Attorney General Maura Healey endorsed Lydia Edwards for Senate with a canvass kick-off at LoPresti Park in East Boston. The campaign was joined by Unite Local 26, which also formally endorsed Edwards today. Members and over 100 volunteers rallied their…
Month: November 2021
Neighborhood Roundup
Garlands & Greens Cocktail Party Coming Nov. 17 to Hampshire House The Beacon Hill Civic Association will sponsor its annual Garlands & Greens cocktail party to raise money for the garlands and wreaths that decorate the neighborhood’s lamp-posts during the…
Abby Parker Joins the Greenway Conservancy as Director of Horticulture
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy today announced the selection of Abby Parker as their next Director of Horticulture. “We are delighted to welcome Abby in leading our incredible Horticulture team at the Conservancy,” said Chris Cook, Executive Director of the…
Veteran’s Day — Honor Our Veterans
It was 103 years ago on November 11, 1918, that World War I formally came to a conclusion on the “11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month.” Americans observed the first anniversary of the end of the…
Guest Op-Ed: The Experience to Change Things
By Anthony D’Ambrosio The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted our community in virtually every way imaginable. It laid bare all our society’s vulnerabilities and inequities, as well as the ways in which our leaders are failing in their obligations to Massachusetts residents.…
Guest Op-Ed: Honor and Care for Our Veterans
Dr. Glenn Mollette During World War II, on April 9, 1942, 75,000 United States soldiers and Filipino soldiers were surrendered to Japanese forces after months of battling in extreme-climate conditions. Soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7,…
Letter to the Editor
Reader Wants Bike Lane on Charles St. To the Editor: As an 82-year-old cyclist on Beacon Hill, I would much appreciate a bike lane. It is not easy getting on or off the Hill on a bike, and Charles Street…
Women’s Rights Trailblazer Anne T. Barron Turns 100
Anne T. Barron, a trailblazer for women’s rights in the 1970s following the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, as well as an original resident of One Longfellow Place, spent her 100th birthday on Saturday, Oct. 30, surrounded by 14…
West End Branch Library now seeking donations for ABCD NE/WE Food Pantry and Spice Bank Collaborative
With Thanksgiving only three weeks away, the West End Brach Library is now not only accepting donations of shelf stable food for the ABCD NE/WE Food Pantry, but it’s also partnering on the Spice Bank Collaborative, with the goal of…
‘Get in the Spirit’ celebrates a successful finish
Special to the Times Last Sunday on Halloween at 1p.m. at the corner of Charles and Pinckney streets, 35 business owners came together for a group photo to celebrate a glorious and successful close to their “Get in the Spirit”…