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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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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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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SOUTH BOSTON — 150 guests attended Team Fitz’s 15th annual Derby Day fundraiser, which was held at Amrheins in South Boston on May 7, 2022. The Kentucky Derby-themed event raised money for the Pan-Mass Challenge, which supports the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Team Fitz was formed in 2008 to participate in their first Pan-Mass Challenge. It is named for Kevin W. Fitzgerald, “a wonderful husband, father, brother, state tepresentative, coach, sponsor and mentor,” who lost his…

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