Downtown View:More Ideas
By Karen Cord Taylor Last week this column offered ideas for improving life in Boston. Several brave souls suggested transportation improvements that would reduce traffic on Boston’s streets. They were...
View ArticleResident Goes with MGH Doctors on Trip to Columbia
Over the last 16 years, William (Jay) G. Austen, Jr., MD, chief of Massachusetts General Hospital Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Surgery, and a team of about 20 MGH surgeons,...
View ArticleZoning and Licensing Not to Oppose Church Rehab
By Dan Murphy A plan to repurpose the former Church of St. John the Evangelist and adjacent brick rectory at 33-35 Bowdoin St. for residential and office use was met with a vote of non-opposition...
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City Council Candidates:Range of Experiences Will Prepare Essaibi George for...
By Seth Daniel City Council candidate Annissa Essaibi George is the one person in this year’s City Council at-large race that is on the outside looking in, but her generational roots in the City and...
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Celebrating 100th Anniversary
In the top photo Employees of the Boston Credit Union helping out at the 100th anniversary celebration at City Hall Plaza last Tuesday were (Left to right) Colleen Lyndon, Cheryl Donahue, Annie...
View ArticleMichael Flaherty Looks to Schools, Development as Key Issues for Boston
By Seth Daniel When Councilor Michael Flaherty walks the streets of Boston’s neighborhoods, whether Charlestown, Beacon Hill, Eastie or Jamaica Plain, he said he often encounters folks he’s known for...
View ArticleAbsentee Ballots for November Election Now Available
Polling locations will be open on Election Day from 7:00AM to 8:00PM on November 3, 2015. In order to be eligible to receive an absentee ballot, an absentee ballot application must be received by...
View ArticleGetting those Gas Leaks Fixed
By Suzanne Besser It turns out squeaky wheels don’t just get the grease, they keep right on rolling. At least that’s the case with the dozen or so moms who successfully persuaded the Boston City...
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Beacon Hill Gala Plans Are Underway
By Suzanne Besser With the air growing crisp and the days shortening, thoughts are turning to one of the neighborhood’s most pleasant cold weather events, the Beacon Hill Gala that annually brings...
View ArticleHelping Beacon Hill Motorists
Anyone who lives in Beacon Hill– or anywhere in Boston for that matter – knows that vehicular traffic is a problem and clogged intersections will increase the time of a daily commute. Mayor Martin J....
View ArticlePolice Briefs 10-27-2015
BEACON HILL BEAT Larceny – Purse 10/16/15 – At about 11 p.m., a victim reported that her purse, containing credit cards, keys, a wallet, gift cards and a cell phone, was stolen from a Beacon Street...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Voters Will be Heading to the Polls Next Tuesday
By John Lynds Beacon Hill residents will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 3 in what city officials are saying will be a quiet election. With no mayoral race this year, only five candidates vying...
View ArticleLocal Couple ‘Raises the Roof’ on Polish Synagogues
By Penny Schwartz Almost 10 years ago, the Vilna Shul hosted an exhibit, “Continuity: Traditions of Jewish Art and Architecture,” that featured handmade models of one of Poland’s historic 17th-century...
View ArticleSexual Abuse Victims to Tell Their Stories on Nov12
by Suzanne Besser One in four girls and one in six boys will be abused by the age of eighteen, according to The Mama Bear Effect, an organization working to prevent sexual abuse to children. That means...
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Dave Poutre Set to Debut His Own Artwork, Oct 29
After 30 years of framing and showcasing the talents of many local artists, Dave Poutré, proprietor of Beacon Hill’s popular Boston Art & Framing, will debut his own artwork with a wine-and-cheese...
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At MGH Storybook Ball
Alli and Bill Achtmeyer. at MassGeneral Hospital Storynook Ball that was held on October 17 and raised more than $1.6M.
View ArticlePolice Briefs 11-03-2015
BEACON HILL BEAT From Boston Police Area A-1 Disturbing the Peace 10/23/15 – At around 8:05 p.m., a male suspect was arrested at a Park Plaza restaurant for disturbing the peace and defrauding an...
View ArticleLongfellow Bridge Traffic Shift Postponed Until November 9
The previously announced traffic shift on the Longfellow Bridge will now begin on Monday, November 9. MassDOT’s contractor, White-Skanska-Consigli (WSC), will shift traffic on the downstream side of...
View ArticleNow We’re Talking, Moms
By Suzanne Besser When Beacon Hiller Shannon McAllister was expecting a baby this summer, she was faced with many choices. “Do you go back to work, do you stay at home, do you breast feed – there were...
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Halloween on Beacon Hill
Jai Undavia, 1, as a bat during the Hill House Halloween Party last Thursday evening, Oct. 29. Several children and families turned out for the annual Halloween party at the Firehouse – a neighborhood...
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