A major snowstorm arrived in Boston Sunday, blanketing the neighborhood over the course of two days with more than 20 inches of snow
Month: January 2026
Author Sets Second Novel in her Adopted Beacon Hill Neighborhood
By Dan Murphy While Karen Winn set her first novel in a fictionalized depiction of her New Jersey hometown, ‘The Society,’ her second full-length work of fiction published by Dutton and out now, instead takes place in her adopted neighborhood…
Wu Urges Caution as Bitter Cold Weather Remains
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu has announced a cold weather advisory and shared winter safety tips through Saturday, January 31, due to the extreme cold weather forecasted for this time period. Boston is forecasted to experience wind chills…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Bricks & Bubbles Buzz Our Brick & Bubbles: A Celebration of Preservation fundraiser at the Liberty Hotel is less than five weeks away! Join us on March 5th at 7pm at the Liberty Hotel for an elegant evening of celebration…
Massport Releases Draft 2025 Strategic Plan; Public Input will Help Shape the Authority’s Vision for the Next Decade
Special to the Times The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has announced the release of its draft Strategic Plan and is seeking public comment to help shape Massport’s path forward. The Plan builds on Massport’s strengths and a decade of progress,…
Neighborhood Roundup
WECA meeting set for Feb. 12 at Neighborhood Center on Thoreau Path The next meeting of the West End Civic Association (WECA) will be held on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m. in the Neighborhood Center on Thoreau Path. The guest will…
City of Boston Conducts 46th Annual Homelessness Census
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu, Chief of Housing Sheila Dillon and Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Bisola Ojikutu led more than 300 volunteers, including state and city officials, homelessness service providers, public health representatives, and first responders, in…
Residents Now able to Apply for Home Heating and Energy Assistance
Special to the Times The Massachusetts’ home energy assistance program (HEAP) is a free resource to help eligible households pay a portion of winter heating bills. Homeowners and renters, including households whose cost of heat is included in the rent,…
National Grid Offers Safety Reminders for Clearing Snow at your Home or Business
Special to the Times National Grid reminds its customers to exercise caution near the energy equipment outside of their homes as they clear snow left behind from Winter Storm Fern. Over a foot of snow has fallen across our Massachusetts…
Boston Food Access Council Awarded Community Power Grant from Project Bread to Advance Food Justice and Systems Change
Special to the Times Boston Food Access Council, of Boston, has been named a recipient of Project Bread’s inaugural Community Power Grants program. The funding will help to drive grassroots advocacy and systems change to address the root causes of…