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DORCHESTER — 325 guests attended the inaugural Edward M. Kennedy Institute Award for Inspired Leadership, which honored Jack Connors Jr. The event was held at the Institute on Columbia Point in Dorchester on Oct. 4, 2018. It raised more than $1.3 million. Among those in attendance were: Institute President Dr. Mary Grant; Co-Chair Dr. Laurie Glimcher, M.D., President and CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Jim Karam, Chair of the Institute’s Board of Directors; Dr. Paula Johnson,…

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Friday, October 3, 8:30 AM, Boston, MA – The Consulate General of Ireland in Boston hosted the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) as they announced that the 3rd annual GPA Super 11’s at Fenway Park would take place this November. The breakfast event was also an opportunity for the new CEO of the GPA, Paul Flynn, to meet with members of the Irish diaspora and supporters of the Gaelic Games in Boston. Speaking at the event…

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COPLEY SQUARE — More than 125 guests gathered on Monday night at the Boston Public Library to celebrate the release of Ben Bradlee Jr.’s latest book “The Forgotten.” The book, which is published by Little Brown and hit stores today, looks at Luzerne County, Pa., and the 2016 election. Joining Bradlee for the celebration were several of his former Boston Globe colleagues including Stephen Kurkjian, Frank Phillips, Renée Loth, Ande Zellman, Joe Kahn, Alex Beam,…

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DORCHESTER — 500 guests attended the gala to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics Massachusetts. The event, which was held at the John F. Kennedy Library & Museum, honored Governor Charlie Baker with the Jack Brett Award. Also on hand were First Lady Lauren Baker, Special Olympics CEO & President Mary Beth McMahon, Northeast Arc’s Jo Ann Simons, New England Council President & CEO Jim Brett, and Special Olympics Board Chairman Tim Shriver. Irish…

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SOUTH BOSTON — A full house, that included former Senate President William Bulger and South Boston resident Mary Joyce, attended a talk by Brian Wallace, Glenn Frank and former Mayor Ray Flynn about the book, “From Broken Glass.” All three contributed to the book by Steve Ross with his son, Mike, a former Boston City Councilor. The memoir by Steve Ross, a Holocaust survivor, who worked for nearly 40 years as a psychologist in the…

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