Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon 10/14/12 – A male suspect was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a male victim on Charles Street at around 1:45 a.m. The suspect and another male were involved in an argument with the victim, at which time, the suspect began to punch...
Full Print Edition
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Attention To Detail
LAST WEEK’S ANSWER The doorway in last week’s clue is on 130 Chestnut Street. It was designed by architects Richardson, Barott, and Richardson and constructed in 1916. The building permit states that the original access to this home’s roof was by means of a scuttle – like the hatch on a ship. Do you have a...
Design Team Unveils Skatepark Plans
The team behind the Charles River Skatepark unveiled the latest plans for the $2.5 million skateboarding facility Wednesday at the Boston Public Library. The proposed 40,000 square-foot skatepark will be located beneath the ramps of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge at the North Point Park in East Cambridge. The facility, which will...
Window Box Contest Recognizes Neighborhood’s ‘green Thumbs’
One of the most prominent features of Beacon Hill, besides the ornate architecture and leaded glass windows, is the radiant flowers, shrubbery and trees of every color and shape that embellish the brick sidewalks so elegantly. The Beacon Hill Civic Association and the Beacon Hill Garden Club celebrated their 54th Annual Window Box Contest...
Public Invited to Oct. 16 Meeting on Park St. School’s Proposed Expansion
The Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) will join Park Street School officials Oct. 16 for an informal meeting to vet the school’s proposed expansion into the adjacent building at 124 Chestnut St. The school, located at 67 Brimmer St., intends to purchase and renovate the adjoining residential building to “provide more space for current...
Walz Joins National Task Force to Forge Consensus on School Disciplinary Policies
State Rep. Marty Walz recently joined with more than 100 policymakers, national experts, educators, law enforcement and court officials, students, parents and other stakeholders committed to improving school disciplinary policies. The diverse, bipartisan national group, convened by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, commenced work on recommendations for approaches to school discipline...
Voting on Question 2
Beacon Hill residents voting on November 6 will have the option to vote for or against a ballot measure regarding physician prescribed and assisted suicide. It is, obviously, an important ballot question as it goes to the core of how we view life and what we are prepared to do to stop unnecessary suffering...
A Safe Neighborhood
A recent reading of the statistical analysis of crimes committed in Boston by the Boston Police Department reveals that overall crime on Beacon Hill has again dropped, and dramatically. Violent crimes and property crimes declined by 15-percent compared with the same timeframe last year. There were no homicides and one rape. Residential burglaries were...
Police Briefs 10-16-2012
Assault and Battery 10/06/12 – A Charles Street liquor store reported an unknown intoxicated male suspect entered the store at around 8:58 p.m. and requested that the clerk open a bottle of wine for him. The clerk recognized that the bottle was stolen from another local store, and a brief struggle ensued; the suspect...
St. Cecilia’s Parish Honored with Preservation Achievement Award
St. Cecilia’s Parish received an award for Rehabilitation/Restoration of a Religious Property during the October 3rd, 2012 Preservation Achievement Awards. Pastor Reverend John Unni proudly accepted the certificate from the Boston Preservation Alliance at the Paramount Center, Boston. During the rehabilitation, the Parish House was demolished, but the original foundation was preserved. The interior...