Friends Introducing a Pilot Restroom Facility On Boston Common
The Friends of the Public Garden is introducing a pilot program for a new addition of restroom facilities to Boston Common. The Friends wishes to thank the Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust for...
View ArticleLinda Champion Announces for Suffolk County DA
Linda Champion has announced her intention to run for the position of Suffolk County District Attorney. The following is her statement: “We are prosecuting people but we are not prosecuting the...
View ArticleSpiro Steps Down as Chair of Board for Associates of Boston Library
The Associates of the Boston Public Library announced that its Chairman of the Board, Vivian K. Spiro ,stepped down on June 30, after serving for 20 years as head of the organization. She will be...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
BHCA Membership Season is Here! It’s time for all BHCA members to renew The Beacon Hill Civic Association would like to remind you that membership season is here! Summer can be a busy time for many...
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Garden Tour Profits Up, Garden Club Gives it Away to Local Organizations
Proceeds from the Tour of the Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill enabled the Beacon Hill Garden Club to donate Diana Coldren and Kim Stockwell co-chaired the Garden Club’s 2018 Tour of the Hidden Gardens of...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Boston Foundation salutes retiring Police Comm. Evans, congratulates incoming Comm. Gross Dear Editor: We at the Boston Foundation applaud Commissioner Evans for his hard work not just as Commissioner,...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 07-24-2018
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Attempted Breaking and Entering – Residence 07/09/18 – A male suspect attempted to enter the window of a second-floor apartment through the fire escape of...
View ArticleCommissioner Evans Bids Farewell after 39 Years at BPD:Mayor Walsh...
Police Commissioner William Evans announced at a press conference Monday morning that he would resign from his post as commissioner to spend more time with his family and to be the head of public...
View ArticleComm Ave Bridge Replacement Project to Start July 26
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is reminding members of the public of its upcoming intensive construction operations to replace the westbound side of the Commonwealth Avenue...
View ArticleTeamsters Endorse Rollins for DA
Rachael Rollins announced that Teamsters Local 25 has endorsed her candidacy for Suffolk County district attorney. “Rachael Rollins is the most qualified candidate in this race,” said Teamsters Local...
View ArticleTugboat ‘Luna’ on Its Way to Pier 3 in the Navy Yard
An historic, restored tugboat will soon make its home on Pier 3 in the Navy Yard at some point later this summer, ready to tell the story of its important place in the annals of maritime history in...
View ArticleDPH has Issued a Fish Advisory for the Lower Mystic River Area in Boston
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued a fish advisory for the Lower Mystic River area in Boston, Chelsea, Everett, Revere, and Somerville to provide guidance on fish...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Summer Construction Season is Upon Us It seems that everywhere you look, there are multiple contractor parking permits posted on Beacon Hill’s streets. Your eyes and ears as neighbors are important to...
View ArticleFront Facade Improvements at 82 Mount Vernon St Approved; Addition at 40...
In a continuation from last month, architect Steven Young represented 82 Mount Vernon St. at the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission on July 19. To a room packed with people, he proposed to repair and...
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FOPG Host Summer Party Atop the Taj
Marc Gearin, Cambridge Trust Company, raffle prize winners Adith and Tara Venkiteshawarn and Stacy Sheehan of the Cambridge Trust Company at the Friends of the Public Garden’s summer party on the roof...
View ArticleThe News About the Environment is All Bad
For anyone who is concerned about the environment (and that should be all of us), the news recently has been all bad. Here’s a sampling: A heat wave in Japan sent 10,000 people to the hospital, 30 of...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
Protect what we have To the Editor, Thank you Beacon Hill Times (the Times) for your expansive, top-of-the-fold coverage of last week’s Beacon Hill Architectural Commission’s hearings regarding...
View ArticleChurch Needs to Take Swift Action on Sexual Abuse
For the past several days, articles in the national media have reported accusations of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s sexual improprieties with several adults and his criminal violations of the sexual...
View ArticleWant Better Business? Invest in Public Transit
Earlier this year, an Amazon executive called officials in Detroit to explain why the city had fallen out of contention for the retail giant’s new headquarters. The main reason?The lack of investment...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 07-31-2018
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny 07/18/18 – A Myrtle Street market reported a larceny after an unknown male suspect entered the store at about 10:07 a.m. and stole a donation jar...
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