Worldwide Sexual and Gender Violence to be Tonight’s Topic at Women’s Forum
Beacon Hill resident AK Goodman, an obstetrician and gynecologist, will discuss sexual and gender violence around the world at tonight’s meeting of the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum, an organization formed...
View ArticleRestrictions: Scheduled for MassPike
Effective Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, MassDOT will be implementing a lane restriction on the Turnpike/I-90 in the westbound direction between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the area of the...
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Remember This: Caregiving and Long-Term Illness
The Rev. Dr. Jade Angelica and lifelong Beacon Hill resident Medb Mahoney Sichko. Let’s suppose your mother has Alzheimer’s. You’ve found her a lovely Assisted Living Facility with an Alzheimer’s Unit...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Maura Healey for state AG Maura Healey is also running as a Democrat to be Attorney General of Massachusetts. Healey has represented Massachusetts citizens for the past several years, fighting on the...
View ArticleBlock Party is This Sunday On the Hill
Don’t miss the neighborhoods biggest party, this Sunday, September 14! The Beacon Hill Civic Association will once again host the Neighborhood Block Party from 12noon to 4pm in-front of The Firehouse,...
View ArticleHill Couple’s Hobby Honored by Washington, D.C., Museum
The Beacon Hill Times has neighborhood competition, but not competition that should cause much concern. “I call it the world’s smallest newspaper, with the world’s smallest circulation,” says Bowdoin...
View ArticleState Issues RFP for Air Rights
The state issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on Wednesday for the design and development of an air-rights project at Boylston Street and Massachusetts Avenue. Massachusetts Department of...
View ArticleCharles River Gets High Marks
EPA has given a grade of “A-” for water quality in the Charles River during 2013. It is the highest grade EPA has issued since the 1995 inception of the Clean Charles River Initiative. Reflecting...
View ArticleOn Thursday Meet Local Author Karen Cord Taylor at Blackstone’s
If Beacon Hill could talk, it would tell you stories — stories of unique individuals and groups, past and present — who’ve had a lasting impact on the community throughout its history. Beacon Hill...
View ArticleBowker Overpass Closure to Continue this Week
The Storrow Drive eastbound offramp for the Fenway, Boylston Street, and the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, across the the Bowker Overpass will be closed between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30...
View Article‘Common’ Stabbing Suspect Being Held on $1 Million Bail
The man who allegedly stabbed two park rangers in the Boston Common last Tuesday was held on $1 million cash bail at his arraignment on attempted murder and related charges, Suffolk County District...
View ArticleWard 5 Dems Weigh in on Ballot Questions
The Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee last Tuesday endorsed positions on each of the four ballot questions facing voters in Massachusetts on Nov. 4. The committee endorsed: Keeping the current law...
View ArticleResidents Ready for Halloween
With the countdown on, many Beacon Hill residents are getting ready for the annual night of fun and fright on Friday. Some residents have already taken the time to decorate their houses in scary...
View ArticleFOPG Preparing for Climate Change
Preparing for climate change was the topic of the evening at the Friends of the Public Garden Members Reception, which was held in the Carver Ballroom of the Revere Hotel on Thursday, Oct. 9....
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Beacon Hill’s Maggie Gohlmann Inducted as Peter Lynch Scholar
From left: Michael Reardon, Executive Director, Mattea del Peschio of the North End, Cardinal Sean O’Malley Peter Lynch Maggie Gohlmann of Beacon Hill Kathy Mears, Superintendent for Catholic Schools...
View ArticleMayor Tom Menino
The passing this week of former, long-time Boston Mayor Thomas Menino truly removes from our lives a man whose devotion to his city and its people was second to none. The incredible outpouring of...
View ArticleWhat Constitutes an Historic Building in Beacon Hill?
‘Shocked’ is how some Beacon Hill residents recently described their reaction when the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission, which for nearly 60 years has protected and preserved the neighborhood’s...
View ArticleTime to Start Thinking of Christmas
1,100 lamp posts with 2,860 yards of laurel garlands and 2,400 red bows can only mean one thing: it’s time to kick-off the Holiday Season on Beacon Hill. Join the magic as Tom Kershaw graciously hosts...
View ArticleBHCA Zoning to Meet on Nov. 5
On Wednesday, November 5, the Beacon Hill Civic Association’s Zoning & Licensing Committee will hold a meeting to discuss the proposed change of occupancy from University to residential and parking...
View ArticleCommunity Leaders Remember Menino
Beacon Hill community leaders are fondly remembering Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino as an outstanding person and a great friend to the neighborhood during his two-decade tenure as the city’s chief...
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