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Dyn-o-mite “Good Times” star Jimmie Walker and other vintage TV stars, including Richard Dean Anderson of “MacGyver” fame, “The Karate Kid” Ralph Macchio, kid stars David Mazouz (“Gotham”) and Noah Schnapp (“Stranger Things”), classic rocker Meat Loaf and more meeting and greeting fans at Super Megafest Comic-Con in Marlboro ... Rob Gronkowski’s dad, Gordon, telling the Chicago Tribune how he taught his five sons fiscal responsibi­lity. “We’re not out there buying white tigers or Lamborghin­is,” he said. “We had a rule in our family: If you really want something, hold off for two weeks. If you still want it, go buy it” ... Patriots tackle titan Rob Ninkovich accepting his nomination as the Hockomock Area YMCA’s 2016 Legends Ball honoree at the Foxboro Y, along with teammate and former honoree Devin McCourty, who came to cheer him on. (The Legends ball is Nov. 15) ... Olympic gold medal rower Gevvie Stone, a Newton native, fellow gold medalists Lauren Schmetterl­ing and Kerry Simmonds, and the Mass. State Police rowing team doing a Q&A and rowing competitio­n with Boston Public School kids in the Let’s Row Boston program at the Harry Parker Boathouse in conjunctio­n with the Head of the Charles ... Celtics forward Jaylen Brown swapping jerseys with Revolution midfielder Lee Nguyen prior to the Revs’ final home game and serving as honorary captain for the match ... Former Boston newsgal Janet Wu, environmen­tal attorney Robert Bilott, Mix 104.1 former teammates “Fast” Freddy Murphy and Sue Brady and former Magic 106.7 magician Candy O’Terry raising some dough for breast cancer prevention at the Art because gala at the Fairmont Copley Plaza ... Davio’s divo Steve DiFillippo hawking his delish Philly Cheese Steak Spring Rolls on QVC ... The last “American Idol” winner Trent Harmon doing a benefit show with Country 102.5 at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center at the Hard Rock Cafe ... The Boston Foundation board chair Sandy Edgerley picking up the ADL Women of Valor Award from the Anti-Defamation League New England ...

 ?? HERALD FILE PHOTO, ABOVE; PHOTO BY GEORGE WEINSTEIN ?? Jimmie Walker at Super Megafest in Marlboro, right, and in 1975 in ‘Good Times.’
HERALD FILE PHOTO, ABOVE; PHOTO BY GEORGE WEINSTEIN Jimmie Walker at Super Megafest in Marlboro, right, and in 1975 in ‘Good Times.’
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