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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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 SOUTH BOSTON — More than 250 guests attended the Catholic Charities Labouré Center’s 38th annual Spring Reception, which was held at the Exchange Conference Center. The guest of honor was Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys and the Claddagh Fund, which were awarded the Labouré Center Jack Shaughnessy Service Award. It was presented to Casey and the band’s fund by Governor Charlie Baker and Michael Shaughnessy. All photos by Bill Brett

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SOUTH BOSTON — More than 500 guests attended the Brain Aneurysm Foundation’s 21st annual Arterial Challenge 5K run/2.5 run for brain aneurysm awareness. The event was held at Castle Island in South Boston. The event was hosted by the Brain Aneurysm Foundation’s Christine Buckley and former city and state official tom Tinlin. All photos by Bill Brett

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SOUTH BOSTON — A full house attended the St. Patrick’s Day breakfast hosted by state Senator Nick Collins at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Guests included Governor Charlie Baker, Mayor Michelle Wu, Attorney General Maura Healry, Senate President Karen Spilka, Irish tenor Paul Byron, and Norfolk County Treasurer Michael Bellotti. A highlight was when City Councilor Frank Baker gave an assist to state Senator Diana DiZoglio as she belted out a tune during the…

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[Originally posted in 2018] SOUTH BOSTON — The air temperature was about 1 degree above zero when 200 people plunged into Boston Harbor at M Street Beach in South Boston for the annual L Street Brownies New Year’s Day polar swim. Water temperature was 44 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The Jan. 1st swim, one of the country’s oldest such charity events, has been held annually for 115 years. In 2017, about 500…

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