North Andover High School holds 10th class reunion
BOSTON–Members of the North Andover High School Class of 2007 came together last weekend for their 10th class reunion, which was held at the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown. All photos are by Bill Brett.
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The Arc Tank: Changing Lives through Innovation event held
DORCHESTER — The Northeast Arc and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation hosted the inaugural “The Arc Tank” at which $200,000 was awarded to support projects and ideas that help those with disabilities. The event, a local take on the successful TV show “Shark Tank,” was organized to “support innovation in action, hearing ideas that will help positively disrupt disability services to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism and their families,”…
Revere Hotel marks the 75th anniversary of the tragic Cocoanut Grove fire
BOSTON — The Revere Hotel hosted a solemn gathering on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, with survivors of the tragic fire that killed more than 490 people in the Cocoanut Grove dinner club. Revere Hotel Tim Brett hosted several survivors of the Cocoanut Grove fire including Marshall Cole, shown in these photos that were taken by Bill Brett. The raging fire started in the basement of the restaurant late on Saturday, Nov. 28, 1942, and quickly…
Boston chapter of The Ireland Funds raises more than $2.6 million at annual dinner
SOUTH BOSTON — More than $2.6 million was raised by the Boston chapter of The Ireland Funds annual dinner that was held on Nov. 16, 2017 at the Westin Boston Waterfront. The event, which was chaired by Robert E. Griffin Jr. and David Greaney, honored philanthropist Peter Lynch. All photos are by Bill Brett.
Updated: Former Boston Globe headquarters under construction
DORCHESTER — Bill Brett was in his old neighborhood the other day when he stopped to take these photos of crews doing work on the former Boston Globe headquarters on Morrissey Boulevard. All photos by Bill Brett