COVID Is the Leading Killer of First Responders
Recently-revealed statistics have brought into sharp focus the deadly and tragic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic upon our nation’s police and firefighters. At least 101 police officers have died from...
View ArticleWinter Survival: Masks and Flu Shots
The testimony of Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, before a U.S. Senate subcommittee last week regarding the need for every American to wear a face mask in public to...
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Beacon Hill Beat Larceny 09/12/20 – A victim reported unknown person(s) stole her purse, which contained U.S. currency, while she was sitting on a bench on the Charles Street side of the Public...
View ArticlePlastic Bag Ordinance to Start Oct. 1
The moratorium related to A Temporary Executive Order Concerning Exemption of Certain Businesses from the City of Boston Plastic Bag Ordinance will end on September 30, 2020. Effective October 1, the...
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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 Art Walk Returns as Online Art Sale
The Beacon Hill Art Walk is moving to the fall with a special online format. For health and safety reasons the event cannot be held in person, so artists have gathered some of their favorite works...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
BHCA Fall HillFest this Sunday! Mark your calendar for Fall HillFest! This year we are taking the festivities online with a virtual block party! This event will take place on Sunday, September 27th...
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Gary Drug is a True Family Enterprise
Gary Drug Co. is a family enterprise in the truest sense, serving generations from the neighborhood over the years, and with a long history of hiring the relatives of employees to come work at the...
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Girl Scouts Troop 65321 Kicks off New Season
Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts from Troop 65321 start off the new season social distancing in the Boston Common.
View ArticleGuide to Schools In and Around Boston Boston: Area Offers Wide Range of...
A new academic year is just getting underway, but it’s already time for parents and guardians to begin thinking about options for next year, and with the Boston area’s wide range of top-notch...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 10-01-2020
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny – Bike 09/18/20- The victim reported his Street Road bike was stolen while locked to bike rack on Chestnut Street some time between 7 p.m. on Sept. 17 and 6 a.m. the next day....
View ArticleHill Halloween Contest Running to October 30
BOO! Halloween on Beacon Hill has been canceled! BOO-HOO!! Yes, this year will be very different! No trick or treating this year for children. Even ghosts and goblins are laying low and residents of...
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Virtual Architectural Tour Explores Five City Landmarks The House Museum Alliance of Downtown Boston presents “There’s No Place Like Home: A Virtual Architecture Tour” on Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 6 to 7...
View ArticleFitness Class Pays Tribute to the Late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg was not just an American icon but also a surprising fitness icon. Well into her 80s, she helped to reshape what exercise can look like for many older adults. Cindy...
View ArticleWalking Tours Visit Last Vestiges of Historic West End
The West End Museum welcomes local historian Jim Briand, who will reveal the story of the neighborhood’s demolition under Urban Renewal with stops at five of the dozen buildings in the neighborhood to...
View ArticleSuffolk DA Rollins Announces Expansion of LEAD Database
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced this week the expansion and revision of a database comprised of law enforcement personnel whose prior conduct could impact their credibility...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Woman Pleads Guilty to Motor Vehicle Homicide
Special to the Times The driver who struck and killed 5-year-old Adrianna Mejia-Rivera and her 2-month-old baby sister Natasha Nicole Mejia-Rivera in Revere in 2018 has pleaded guilty to motor vehicle...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
BHCA Letter to the Zoning Board of Appeal in Opposition to Zoning Relief for 7 Smith Court (Additional Floor and Roof Deck) September 28, 2020 City of Boston Zoning Board of Appeal 1010...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Art Walk Returns Oct. 3-4 as Online Art Sale
Special to the Times The Beacon Hill Art Walk is moving to the fall with a special online format. For health and safety reasons the event cannot be held in person, so artists have gathered some of...
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Happenings on Charles Street: BHBA Sidewalk Sale
A gentleman shops at The Flat of the Hill during the September 26 Sidewalk Sale. Aarti Khullar trying on studded earrings at December Thieves. Debbie Sullivan and Laurie Wells shopping at Red Wagon.
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