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PHOTO BY BILL BRETT Paul Doyle with fellow award recipient Linda Dorcena Forry at the Charitable Irish Society event in October. I thought I would share my friend Paul Doyle’s poem on World War I to mark the 100th anniversary and Veterans Day. — Bill THE GREAT WAR By Paul Doyle Eleven, eleven, eleven, nineteen eighteen Signaled the end of the war, which was grossly obscene. Millions of young men suffered and died For the…
EAST BOSTON — More than 500 guests attended the Social Centers’ 100th anniversary gala, which was held at Suffolk Downs. It was the last scheduled event at the storied horse racing track. At the gala, the Social Centers honored Robert Lewis Jr., with its inaugural Community Activist award. Lewis, founder and president of The BASE, is an East Boston native who has worked in the city of Boston’s neighborhoods and with young people, he whole…
BOSTON — 250 guests attended the 42nd Salute to Scouting Annual Dinner, which is held to raise awareness and support for the inner city Scout programs, and provides enhancements needed to remain relevant in America’s changing landscape. The event was held at the Revere Hotel Boston and honored Jim Brett, president and CEO of the New England Council. WCVB NewsCenter 5’s Randy Price was the event’s emcee. The Boy Scout nominating committee and Board of…
QUINCY — 300 guests celebrated the TIC Network turning 40! TIC provides news and information to more than 30,000 blind or visually impaired listeners in the state of Massachusetts. The event, which was held at the Granite Links Golf Club, featured keynote speaker Sinead Kane. Sinead is an internationally known visually impaired athlete, lawyer, and inspirational speaker from Ireland. She ran her first marathon when she was 32 and two years later (in January 2017),…
BACK BAY — 400 guests attended the Veterans Legal Services’ 27th annual gala at which Jim Koch, brewer and founder of Samuel Adams, was given the Distinguished Service Award. The gala was held at the Harvard Club of Boston. Veterans Legal Services, the primary provider of free legal services to low-income military veterans in the Greater Boston area, honored Koch with the award that is given annually to an individual in recognition of his or…
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