By Jacqueline G. Freeman For the first time in three years the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has accepted applications for new charter schools in Boston and if all goes as planned a charter school offering Chinese language immersion…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
This term a Last Hurrah? Not very likely
Mayor Menino’s future has come front and center, again, following news last week that Chicago’s longtime Mayor Richard Daley announced he will not be seeking re-election. Daley has been mayor of Chicago since 1989 -21 years. Mayor Menino is going…
Police Beat 09-22-2010
SEPT. 15 Larcey – Victim reports her 21 speed bike was stolen from a locked sign post on W. Cedar St. Parking Violation – 126 Myrtle St. Assault & Battery – 37 Bowdoin St. SEPT. 16 Unarmed Robbery – Male…
Natural playscape opens at Beacon Hill Nursery School
By Jacqueline G. Freeman This year, the first day of school at the Beacon Hill Nursery School was also the first day children could enjoy the newly completed natural playscape in the school’s back yard. The renovation was just as…
Esplanade gala
One can only wonder where the time went. It seems like only yesterday that the summer was just starting and the thought of activities in September were in the very distant future. However, summer has ended. While the lingering warm…
Burning Korans
We do not endorse the burning of holy books. We detest radical Islam and we worry about those who want to cut off our heads, to bomb our shrines and government institutions and who quite often bomb their own using…
Rep. Walz announces school nutrition legislation signed into law
With the start of the new school year, State Rep. Marty Walz (D-Boston) wants to let parents know about a new state law providing that only foods meeting established nutritional standards will be sold in public schools during school hours.…
Agenda For The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission
Notice Of Public Hearing The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing: DATE: Thursday, 16 September 2010 TIME: 4:00 P.M. PLACE: BOSTON CITY HALL, ROOM 801 Subject of the hearing will be review of applications for Certificates of…
The cleaning up never ends
One season has ended with a bang. Another season is now upon us. The perpetual mess on the sidewalks and streets remain. The cleaning operation so much a part of the city’s business continues but it is not enough. It…
Forgetting to pay their taxes
There have been a spate of articles recently about politicians who have failed to pay taxes on their political accounts. It is incomprehensible to us that politicians seeking the approval of angry voters would tend to be among the most…