Joe Biden Needs Our Prayers
With President Joe Biden taking the oath of office this week, America is ready to recover — both physically and psychologically — from the four years of “carnage” that has been left behind by the...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 01-21-2021
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny 01/3/21 – A Cambridge Street liquor store reported a male suspect stole a bottle of wine and fled on foot at about 5:31 p.m. The store clerk stated the suspect acted very...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public ZOOM hearing on Jan. 21, at 5 p.m. ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86187031432 Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates...
View ArticleFrom the Governor’s Desk
Baker Signs Safe Patient Access to Emergency Care Act On Friday, Gov. Charles Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito participated in a ceremonial signing of S.2931, An Act to ensure safe patient access to...
View ArticleWalsh Celebrates Passage of Legislation to Support Creation of Affordable...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh last week celebrated the passage of legislation that will provide the City of Boston with more flexibility to leverage the strong development market to fund affordable housing...
View ArticleState DPD Reports First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Variant
Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on January 17 announced that the first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 has been detected in Massachusetts, coming from a Boston woman...
View ArticleCriminal Defense Attorney Charged With Rape
A longtime criminal defense attorney who once worked as a prosecutor will remain held on a new rape charge while awaiting a dangerousness hearing, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins...
View ArticleCity Offers Tips for Keeping Rats at Bay
Rats are an unfortunate reality of city living, and to that end, the Environmental Sanitation Department has some tips from keeping rodents and pests at bay. Besides keeping your living space clean,...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Women’s Forum Featured ‘Boston Film & Video’ With Lorie Conway
By Ariana Hanley The Beacon Hill Women’s Forum held their January 2021 Forum on Tuesday, January 12. This month’s forum featured Lorie Conway, an independent film producer and director for Boston...
View ArticleOnly 47-Percent of Gas Lamps Are Fully Functioning
Special to the Times On Nov. 21, a team of six Northeastern University students fanned out all over Beacon Hill to survey the status of all of the gas lamps in the neighborhood. The survey project...
View ArticleLawsuits Will Bring out the Truth
The announcement this past week that Dominion Voting Systems Inc., the company that manufactures voting machines that are used widely across the United States, has filed a $1.3 billion lawsuit against...
View ArticleThe Days Are Getting Longer
Amidst our winter of discontent, there is some good news on the horizon (literally): The days are getting longer. As this is being written, we will have passed the first full month of the astronomical...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney’s Office Returns more than $235 Million to Crime Victims
U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling has announced that the District of Massachusetts collected more than $235 million in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2020. Of this amount, $208,282,537 was...
View ArticleMass. National Guard Selected to Provide Additional Assistance in Washington,...
At the request of federal authorities, members of the Massachusetts National Guard, alongside National Guard members from other states, will provide additional assistance in Washington, D.C., to...
View ArticleCardinal O’Malley Announces Appointment of Michael Scannell as Executive...
Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM Cap, has announced the appointment of Michael Scannell as the Executive Director of the Clergy Trust (formerly the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust). Mr. Scannell...
View ArticleRed Cross urges Blood Donation to Maintain Supply amid Pandemic
The American Red Cross typically has a tough time keeping the blood supply strong during the winter months when inclement weather and seasonal illnesses can impact donors. This year the pandemic adds...
View ArticleUpstairs Downstairs Moves down the Street
Upstairs Downstairs at 93 Charles St. is moving…but happily only a block away to 69 Charles St. to the location that until recently was occupied by The Red Wagon. For 28 years, Upstairs Downstairs...
View ArticleState Awards another $37M in Grants to 638 Businesses
The Baker-Polito Administration has announced $37.4 million in awards to 638 additional small businesses in a fourth round of grants through the COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program administered by...
View Article“Nine Days” Local Author Stephen Kendrick Featured at Beacon Hill Village Forum
Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in October 1960 and held for nine days in a Georgia jail. When Jack and Bobby Kennedy were told his life could be in danger, they helped engineer his release. The...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Our latest edition of the Neighborhood Guide was mailed to all members and businesses recently. In addition to being a Beacon Hill business directory, the Guide is packed with useful information for...
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