Most of the Protesters Are Not Looters
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 06-04-2020
Beacon Hill Beat Investigate Person 05/23/20 – The victim, who is a Uber driver, reported he was called to Beacon Street for a customer pickup, but on arrival, he found no customer at this location....
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Hill House Running Free Virtual Family Events Hill House, Inc. located at 127 Mount Vernon St., has launched a series of free family events at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. On Wednesday, Family...
View ArticleMayor’s Garden Contest Deadline July 10
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced that the 24th annual Mayor’s Garden Contest will take place this year keeping within current social distancing guidelines. Boston’s green thumbs have until 11:59...
View ArticleThe Lenny Zakim Fund Announces More Than $180,000 in COVID-19 Emergency Grants
The Lenny Zakim Fund (LZF) has announced $186,225 in grants from its COVID-19 Emergency Response and Recovery Fund to help grassroots nonprofits across Eastern Massachusetts address the needs of...
View ArticleWest End Museum Honors Two Former Neighborhood Residents for Jewish American...
In acknowledgment of May as Jewish American Heritage Month, the West End Museum honored two exceptional former residents of the neigborhood. Born on May 30, 1920, in Boston, Manuel “Manny” Brown, now...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Circle for Charity Committed to Lending Support to Women and...
Perhaps one of the neighborhood’s best-kept secrets, the Beacon Hill Circle for Charity got its start 57 years ago when a group of neighborhood women first opened their homes to visitors as a way to...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
We hope our neighbors and members are faring well during this time. We are hopeful that we will be back to life as normal soon. Fortunately, the BHCA has been able to conduct virtual meetings,...
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City Realty Group and Beacon Hill Pub Donate Meals to MGH COVID-19 Unit
Special to the Times City Realty Group, a community-focused real estate development company headquartered in Brookline, donated 100 meals to feed nurses and other frontline staff at...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 06-11-2020
Beacon Hill Beat Weapon Violation/Warrants 06/02/20 – A male suspect was arrested on Boston Common / Tremont Street side for multiple default warrants at about 5:15 p.m. The suspect was also charged...
View ArticleBoston Pride and the City of Boston Raise the Pride Flag
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Boston Pride Flag Raising, hosted by Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston, is being held as a virtual event, as all of Boston Pride’s public...
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Enrollment Open for Beacon Hill/Back Bay Girl Scout Troop 65321 Girl Scout Troop 65321, covering the Beacon Hill and Back Bay neighborhoods, is accepting enrollment for new scouts entering...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on Zoom on June 18, 2020 at 5 p.m. Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda...
View ArticleMBTA’s RIDE Distributing Food to Vulnerable Residents
The RIDE has partnered with the City of Boston, YMCA of Greater Boston, and The Greater Boston Food Bank. The MBTA announced late last week a partnership with the City of Boston, YMCA of Greater...
View ArticleNew Unemployment Claims Fall by More Than 10,000 Over the Previous Week
Massachusetts had 27,034 individuals file an initial claim for standard Unemployment Insurance (UI) from May 24 to May 30, a decrease of 10,584 over the previous week. Since March 15, a total of...
View ArticleSenator Markey Receives Major Endorsement from the American Federation of...
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Massachusetts last weeknd announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. “Senator Ed Markey has been a supporter of...
View ArticleJoint Statement by SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury...
SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement Monday following the enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act:...
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Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Mask Update Last Friday, June 5, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public where social distancing is not possible to help stop...
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Welcome Back Shoppers
Jennifer Hill, owner of Blackstone’s of Beacon Hill, holds a sign that says it all, “Welcome Back to In-store Shopping.” Mark Duffield helps her welcome shoppers to the store on Charles Street on...
View ArticleA Tremendous Court Decision
The decision this past Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court extending the rights of gay and transgender workers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars employment discrimination on the...
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