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Vargas & Vargas Seeks Nominations for 'Boston's Best Neighbor' Award

The insurance company, located in Stoughton, will accept nominations through September.

Vargas and Vargas Insurance, based in Dorchester and Stoughton, is seeking nominations for its sixth annual "Boston's Best Neighbor Award," the company announced this week.

The award is granted to someone who has worked to make their neighborhood a safer and friendlier community. The winner receives $2,000 and a plaque, as well as a story to be published in local media. The person who nominates the winner, meanwhile, will receive a $500 check and $500 donated to a charity of their choice. 

"The purpose of the annual Boston's Best Neighbor Award is to honor an individual who has demonstrated special care, concern and volunteer hours to make their neighborhood a safer, more pleasant and more friendly community for all the residents," president Carlos Vargas said in a statement. "This individual may have made contributions to other neighborhoods, projects or citywide concerns." 

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Nominations for the award must be submitted to the company's Dorchester location at 1133 Washington St. by 5 p.m. on Sept. 19. For more information on the award and to read nomination guidelines, click here

To see last year's winners, click here

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Vargas and Vargas is also located at 4 Cabot Place, Unit #7 in Stoughton. For more information, call 781-344-4321 or 617-298-8355.


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