Neighborhood Roundup
Summer Activities at the Myrtle Street Playground The Friends of the Myrtle Street Playground and Summer Horizons present summer programming on Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. at the playground, including a...
View ArticleFriends Summer Party Blooms at the Four Seasons
The Friends of the Public Garden is preparing to host 200 guests for its annual Summer Party, to be held on Wednesday, July 11 at Four Seasons Hotel Boston. This annual event raises funds to renew,...
View ArticleBHCA Seeking Grant Applications for Community Fund Projects
The Beacon Hill Civic Association announces that the Beacon Hill Community Fund (“Community Fund”) will now begin to accept grant applications for the funding of small, community-focused projects and...
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Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
What we do – Fundraising and Outreach Committees Membership Committee During fiscal year 2019, the Membership became an independent entity rather than a sub-group of the Events Committee. The...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor : Our Support Is Resolute
To the Editor: U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna S. Pressley 7th District of Massachusetts 1108 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congresswoman Pressley: As you know-we’ve had the honor of your presence...
View ArticleOveruse of Antibiotics Threatens All of Us
The discovery and widespread use of antibiotics in the middle of the last century ranks as one of the greatest achievements of modern science. Until the 20th century, infections that we now consider...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 07-24-2019
Beacon Hill Beat Trespassing 07/19/19 – Officers responded to a Joy Street building at around 5:15 p.m. for a report of two male trespassers there. A male suspect, who appeared intoxicated, attempted...
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Summer activities at the Myrtle Street Playground The Friends of the Myrtle Street Playground and Summer Horizons present summer programming on Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. at the playground, including...
View ArticleLocal Students Receive Academic Achievements
Murphy Graduates From Bryant Bryant University’s Class of 2019 celebrated the 156th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18. Benjamin Murphy of Beacon Hill, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
New Trash Collection Services As we know, the City of Boston has hired Capital Waste Services to perform trash pick-ups throughout the city for the next five years. We invite your feedback as to the...
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BHCA Gathering
Leonard Desautelle has been a Beacon Hill resident since 1934, and Joan Smith has lived in Beacon Hill since 1956 – and both are avid readers of The Beacon Hill Times. They were two of many who...
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Summer Dock Party
Alex Beiderman and Steve French playing corn hole toss in Eliot Garden during the Esplanade Association’s Summer Dock Party on Thursday, July 18, at Community Boating, Inc. The annual event benefits...
View ArticleGov. Baker’s Bold Transportation Proposal
We were talking the other day with a young man who has been a teacher at Chelsea High School for the past couple of years. During our discussion, we were surprised to learn that he lives on the South...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 08-01-2019
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny (Shoplifting) 07/20/19 – A male suspect entered a Boylston Street boutique at around 3:35 p.m., and stole a beaded body suit before fleeing on a bike in the direction of...
View ArticleTheater Review : Gloucester Stage Company’s Farcical ‘The 39 Steps’ Closes...
By Sheila Barth Gloucester Stage Company’s hilarious production of Scottish writer Patrick Barlow’s farcical poke at noir mystery plays produced a reaction I rarely experience. Kudos to Artistic...
View ArticleCity Paws : Climate Change and Your Critters
By Penny & Ed Cherubino Over three decades of living with and caring for dogs, we have had to change some of our thinking due to climate change. Some of the decisions we made and approaches we...
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Summer Activities at the Myrtle Street Playground The Friends of the Myrtle Street Playground and Summer Horizons present summer programming on Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. at the playground, including...
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Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
New Trash Collection Services The City of Boston has hired Capital Waste Services to perform trash pick-ups throughout the city for the next five years. We invite your feedback as to the new hour and...
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Water Lantern Festival
Angela Lin and Joe Nash share the inspirational message on their lantern before releasing it. Water lanterns flowed down into the Charles River last Saturday evening, July 27, during the Water Lantern...
View ArticleWhat Is Happening To Our Country?
“I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America’s culture. It is as American as cherry pie.” — Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, also known as H. Rap Brown. America has been rooted in violence...
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