Bill Brett Boston

10/20/2026

10/18/2026

Hingham Art Show 2026

[ Hingham Arts Walk]

Sunday, October 18, 2026 12-4pm

The Hingham Arts Walk invites the community to experience the arts throughout downtown Hingham. Artists will display their talents in shops, on the sidewalks, open studios and in historic buildings. You will see fine art painting, illustration, photography, jewelry, mixed media, youth art, pottery, pastel, collagist, wood and decorative arts in the exhibit. Artists will demonstrate, display and sell their work during the Arts Walk.

10/17/2026

COLONEL JOSEPH P. SWEENEY (Ret.)
and MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES W. SWEENEY

Shown in the portrait behind his son, Joe, is the late Charles Sweeney.
Born in Lowell, Charles was the U.S. military pilot of the B-29 superfortress airplane
Bockscar carrying the “Fat Man” atomic bomb to the Japanese city of Nagasaki on
August 9, 1945, the second atomic bomb that brought World War II to a close.
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima three days earlier, from the Enola Gay
flown by Sweeney’s close friend Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. Charles was his wingman,
observing the bomb being dropped. He was the only man who saw both bombs dropped.
Separating from active duty after the war, Charles later became an officer in the
Massachusetts Air National Guard as the Army Air Forces transitioned to the independent
U.S. Air Force, eventually rising to the rank of major general.
In his later years, Charles continued to fly and performed in air shows, doing maneuvers
that awed the crowds. He died on July 16, 2004 at the age of 84.
In the foreground is Joe Sweeney, who enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1981, completed
basic training at Parris Island, was promoted to private first class E-2, and then assigned to
an infantry mortar unit where he was promoted to lance corporal E-3.
Joe attended Officers Candidate School and received his commission in 1984. From that
time until 1999, Joe held significant postings as a Marine Corps officer when he transitioned
to the Air National Guard at Otis Air Base.
In 2008, Joe volunteered to command the 102nd Air Operations Group’s new Intelligence
Squadron. Under his leadership, a 1980s flying operations structure was transformed into a
world-class, accredited intelligence collection facility.
Joe retired on May 5, 2012, at a ceremony held on Otis Air Force Base attended by
hundreds of his relatives, friends, and fellow airmen, celebrating as Joe’s illustrious career
coming to a close.

Featured in my new book,

Boston Veterans Appreciation

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10/16/2026

🇺🇸 You’re invited! Please join me on Sunday, November 1, for a special afternoon honoring our veterans and celebrating the release of my newest book, Boston Veterans Appreciation.

I’m honored to welcome General Joseph F. Dunford Jr., former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with several special guests.

The event is free and open to the public!

📍 Florian Hall, Dorchester
🕐 1–3 PM

I hope to see you there! Bill

10/14/2026

I just heard the news that Getty Images filed for bankruptcy. It makes me wonder what will happen to the 40,000 images I took during my career at the Globe that Getty acquired. Or this portrait of my daughter Kerry which Getty had listed for sale-just shy of $500! I wonder what the future holds for these photographic archives and the history they preserve.

10/14/2026

A great addition coming to Adams’s Corner in Dorchester, to complement all the other great restaurants. Can’t wait to give it a try this November!

10/13/2026

It’s a hot night at the Snug in Hingham. Irish session keeping everyone entertained while they sip their Guinness!

10/10/2026

Timberline Construction

We had a great night celebrating once again October fest with friends, families, vendors, and customers in Canton where over 800+ people attended!

They sang dance sand listened to great music

founder n President Steve kelly did another outstanding speech addressing the crowd and of course saving the best for last telling everyone without family where would we be.

10/08/2026

STEVEN GODFREY

South High School, Steven
A 1981 graduate of Weymouth
Godfrey enlisted in the U.S.
Marine Corps on September 27,
1982, at Parris Island, South Carolina, and
did his infantry training at Camp Geiger,
North Carolina.
He was a member of the 1st Battalion,
8th Marines, Second Platoon, Company C,
24th Marine Amphibious Unit, Multi-
National Peacekeeping Force, Beirut,
Lebanon, from May 21, 1983 to November 26,
1983. He was a Marine security guard from
July 1984 to December 1986, serving in
Budapest, Hungary, and Caracas, Venezuela.
His honors and awards include the
Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, Sea
Service Ribbon, Naval Unit Commendation,
Good Conduct Medal, Combat Action
Ribbon, and a letter of commendation from
the Commander Sixth Fleet. He was honor-
ably discharged with the rank of sergeant in
December 1986.
Steven entered the Massachusetts State
Police in June 1988 and was assigned to the
State Police barracks in South Yarmouth
from 1988 to 1992. Other assignments
included State Police Detective Unit,
Plymouth County, from 1992 to 2001,
where he investigated narcotics, homicide,
and computer crimes, and to the State
Police Motorcycle Unit, from 2001 to 2021,
and was a member of the State Police
Dive Team for ten years. He is a certified
dive master.
He was promoted to sergeant in 2008
and served as the executive officer of the
State Police Motorcycle Unit before retiring
in 2021. He received a bachelor of science
in law enforcement from Western New
England College.
Steven and his wife, Stephani, have been
married for thirty years. Their son, Garrett,
is a graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime
Academy, and their daughter, Chloe, grad-
uated from the Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences and is now
studying at Northeastern University.

Featured in my new book,

Boston Veterans Appreciation

You can order the new book at mycitygear.com

10/06/2026

https://tophost.org/2026/kerry-brett

Please vote for my daughter, Kerry Brett! She’s in the running for the Top Host Podcast Competition and the chance to have her podcast produced by Ryan Seacrest for iHeartMedia. She’s worked hard building Shot At Love, and this would be an amazing opportunity for her. Every vote helps—thank you for supporting her! 🎙️📸

Will Kerry Brett be a guest on an episode of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, win $25,000, and lead a podcast produced by iHeartRadio?