PHOTO BY BILL BRETT This portrait of William T. O’Connell, who worked for years to build the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston Harbor was taken for Bill’s fifth book, “Boston: Irish.” Bill and his wife, Rita, worked for years to build the memorial. Both O’Connells died before the memorial was built. By Carol Beggy WINTHROP — Some 600 people gathered on a bright Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend to dedicate a permanent marker to…

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WINTHROP — We’ve been working on my website here (as some of you might have noticed) and a few events seem to have gotten lost in the shuffle. I apologize if you’ve been waiting to see images from your event. I’m reposting my photos of the event that was held on August 8, 2017 at the Cottage Park Yacht Club in Winthrop. some 175 guests attended the Regatta to benefit Make-A-Wish of Massachusetts and Rhode…

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