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Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston holds 130th anniversary dinner

January 29th, 2023 Comments Closed

SEAPORT — 900 guests attended the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston’s 2023 annual dinner that marks the 130th anniversary of celebrating inspiring youth that was held at the Omni at Seaport Hotel. The dinner co-chairs were John Capone, managing partner, Boston KPMG LLP, and Grace Lee, Massachusetts regional president, EVP, M&T Bank. Also welcoming the guests were Robert Lewis, Jr., Nicholas president and CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, and Chairman of the Board…

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Smaller crowd takes to the bay on annual New Year’s Day plunge

January 5th, 2023 Comments Closed

SOUTH BOSTON — Despite warmer temperatures, the crowd was small for the annual New Year’s Day plunge in South Boston. The ongoing construction at the L Street Bathhouse, the traditional location of the L Street Brownies annual polar plunge, has meant that those taking the plunge have no place to warm up or dry off. The Curley Community Center in South Boston, the formal name of what most people call the L Street Bathhouse, closed…

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Holly Ball celebrates the military academy attendees

December 31st, 2022 Comments Closed

SEAPORT — 175 guests attended the 44th annual New England All Service Academy Holly Ball, which was hosted by the Coast Guard Academy Parents Association at the Seaport Hotel. All photos by Bill Brett

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Groundbreaking ceremony held for Michael Joyce Memorial Playground in South Boston

December 22nd, 2022 Comments Closed

SOUTH BOSTON — Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Beth Card andDepartment of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Commissioner Doug Rice joined stateand local officials and key stakeholders for the groundbreaking of the Michael JoyceMemorial Playground located at Marine Park in the City of Boston’s South Bostonneighborhood. The $1.4 million playground renovation project will make the facility one ofthe largest in DCR’s diverse portfolio of 78 playgrounds across the state. Importantly, thenew playground will include a…

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McCourt Foundation raises $300K to battle neurological diseases

May 16th, 2022 Comments Closed

BOSTON — Four hundred guests attended the McCourt Foundation’s fundraiser that works to support those with neurological diseases and fund research into the diseases. The event, which was held at the Boston Harbor Hotel, raised $300,000. Governor Charlie Baker and City Council President Ed Flynn were in attendance. For more on the important work that the McCourt Foundation does, click here. All photos by Bill Brett

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