April is Autism Awareness Month, a worldwide opportunity to encourage autism awareness and draw attention to the tens of thousands facing an autism diagnosis each year. In Boston, the month kicks off with MassGeneral Hospital for Children’s Aspire Spring Gala…
Month: March 2018
Police Briefs 03-27-2018
Beacon Hill Beat Assault and Battery 03/14/18 – A victim reported while he was walking in the area of Beacon and Park streets at around 4 p.m., when an unknown male suspect assaulted him. The victim said the suspect punched…
Letter to the Editor
DISAGREES WITH LETTER ON SHORT TERM RENTALS Dear Editor: I found the letter from the woman at “Stop Child Predators” regarding Short Term rentals in Boston to be inaccurate and a bit histrionic, not to minimize the importance of child…
The Kids are Alright
The tremendous outpouring by young people all across the country this past weekend in support of meaningful gun control was absolutely spectacular. It is fair to say that no issue has galvanized America’s youth to such an extent since the…
Happy Passover And Happy Easter
One of the most significant religious holidays of the year for Jews and Christians alike occurs this week with the observances of Passover and Easter. Jews celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in ancient…
Clearing the Roads
With a grin on his face and a chain saw in his hand, Greg Mosman, Boston’s dedicated City Arborist/Tree Warden, took to the slippery slopes of Mt. Vernon Street last Wednesday to remove downed limbs in the midst of the…
Police Body Cameras Seen as Initial Success for Officers, Public
In preliminary data unveiled at a Council hearing on Monday, March 12, Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said the Boston Police body-worn camera pilot has been a success to date. “The preliminary results are for the most part all positive,”…
Brock Jobe to be Speaker at the Nichols House Museum Lecture Series March 29
The Nichols House Museum Lecture Series will present on Thursday, March 29, Chippendale: The Man and the Myth by Brock Jobe. The event will run from 6:00-7:30 p.m. and will take be held at New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99-101…
Council Calls for Working Group to Alleviate Maintenance Burdens on Private Sewer Lines
Across some of the neighborhoods in Boston, private alleys that abut commercial and residential properties have sewer lines and infrastructure with some dating back to the mid-1800s. When needed maintenance is required, the cost of repairs is put on the…
French Cultural Center
The Mosaïque Committee of the French Cultural Center of Boston is pleased to present world-renowned French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet with the first-ever Mosaïque Award for Exceptional Achievement. Mr. Thibaudet will be honored at an awards ceremony at the French Cultural…