Massachusetts auto magnate Ernie Boch Jr. leaves $2,021 tips at 6 Boston restaurants
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
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For Massachusetts auto magnate Ernie Boch Jr., 2021 has gotten off to a charitable start.
The businessman-philanthropist, who has in years past been named one of the top 50 richest people in the state, is credited with handing out six $2,021 tips to servers at half a dozen restaurants in Boston this week, news outlets reported.
The cash was left in mysterious envelopes with the car dealer’s well-known name written on them. The words “thank you” were also included, WHDH reported.
“It was so dead that I had this idea, why don’t I go into Boston and hit all these different bars and give some support,” Boch told the news outlet.
Gov. Charlie Baker hailed a new round of financial assistance for small businesses in Massachusetts impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, saying he.
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Standing in front of brick arches in Il Ristorante Saraceno, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito described the 35-year-old Italian eatery as a family business that owner Frank Pezzano has kept afloat with his children during the coronavirus pandemic.
“This is exactly the kind of business we want to see get through this pandemic and reopen more fully,” she said during a news conference at the Hanover Street restaurant in Boston’s North End neighborhood.
Polito and Gov. Charlie Baker showcased Il Ristorante Saraceno as one of 1,595 businesses receiving small business grants, $78.5 million worth in total, from the state to help weather the COVID-driven recession that has stretched into its 10th month.