PHOTO BY BILL BRETT The Calf Pasture Pumping Station. DORCHESTER — The new residence hall at the University of Massachusetts Boston stands tall at the school’s Columbia Point campus. It has been many years from planning to construction. You can read more about it here. It also stands in stark contrast to the Calf Pasture Pumping Station, which is part of the city’s first sewage treatment program. It was completed in 1884. Read more here.…

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SOUTH BOSTON — Enough NHL players to fill an All-Star roster turned out the other night for the Summer Happy Hour party at Coppersmith in South Boston to support The Corey C. Griffin Foundation. The host committee included: Brian Boyle (New Jersey Devils); Paul Carey (Ottawa Senators); Charlie Coyle (Minnesota Wild); Ryan Donato (Boston Bruins); Mark Fayne (Edmonton Oilers); Brian Gibbons (Anaheim Ducks); Steve Greeley (Buffalo Sabres AGM); Noah Hanifin (Calgary Flames); Jimmy Hayes (New…

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BOSTON — In the shadow of Fenway Park, more than 300 guests packed the Baseball Tavern to attend John Mitchell’s Summer Bash, including a raft of Boston’s funniest, including Lenny Clarke, Tony V., Steve Sweeney, and Christine Hurley. The event was hosted by John Mitchell and benefitted two of his favorite charities: The Greg Hill Foundation and ALS One. As you will see in the Bill’s photographs, tropical wear was the designated dress code. All…

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WEYMOUTH — My friend Paul Doyle set up a birthday celebration for a young man he knows, Brendan Tevenan, who works at Justice Hardware in Jackson Square in East Weymouth. Brendan, whose actual birthday is Aug. 15, is at the store on Mondays through his participation in the South Shore Support Services program. He was joined at the celebration by his brother Pat, seen in the photographs with the cake, Doyle and bagpiper Tom Sexton…

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