Neighborhood Roundup
Upcoming Programs Sponsored by The Vilna Shul The Vilna Shul, located at 18 Phillips St., presents ‘Dinner and a Movie: A Night Out for Young Professionals Boston Jewish Film at The Vilna: “Moos”’ on...
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Upstairs Downstairs Has Much to Celebrate
Special to Times On Saturday, Feb. 10 between 4 and 6 p.m., Upstairs Downstairs Home celebrated an important anniversary – two anniversaries to be precise. Thirteen years ago, in 2011, Laura Cousineau...
View ArticleDemocratic Leaders Need To Tell Biden To Step Aside
It has become increasingly obvious that President Joe Biden is spiraling faster-and-faster downhill, both physically and mentally. He can barely string together two sentences — not even from a...
View ArticleHouse Democratic Leaders Are To Blame for Ukraine’s Predicament
When a small gang of extreme Republicans undertook the ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year, we wrote at the time that the refusal of Democrats to aid in keeping McCarthy in his...
View ArticleWu Awards $4.7 Million in Funding To Develop Boston’s Life Sciences Workforce
Mayor Michelle Wu recently announced the recipients of $4.7 million in funding to train and place Boston residents into life sciences careers, the latest stage of the City’s Life Sciences Workforce...
View ArticleChestnuts Friends Over Fifty Starting Year Off Strong
Special to Times The Chestnuts Friends Over Fifty, a Boston nonprofit social group for women over the age of 50, is having another big and active year. The Chestnuts brought in almost 40 new members...
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MBTA Completes Critical Track-Work on Red Line
The MBTA announced last week the successful and on-time completion of critical track work on the Red Line, including the removal of eight safety-related speed restrictions. Crews accomplished this...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Anti-Semitism and Harvard To the Editor, The need for a task force to study anti-Semitism at Harvard is beyond face saving; it is a profound embarrassment. Changing hatred encapsulated in academia,...
View ArticleThank You, Maura Sweeney Doyle
We wish to take a moment to offer our sincere thanks to Maura Sweeney Doyle, a native of Winthrop, who announced last week that she will not be seeking re-election to the office of Clerk of the...
View ArticleTuesday Is the Presidential Primary Election
This Tuesday, March 5, is the quadrennial Presidential Primary Election Day when Democrats and Republicans (as well as the members of the Libertarian Party) will have an opportunity to choose their...
View ArticleMarch Service Changes: MBTA Continues Repair Work To Improve Reliability...
The MBTA announced service changes in March on the Green, Red, Orange, Kingston, Middleborough, Greenbush, Framingham/Worcester, Haverhill, and Newburyport/Rockport lines. The MBTA will continue...
View ArticleBHV and Cindy Sullivan Fitness Team Up To Offer Annual “Spring Into Action”...
Special to the Times Spring is almost here, and so is Senior Fitness Week, “Spring Into Action!” Each year, Beacon Hill Village (BHV) and Cindy Sullivan of Cindy Sullivan Fitness partner to offer a...
View ArticleNeighborhood Roundup
City to Resume Daytime Street Sweeping Program on Beacon Hill on Friday, March 1 The City of Boston will resume its Daytime Street Sweeping Program in the Beacon Hill, North End, and South End...
View ArticleEchoes of the Past: A Musical Journey Through the West End’s Rise,...
By Grace Clipson In 1950, Boston chose the West End for demolition under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, despite the neighborhood exceeding the standards for demolition. In 1958, fifty-four acres...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Street sweeping starts Friday! The Street Cleaning Program on Beacon Hill kicks off March 1 and will run until December 31. Along with street sweeping come tow trucks for those unfortunate few who...
View ArticlePlease: No Public Drinking on St. Patrick’s Day
With the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and traditional South Boston parade approaching on Sunday, March 17, we urge our public safety officials to plan for enforcing the laws which prohibit drinking in...
View ArticleFire, Fire Everywhere
The fires that have been burning out of control this past week in Texas and Oklahoma — and which are continuing to rage as this is being written — are yet another harbinger of what awaits us thanks to...
View ArticleJoint Committee on Ways and Means To Hold Budget Hearing in Gloucester
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on Governor Maura Healey’s FY2025 budget proposal, covering the topics of economic development, housing, and labor. State Representative...
View ArticleConstruction Update
The Construction Look-Ahead through March 16 for the North Washington Street Bridge is as follows: Scheduled Work • Removal of temporary vehicle bridge and pile supports • Demolition of old bridge...
View ArticleDiversity at Sea: Old North Illuminated Honors the Commander of the USS...
By Michael Maler Many know the USS Constitution as the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, and perhaps even of its victories in battle during the War of 1812 when the ship gained the...
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