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For 112 years, a firefighting family has kept watch

Dorchester native promoted as he carries tradition

Joseph Minehan, who grew up in Dorchester dreaming of becoming a firefighter, was promoted on May 8 to Lieutenant, the rank his father held when he died while trying to rescue two other firefighters trapped inside a burning building in Charlestown. The Minehan legacy with the Boston Fire Department dates back to 1900, the year his great-grandfather joined.

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