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The third annual Neighborhood Summer Block Party for Dorchester (Shawmut, Melville, St. Mark’s and Codman) begins this Saturday at 1 p.m. at 41 Sharp St. in front of the Epiphany School. This free event is open to everyone.

Run by Reverend John H. Finley in partnership with Candice Gartley and a support team, the party is a family fun gathering that will have water play, bubbles, music, free food, games and more.

Gartley has been in the neighborhood since the 1990s.

Meeting local firefighters and checking out their truck at a previous Neighborhood Summer Block Party in Dorchester. COURTESY PHOTO

“We fell in love with our neighbor s and the neighborhood in general. It was very diverse [with] really smart, wonderful, interesting people,

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