COPLEY SQUARE — 500 guests attended the Massachusetts League of Community Health Center’s 2019 awards gala, The Great Outdoors, where the state Majority Leader Ronald Mariano (D-Quincy), MassHealth Assistant Secretary and Medicaid Director for the Commonwealth Dan Tsai, and seven exceptional health center employees were recognized for their outstanding service to community health centers and the patients they serve. The event was held on June 7, 2019 at the Westin Copley Place hotel. As a…

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BOSTON — It was a packed house for the June 10 luncheon to mark the 50th anniversary of Tom Kershaw’s purchase of the Hampshire House and the Bull & Finch, the basement bar that spawned the TV show “Cheers.” Joining Kershaw for the lunch and an evening of festivities were state House Speaker Bob DeLeo, Mayor Marty Walsh, former Mayor Ray Flynn, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Union Oyster House owner Joe Milano, Kiss 108 FM’s…

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PHOTO BY BILL BRETT This parking space in South Boston would rent or sell for a premium, but when Bill was passing by it was just a bicycle taking up a whole spot. Places to park your car are scarce throughout the city, but particularly in South Boston. The city council is debating having residents pay for the parking permits that city residents use to park in their neighborhood.

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BOSTON — Tens of thousands of people, many of them waving rainbow flags, lined the two-mile route of Boston’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8, 2019. The parade’s theme this year was “Looking Back, Loving Forward.” Among the many participating in the parade were Miss Gay Massachusetts US of A 2019 Ivy League-O’Deria, Ania Bangkoks, who was Queen of Pride, elected officials including Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Boston Police Commissioner Willie Gross, Senator…

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