saw on their tour of the new bakery, Montilio’s skilled crews were making hundreds of gingerbread houses and yule logs that were shipped all over the country for the holiday season. All photos by Bill Brett

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SOUTH BOSTON — 2,500 guests attended the 244th birthday of the US Marine Corps at a special lunch held by the Semper Fidelis Society Boston at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Among those on hand to help in the celebration were US Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer, Admiral Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, and General David H. Berger, the 38th commandant of the US Marine Corps. The luncheon also included a…

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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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BOSTON — 600 guests attended the Boston Children’s Museum’s annual Ugly Sweater Party, complete with contests, trivia, and other activities. The event is one of the few adult, 21+ only, gatherings held each year. Among the activities were the Ugly Sweater contest, Stump! trivia, a sock skating rink where guests can show off figure skating moves, or create a unique ornament, or play old-school board games — and get down to the holiday beats. They…

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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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