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Elizabeth Barker Named New Stanford Calderwood Director of Boston Athenæum
Elizabeth E. Barker, the newly named Stanford Calderwood director of Boston Athenæum. On Thursday, the trustees of the Boston Athenæum announced the appointment, by unanimous vote, of Elizabeth E....
View ArticleShame on You Frank Manning
Dear Editor: I was outraged, appalled, and saddened, after reading your 19 July Letter to the Editor about accessibility ramps that will be installed on Beacon Hill sidewalks. Outraged by your sense of...
View ArticleBHCA Zoning & Licensing Comm.: Meeting Cancelled for August
The Beacon Hill Civic Association’s Zoning & Licensing Committee will not be meeting during the month of August. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 3, 2014.
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Eliot Memorial Re-opening
Gov. Deval Patrick, flanked by other state officials and Esplanade Association representatives, cuts the ribbon on the newly renovated Charles Eliot Memorial on the Charles River Esplanade.
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Hill Doctor Awarded Research Sabbatical Award from Research to Prevent Blindness
Dr. Michael Gilmore and Veronica Koh. Michael Gilmore, Ph.D., a resident of Beacon Hill, was recently awarded a $50,000 Research Sabbatical Award from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB). This award...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
For Mayor Walsh and Planning and Public Works colleagues; Dear Editor: This note enlarges on a letter I sent to the Mayor several months ago. I am a neighbor and a Beacon Hill resident, who was elected...
View ArticleTwo Residents Graduate From MGH Institute
Two Beacon Hill residents were among the 535 students who graduated from MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston’s health sciences graduate school. The Class of 2014, with students from 28 states...
View ArticleDead Trees Slated to Be Removed
On August 13 and 14, the Boston Parks Department will be removing a dozen dead trees from Beacon Hill, on Charles, Chestnut, Irving, Mt. Vernon, Myrtle, and West Cedar Streets. The removals...
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A Memory for Life
Life-long friends Katie Hayward and Alex Fissler have returned from a thrilling month in Tanzania, Africa where they climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro (where, as you can see, it is winter) and volunteered at a...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
‘Let’s keep our eyes on the prize’ Dear Editor: As a 40-plus-year resident, I’ve found most folks walking the Hill aren’t looking intently down. Their eyes are on the interesting architecture,...
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Remembering Williams
Fans erected a makeshift tribute to Robin Williams on a bench in the Public Garden last week, following his tragic death on Monday, Aug. 11. Williams acted in a scene opposite Matt Damon at the...
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ALS Bucket Challenge
Mass. Eye and Ear’s ENT clinical team, including Dr. Allan Goldstein, took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Friday, Aug. 8, in front of the hospital. Their heads may have been wet, but their spirits...
View ArticleBHAC Determinations
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission held a public hearing: on Thursday, August 21. The following determinatiuons were voted on Application 14.1321 BH 42 Mount Vernon Street (continued review)...
View ArticleLocal Volunteers For HOTC
Interested in volunteering at the Head of The Charles Regatta (HOTC) this fall? The Beacon Hill Civic Association Young Friends will be staffing the awards table on Saturday, October 18th from 11:30am...
View ArticleBHCA Zoning & Licensing to Meet
On Wednesday, August 27th, the Beacon Hill Civic Association’s Zoning & Licensing Committee will hold a meeting to discuss the proposed change of occupancy at 62-66 Charles Street to a Peet’s...
View ArticleStorrow Drive Roadwork Going On
Through Thursday, August 28 from 9:30 AM to 3 PM, the Storrow Drive EB off-ramp at Fenway will be closed for Rapid set concrete repairs. Additional eastbound left lane closures will take place on those...
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Beacon Hill Leaders Supporting Tolman for Attorney General Post
Pictured, left to right, State Rep. Jay Livingstone; Warren Tolman, candidate for Massachusetts attorney general; and former State Rep. Paul Demakis at the Paramount on Charles Street. State Rep. Jay...
View ArticleStorrow Drive Roadwork Going On
Through Thursday, August 28 from 9:30 AM to 3 PM, the Storrow Drive EB off-ramp at Fenway will be closed for Rapid set concrete repairs. Additional eastbound left lane closures will take place on those...
View ArticleBHCA Zoning & Licensing to Meet
On Wednesday, August 27th, the Beacon Hill Civic Association’s Zoning & Licensing Committee will hold a meeting to discuss the proposed change of occupancy at 62-66 Charles Street to a Peet’s...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Leaders Supporting Tolman for Attorney General Post
State Rep. Jay Livingstone (D-Boston) and former State Rep. Paul Demakis announced their endorsements of Warren Tolman to be the next Massachusetts attorney general. Livingstone and Demakis joined...
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