Park Street School (PSS) students recently approached faculty and staff and asked if they could help Ukrainian children as a whole school. Thus, PSS’ “Children Helping Children” Ukraine Fund was birthed. Partnering with “World Vision,” www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/ukraine-crisis, an organization that has…
Month: June 2022
Upstairs Downstairs Mascot Makes a Wish
For the last three months, the most-photographed item at Upstairs Downstairs has been the life-size lamb that has graced, at one time or another, both picture windows and every corner of the store…upstairs and downstairs. It has been an ambassador…
West End Resident Dies After Injuries Sustained in Hit-and-Run Accident
A West End resident died Friday morning from injuries he sustained during a hit-and-run accident while walking across Cambridge Street on Sunday, May 29, while the driver remains at large. Shortly after 8 p.m. on May 29, the victim was…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Van Twisk Named as a Spring 2022 Presidential Scholar Anna A van Twisk of VOGELENZANG of Beacon Hill,, was named a Presidential Scholar at the University of Central Arkansas for spring 2022. van Twisk is a Business Administration major. van…
Beacon Hill Village Appoints New Board Members
Three Beacon Hill Village members have been appointed to leadership roles in the 20-year-old organization that helps enable older adults in central Boston neighborhoods to live independently in their own homes. Joining the leadership team are Karen Cord Taylor of…
Exasperated by High Energy Costs? Wait Until This Winter
Barely a day goes by without a news story about the high cost of gasoline and energy prices in general. Economists and energy market experts point to a host of reasons as to why the market prices for oil and…
Guest Op-Ed: Protecting Our Children From the Shooters
Dr. Glenn Mollette Most federal career politicians end up very wealthy. They make good salaries. They have great health insurance and very nice retirement packages. They typically develop political action committees that cover expenses the government doesn’t pay. When they…
Memorial Day ‘Flag Garden’
A Familiar Face From the Neighborhood Returns to DeLuca’s
Amy Heffner joined DeLuca’s Market on Charles Street as its wine cellar manager right around last Thanksgiving, although the job offer had been first broached to her several years prior following a chance encounter she had with one of the…
Presentation on Gray Wolves at Beacon Hill Village Series
Kevin Kenny of Wolf Hollow will talk about the positive impact of gray wolves at Beacon Hill Village’s Conversations series to be held Monday, June 6 at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom. Kenny is operations manager for Wolf Hollothe state and…