Author: Vina Berger
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Meet Richard Dobbyn: Lifelong Dot resident, Vietnam vet, and chief marshal of the Dot Day parade
Richard Dobbyn is no stranger to the annual Dot Day parade. Born and raised in Dorchester, he marched in it as a Boy Scout at age 13. Now 78, the lifelong Dorchester resident will assume the role of chief marshal,…
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Rescuers work to combat food waste
Food rescuers Jeff Schwartz and Virginie Forget stood outside the Trader Joe’s on Boylston Street recently, gingerly stacking boxes of carefully packaged groceries into the trunk of Forget’s car. Containers labeled “fresh fruit” were stacked atop dozens of eggs, until…