MADD Urges to Keep July 4th Celebrations Safe
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) urges everyone to celebrate safely by planning ahead, and designating a non-drinking, unimpaired driver during the long Fourth of July holiday weekend. According...
View ArticleBaker Announces State Legislation to Make August, September Sales Tax Holiday...
The Baker-Polito Administration on June 23, filed legislation to establish a Sales Tax Holiday for the months of August and September. This plan aims to support Main Street businesses and local...
View Article‘Spring Eternal’ Event Winners Recognized at Celebration Held at 75 Chestnut...
On Tuesday, June 22, dozens of intrepid souls braved the elements through waves of torrential rains and clapping thunder and made their way to 75 Chestnut restaurant to receive prizes they had won...
View ArticleBreakdown of Federal Aid Awarded to Municipalities Published
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced that it has published a new, interactive online tool that displays a breakdown by municipality of the $3.4 billion in direct federal aid awarded to...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner: What is Zero Waste?
By Janine Jay, BHCA Streets and Sidewalks Green Initiative Zero Waste is a movement where you aim to send nothing to a landfill. To do it, you reduce what you need, reuse as much as you can, send...
View ArticleNew Charles Street Children’s Store to Offer Something for Every Child
Lindsay Perrelli has made it her mission to ensure that every kid, from toddlers through age 6, who visits The Happy Journey, the children’s store she’s opening at 73 Charles St., will find something...
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Ed Spark’s Surprise Soiree
A surprise soiree For Ed Sparks was held on June 25 at Scampo.
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Common’s Frog Pond Spray Pool Reopens For Summer
Above, children cooling off at The Frog Pond spray pool on the Boston Common, which was closed last year due to the pandemic,reopened on Thursday, June 24. Hours for the Frog Pond spray pool are 11...
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: Welcoming Phase of Reentry and Renewal
By Cathy Judd-Stein It is often said that the opportunity to find a deeper power within emerges when life becomes most challenging. Like many, I continue to reflect on the magnitude of fear and...
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: Don’t Give Up Your Personal Freedom
Dr. Glenn Mollette You may create instability and insecurity for your personal life if you put others in charge of your decisions. The idea of a child or acquaintance “shouldering” your life’s...
View ArticleNo Escaping Climate Change
Heat domes. Polar vortexes. Superstorms. Megadroughts. Wildfire tornados. Rising sea levels. These terms were unheard of at the start of this century — other than in academic journals — but are now...
View ArticleOfficials Confirm West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquito Sample
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of WNV was...
View ArticleLocal Students Earn Academic Honors
Baylor University Celebrates Graduates Baylor University celebrated more than 7,500 graduates of the Classes of 2020 and 2021 during six in-person commencement ceremonies May 6-8 at McLane Stadium on...
View ArticleLegislation Improves Safety, Awareness for Swimmers
In an effort to increase public safety and awareness at state parks and beaches, Gov. Charles Baker filed legislation to increase fines for swimming outside designated waterfronts across the...
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A Quiet Fourth on the Esplanade
The Esplanade provided plenty of room and tranquility for visitors on July 4. Above, kids enjoying themselves at the Esplanade Playspace.
View ArticleNorth Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead Through July 246
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for...
View ArticlePlan Approved for American Rescue Plan Funds to Support K-12 Schools and...
On Wednesday, July 7, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced the approval of Massachusetts’ American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plans and...
View ArticleOpening Northeast Canyons to Commercial Fishing Compromises Protections for...
A study published today in the scientific journal Frontiers in Marine Science found that opening the 3.14 million acre Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to commercial fishing...
View ArticleNeighborhood Roundup
Virtual Program on ‘Etiquette of the Brahmin Summer’ The Gibson House Museum presents a return engagement of the virtual program, “Etiquette of the Brahmin Summer,” with Etiquetteer Robert B....
View ArticleBaker Proclaims “Hurricane Preparedness Week”
Governor Charlie Baker has proclaimed July 11 – 17, 2021, to be Hurricane Preparedness Week to emphasize both the Commonwealth’s vulnerability to tropical storms and hurricanes and the importance of...
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