BWSC Offers Property Owners Credit to Replace Lead Pipes
Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) announced that it is doubling to $4,000 the credit for replacing lead pipes through its Lead Replacement Incentive Program. A recent review conducted by the...
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Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Please give to the BHCA Annual Appeal! Donors to the BHCA Annual Appeal, whose donations are received by today, April 22, will have their names listed in our Annual Report. We depend on your...
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Swan Boats Are Ready to Open May 8
Mayor Kim Janey is pleased to announce that the popular Boston Swan Boats will open for the 2021 season at the Boston Public Garden lagoon on Saturday, May 8, at 10 a.m. For the first time in its...
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House Omitted To the Editor, I enjoyed reading Dan Murphy’s article, published April 22, 2021, on Joseph Bagley’s wonderful book “Boston’s Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them.” Murphy’s piece...
View ArticleBiden’s Climate Change Bill: Too Little, Too Late?
President Joe Biden’s ambitious proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 50 percent (from their 2005 levels) by 2030 marks a dramatic moment in the environmental movement. Those of...
View ArticleVaccine Equity Grant Initiative Awardees Announced
Mayor Kim Janey, the Boston Public Health Commission and the Office of Health and Human Services today announced the awardees of the Vaccine Equity Grant Initiative, which was launched in March to...
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Online Program Explores ‘Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China’ The Vilna Shul, in partnership with the Falmouth Jewish Congregation, the Worcester JCC and Jewish Book Council,...
View ArticleMichelle Wu Surpasses $1 Million Fundraising Milestone
City Councilor and candidate for Mayor Michelle Wu announced that she raised over $1 million in donations since the launch of her Mayoral campaign as Michelle for Mayor continues to organize and build...
View ArticleWest End Museum Launches Spring and Summer Programs
The recently reopened West End Museum is launching an exciting schedule of spring and summer programs, which will be offered both in-person and online. Beginning April 29, Wentworth University...
View ArticleBaker Relaxes COVID-19 Restrictions
On Tuesday, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that Massachusetts would reopen some outdoor Phase 4, Step 2 industries effective May 10, and put plans in place for further reopening on May 29...
View ArticleHope Springs Eternal for Beacon Hill Businesses
Special to the Times The month of May has been designated Small Business Month, so, on Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23, 35 Beacon Hill businesses will take part in a street-wide celebration to...
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Songs for the Open Road: A Concert to Drive Immigration Reform To the Editor, Before heading out on that summer road trip – maybe visiting long missed family and friends – take a moment to laugh...
View ArticleThe Biden Deal Is Long Overdue
The ambitious proposal set forth by President Joe Biden last week in his speech to a joint session of Congress has elicited the usual negative response from the usual suspects. However, those who...
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Virtual Duckling Day Returns for 2021 Mother’s Day Celebration For its second year, the annual Mother’s Day parade typically held in Boston’s Public Garden will be happening online. The 2021 Virtual...
View ArticleAppeals Court Denies Appeal in Exam School Case
A federal appeals court has denied a request by a group of parents to halt the implementation of the Boston Exam Schools admissions plan for the 2021-22 school year. As a result, admissions decisions...
View ArticleArea Schools Join to Support ‘Spring Eternal’ Event
The Advent School and Park Street School and their students will join the upcoming neighborhood “Spring Eternal “event by participating in a contest to name the events logo, a Shopping Duck designed...
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Charles River Cleanup
Sebastian and Lizette volunteering at the Esplanade Association’s 2021 Charles River Cleanup.
View ArticleGet That Shot!
The idea of “vaccine hesitancy” is a relatively new phenomenon in our country. For those of the Baby Boom generation, there never was any question about getting shots for all kinds of childhood and...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on May 20, at 5 p.m. via ZOOM. Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below,...
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Virtual Program Explores England’s Belvoir Castle Historic New England presents a virtual program called “Belvoir Castle and Capability Brown: Discovering a Lost Landscape” on Thursday, June 3, at...
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