Enjoy a Safe Fourth of July
It goes without saying that this will be a Fourth of July unlike any other in the history of our nation. Americans traditionally have celebrated the Fourth both with large community gatherings and...
View ArticleLocal Students Earn Academic Honors
Hill Residents Receive Degrees Late this spring, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) celebrated the Class of 2020 with a socially distanced commencement season in place of its traditional 152nd...
View ArticleNeighborhood Roundup
BHV Celebrates America’s Independence Join Beacon Hull Village members to celebrate the Fourth of July via Zoom on Saturday, July 4, at 6 p.m. Come enjoy a reading of the Declaration of Independence,...
View ArticleSJC Issues Order for Slowly Opening Courthouses Starting July 13
The Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday, June 24, issued an updated order regarding the operation of Massachusetts state courts and courthouses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The order will go...
View ArticleMarkey Showing Grassroots Reach
The Ed Markey for U.S. Senate campaign demonstrated its grassroots power and statewide reach over the past weekend as it hosted an evening of virtual house parties with over 300 supporters and...
View ArticleNorth Washington Street Bridge Replacement Construction Look-Ahead: Thru July 11
Virtual Meetings for Traffic Shifting onto Temporary Bridge •Traffic will begin shifting onto the temporary North Washington Street Bridge starting on July 17. •The are three virtual meetings and one...
View ArticleTwo Rescued from Fire on Charles St.
Boston firefighters rescued two people on Wednesday, June 24, after a two-alarm blaze broke out at 98 Charles St. According to WCVB-TV, Boston Fire received a call at around 7:30 a.m., regarding a...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Hill Civic Association Committees Every spring, the Beacon Hill Civic Association publishes its Annual Report covering committee accomplishments during the past year. We’ll be sharing the...
View ArticleThe Stock Market Does Not Represent the U.S. Economy
We don’t pretend to be experts either in the stock market or the economy in general. However, as Bob Dylan put it, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” and similarly, the...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 07-09-2020
Larceny – Shoplifting 07/03/20 – A Charles Street pharmacy reports an unknown male suspect stole several items from the store and fled on foot at around 4:25 p.m. Auto Theft 07/05/20 – A victim...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Hill Civic Association Committees Every spring, the Beacon Hill Civic Association publishes its Annual Report covering committee accomplishments during the past year. We’ll be sharing the...
View ArticleOtis House Museum Receives Grant to Create ‘Virtual Visitor Experience’
The Otis House Museum will soon boast a “virtual visitor experience,” thanks to a grant from National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) CARES Act. “This project will significantly advance our...
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: What to Consider Before Adopting a Pet
By Susan Marie As word grew that people were going to have to shelter-in-place for an unspecified length of time, animal shelters began to empty. Thousands of people realized that they may be lonely...
View ArticleName Change Was a Long Time Coming
The decision this week by the Washington Redskins to change its team name was long, long, LONG overdue. The term “redskin” is — and always has been — a racist reference to Native Americans. For anyone...
View ArticleWhen Did the U.S. go from First to Worst?
For those of us of the Baby Boom generation, it was unquestionable that the United States was “the best” country in the world. Despite the war in Vietnam, Watergate, recessions, 9/11, and other...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 07-16-2020
Beacon Hill Beat Breaking and Entering – Motor Vehicle 07/06/20 – A victim reports he parked his 2008 Honda Civic at Boylston and Charles streets at around 12:20 a.m., but when he returned about a...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on July 16 at 5:00 p.m. in a Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81061136686 Subject of the hearing will be applications for...
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Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Hill Civic Association Committees Every spring, the Beacon Hill Civic Association publishes its Annual Report covering committee accomplishments during the past year. We’ll be sharing the...
View ArticleA Depressing Thought – Summer Is Half Over
The summer of our discontent — the summer that hasn’t been — is just about half over. June has come and gone and we are just past the midway point of July, which means that there are only seven...
View ArticleChange Military Base Names Immediately
If you’re like us, then it truly has been a revelation in these past few weeks to learn that U.S. military installations throughout the South were named in “honor” of Confederate heroes in the Civil...
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