BOSTON — More than 200 guests attended the Highgate Boston inaugural Charity Bowl was hosted by Lenny Clarke and held at Kings Boston on Monday, July 31.  The event raised $30,000 to support Highgate’s charitable foundation, which has raised more than $2 million this year to support philanthropic organizations and communities worldwide that address issues related to poverty, education and healthcare. All photos by Bill Brett

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QUINCY — More than 200 golfers attended the Norwich University Memorial Golf Tournament in honor of the late Paul Ricker, class of ’79, and the late Michael Crimmins, class of ’80. The event was held at the Granite Links Country Club in Quincy. Ricker, a well-known football player who made a life beyond the gridiron, died in 2017 at the age of 60. Crimmins, who had a successful high school and college career playing football…

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WEYMOUTH — Scores of supporters turned out at College Hype in Weymouth as people took turns trying to dunk someone in a dunk tank, a worthy endeavor on one of the hottest days of the year. It was all for a worthy cause, too, as the $12,000 raised will go to support the Matt Brown Foundation. The event was hosted by College Hype’s Jack Doherty and his team and the emceed by Jim Fagan. In…

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FENWAY — More than 2,500 runners and walkers took to the field at Fenway Park and the streets around the park for the 14th annual Run to Home Base to support Home Base’s programs to support veterans, active service members, and military familes. The event raised nearly $3 million. On hand at Fenway to support those walkers (5K) and runners (9K) who headed out over the Mass Avenue Bridge to Boylston Street were the group’s…

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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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