July 8, 2010 — vol. 45, no 48
Boston Scenes
Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week
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Fireworks shot off over the Charles River, entertaining the hundreds of thousands of people who flocked to the Boston Esplanade to celebrate July Fourth with Toby Keith and the Boston Pops. (Ernesto Arroyo photo) |
Boston City Councilors (l to r) Chuck Turner, Felix Arroyo and Charles Yancey take a moment before voting on Mayor Thomas Menino’s $2.3 billion budget for fiscal year 2011. The budget passed 11-2; Turner and Yancey cast the dissenting votes. (Ernesto Arroyo photo) |
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Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell along the Charles River to celebrate Independence Day with the Boston Pops. (Ernesto Arroyo photo)
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Karen Payne, the former president of the NAACP’s Boston branch, announces her candidacy for the Sixth Suffolk state representative seat left vacant by Willie Mae Allen. (Tony Irving photo) |
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Lilian and Maria Homer, both grandchildren of Boston’s first black Police Officer Horatio J. Homer, accept a Boston City Council resolution honoring his achievement. City Councilor Charles Yancey, the resolution’s lead sponsor, joins Boston City Council President Michael Ross to listen to the words of thanks from the Homer sisters. (Ernesto Arroyo photo) |
Children’s Services of Roxbury (CSR) held their 1st Annual Strengthening Families Awards Dinner on June 16, 2010 featuring Judge Glenda Hatchett as the keynote speaker. Pamela Ogletree, CEO and president of CSR joins award winners state Rep. Gloria Fox (Child & Family Advocacy Award), Dr. Kermit Crawford (Behavioral Health Excellence Award), Loretta DeGrazia (President’s Award) and Latoyia Edwards of New England Cable News, who was the Mistress of Ceremonies. (Don West photo) |
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The Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) held its annual summer dinner event last month at Anthony’s Pier 4. Among the attendees were (l to r): Attorneys James Dilday, Edward Ryan and William White Jr. (Tony Irving photo) |
