Eastern Independent League coaches voted Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart junior Maeve Westover of Mount Vernon Street the Varsity Cross Country Most Valuable Player. This is a second league MVP Cross Country Award for the Beacon Hill resident. Westover was first voted the EIL MVP in her freshman year. At the...
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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Police Briefs 12-11-2012
Larceny – Shoplifting 11/29/12 – A Charles Street clothing store reports unknown person(s) stole a cashmere sweater between 6 and 7 p.m. Unarmed Robbery 12/02/12 – A victim reported being pulled off his bike on Joy Street by a male suspect, who stole his satchel containing a MacBook laptop and eyeglasses at around 11:20...
Holiday Cheer
David Jones was out on Sunday decorating the lampposts on Joy Street as part of the annual Decorate the Hill event.
Suffolk Plans Construction of $63M Classroom Facility
Making good on a commitment to shift its student population away from Beacon Hill, Suffolk University is moving ahead with plans to build a new $62 million classroom facility in the Ashburton Place area while selling off two buildings on the Hill. “It’s very exciting project that’s historic in many ways because this is...
DCR Changes Operator for Storrow Dr. Parking Lot
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announced Monday that LAZ Parking is the winning bidder of a five-year permit for operation of the Charles River Reservation Storrow Drive parking lot – previously rented and used by Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary. The winning bidder also promised more access to the lot in off...
Developers Brief IAG on Nashua Street Residence Project
Developers of a fairly large project in Beacon Hill briefed the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) last Tuesday during the first meeting sponsored by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) concerning the Nashua Street Residence project. This was the first meeting with the newly formed IAG since Avalon Bay took over the project in August from...
Thank You to All Volunteers
Over this past weekend, Beacon Hill was a beehive of holiday decorating activity. Neighbors on the Hill and students from MIT, Suffolk, Emerson and Northeastern gave up their time on Saturday and Sunday to help decorate the lampposts with holiday laurel and bows. Wherever one walked on the Hill on Sunday, people with ladders...
Suffolk University Made the Right Decision
The announcement last week by Suffolk University officials to start the process of moving classrooms out of the neighborhood and shifting toward a downtown campus is a win-win for both the university and the residents of Beacon Hill. Over the last forty years, both the residences of the neighborhoods of the north side of...
Mayor Menino
No matter where any Boston resident goes, the talk ultimately turns to the health and future of Mayor Thomas Menino, who has been hospitalized for the last five weeks and is now at the Spaulding Rehab Center. This Sunday, parishioners at St. Cecilia’s in the Back Bay included the Mayor in their prayer of...
Police Briefs 12-04-2012
Nov. 19 89 Mt. Vernon St. – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 89 Mt. Vernon St. – Motor Vehicle Accident – Other City Vehicle 39 Bowdoin St – Trespassing Nov. 20 Beacon Street – Motor Vehicle Accident – Leaving Scene – Property Damage 74 Joy St. – Dangerous or Hazardous Condition Nov. 21 19 Louisburg Square...