DORCHESTER — Victoria Reggie Kennedy was sworn in as the US Ambassador to Austria by Stephen G. Breyer, associate justice of the US Supreme Court, at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate in Dorchester’s Columbia Point. Also on hand for the ceremony were Ambassador Kennedy’s son, Curran Raclin, her mother, Doris Ann Boustany Reggie, her brother Denis Reggie, and the late Senator Kennedy’s sons, Edward Jr. and Patrick. All photos by Bill…

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SEAPORT — 350 guests attended the Ireland Funds 40th annual Boston Gala, which was held at Westin Boston Waterfront. The event honored US Secretary of Labor Martin Walsh with the Distinguished Leadership Award and Bank of America Vice Chair Anne Finucane with the Humanitarian Award. The gala raised $1.3 million for the Ireland Funds work. All photos by Bill Brett

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DORCHESTER — More than 500 guests attended the IBEW Local 103’s 4th annual Fall fundraiser, Brotherhood of the Fallen, to remember those who lost their lives in service to the our country. The event was held at the union’s hall in Dorchester and featured former Boston Police commissioner Bill Bratton as guest speaker and Fox 25’s Kerry Kavanaugh as the emcee. Cambridge Police Deputy Superintendent Pauline Wells sang the national anthem. All photos by Bill…

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Today we pause to wish Ginnie and Bill Brett a happy 50th anniversary. Yes, we too wonder how she’s made it this long. (Kidding, Bill, kidding.) Let’s look at the impressive numbers: 50 years of marriage, four children, and 8 grandchildren, who are the lights of Bill and Ginnie’s lives. (She’s also stood by the rest of the team through six books, the launch of this site, and about 10,000 events that he’s covered since…

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