Boston Photographer
WEYMOUTH — The Veterans Day celebration in Weymouth kicked off with a wreath being placed at the Korean War memorial in Jackson Square before the parade started. Weymouth has had five men who were awarded the Medal of Honor. It was a big day as Weymouth also continued its celebration of the community’s 400th anniversary. The celebration included local groups and a parade of cars. All photos by Bill Brett
DORCHESTER — College Hype, the custom screen printing and embroidery company out of Dorchester and Weymouth, announced its “customer of the month”: Timberline Construction, founded by Steve Kelly, and located in Canton, Massachusetts. Steve’s company includes more than 140 employees between Timberline Construction Corp and Timberline Communications Inc. Upon receiving the recognition, Steve offered a few words about his company, which is marking its 20th anniversary this year. Q: How do you like working with…
WEYMOUTH — 350 guests attnded South Shore Health’s 19th annual Moonlight and Miracles gala, which was held in a tent at Union Point in Weymouth. The event was hosted by radio and TV personality Billy Costa. All photos by Bill Brett
On one of his day of travels, Bill Brett filled his tank at the station on Rte. 53 in Weymouth (near St. Albert’s church), which, he noted, pumps the gas for you. (It is a bylaw in a few Mass communities.) And he spotted this second gas station in Boston (at Mass Ave. and Columbus Ave.) The statewide average, according to AAA, is $3.20 per gallon, up about a dollar from 2020 and right about…
Editor’s Note: The following was written by Paul Doyle, a friend of Bill Brett’s and this page, who lives in Weymouth and currently recuperating from back surgery. We offer these words to mark Veterans Day, November 11, which was started as “Armistice Day,” in 1919, the first anniversary of World War I. In 1926, the US Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. By…
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