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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Photo by Bill Brett SOUTH BOSTON — A couple of people walk into the St. Augustine Cemetery on Dorchester Street trying to stay out of the rain on Sunday. There will be a Mass next month to mark the 200th anniversary of the cemetery. From the Boston Irish Reporter: The Catholic parishes of South Boston will join together in celebrating the rich history of St. Augustine Chapel & Cemetery beginning on Sept. 15, with a…

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SOUTH BOSTON — Carson Beach in South Boston looked more like Santa Monica, California’s beaches near the Pier, with scores of teams participating in the Carson Beach Volleyball Tournament hosted by Social Boston Sports, with a portion of the entry fees going to support the Volo City Kids Foundation that funds young sports. All photos by Bill Brett

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Photo by Bill Brett DORCHESTER — No, the Bill Brett Boston team doesn’t know which way to go either. Bill and Harry were in the car passing Carson Beach where there was a volleyball tournament (Photos of that will be posted soon.) and came upon these street signs at University of Massachusetts Boston that purported to tell people where they should — and should not — go.

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PHOTO BY BILL BRETT M Street Beach in Boston. SOUTH BOSTON — You might not think that you are in South Boston when you hit M Street Beach. With crowds packing the shoreline, the area has more of vibe of say Miami, Florida’s South Beach, says Caught in Southie on its guide to area beaches. Even if the crowds packing the beaches have changed from the days when families would flock to M Street, L…

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