In recognition of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission’s (BWSC) long-term quality and reliability of water and sewer services in the City of Boston, the Commission received two awards from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) in celebration of…
Month: May 2016
MFS Squash Busters Derby Raises Over $1 Million for Local Youth
In an inspiring show of support for the SquashBusters youth program’s twentieth year, members of the Boston community rallied together to raise over $1.2 million dollars for the tenth MFS SquashBusters Derby on Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th. With help from…
Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project Public Information Meetings
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has scheduled two Public Information Meetings for the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project. Tuesday, May 24, 2016 6:00 – 8:00 PM Multicultural Arts Center 41 Second Street, Cambridge, MA and Wednesday, May 25 6:00 – 8:00…
Police Briefs 05-17-2016
CITIZENS ALERT Boston Police District A-1 Detectives are asking any resident or merchant who has been a victim of a recent real-estate scam to contact Lt. Detective or Chuck Wilson at 617-343-6328. Breaking and Entering – Commercial 05/06/16 – At…
Letters to the Editor
Reader makes case for curbed bicycle lanes I am writing to comment upon your May 7th article, “Charles Street” that speaks about the problem of bicyclists traveling the wrong way on the street. Cyclists have a responsibility to obey the…
On the Garden Tour
West Cedar Street garden will be open for both the Garden Soiree Tour Preview Cocktail Party and on Tour Day.
Opposition Continues for Pinckney St Variance
By Dan Murphy After arriving at a tie 3-3 vote on Wednesday, the Beacon Hill Civic Association Zoning and Licensing Committee upheld its standing opposition against granting the zoning relief requested by the homeowner of 4 Pinckney St. The applicant…
Women’s Forum Fashion Show Set for Tonight
By Kathy Hull According to the poet Emily Dickinson, “A little madness in the Spring is wholesome even for the King.” With that in mind, the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) cordially invites you to tonight’s Third Annual Charles Street…
Minimizing Construction Impacts
By Suzanne Besser Just as springtime brings much anticipated flowering trees and colorful window boxes, it also spurs a proliferation of less than welcome construction sites popping up around the neighborhood. Construction projects on Beacon Hill are not easy on…
Downtown View:Chain Store Sorrows
By Karen Cord Taylor Local businesses or chain stores. Which is best for Boston neighborhoods and such shopping attractions as Faneuil Hall Marketplace? The tension has resurfaced recently with a local merchant at Faneuil Hall threatened with eviction, two San…