Beacon Hill Civic Association Committees Every spring, the Beacon Hill Civic Association publishes its Annual Report covering committee accomplishments during the past year. We’ll be sharing the committees’ reports here over the next weeks. Architecture Committee The Beacon Hill Civic…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Two Rescued from Fire on Charles St.
Boston firefighters rescued two people on Wednesday, June 24, after a two-alarm blaze broke out at 98 Charles St. According to WCVB-TV, Boston Fire received a call at around 7:30 a.m., regarding a fire at a five-story, 18-unit building Firefighters…
North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Construction Look-Ahead: Thru July 11
Virtual Meetings for Traffic Shifting onto Temporary Bridge •Traffic will begin shifting onto the temporary North Washington Street Bridge starting on July 17. •The are three virtual meetings and one is available: •Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Registration…
Markey Showing Grassroots Reach
The Ed Markey for U.S. Senate campaign demonstrated its grassroots power and statewide reach over the past weekend as it hosted an evening of virtual house parties with over 300 supporters and volunteers, joining from 35 different Zoom locations organized…
SJC Issues Order for Slowly Opening Courthouses Starting July 13
The Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday, June 24, issued an updated order regarding the operation of Massachusetts state courts and courthouses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The order will go into effect July 1, 2020. Under the new order, courthouses will physically reopen to…
Neighborhood Roundup
BHV Celebrates America’s Independence Join Beacon Hull Village members to celebrate the Fourth of July via Zoom on Saturday, July 4, at 6 p.m. Come enjoy a reading of the Declaration of Independence, music from the Boston Pops, and video…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Hill Residents Receive Degrees Late this spring, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) celebrated the Class of 2020 with a socially distanced commencement season in place of its traditional 152nd Commencement exercises. Michael Aquino was awarded a bachelor of science degree in…
Enjoy a Safe Fourth of July
It goes without saying that this will be a Fourth of July unlike any other in the history of our nation. Americans traditionally have celebrated the Fourth both with large community gatherings and with smaller get-togethers. The Fourth of July rekindles…
Guest Op-Ed: Communities That Work Together, Win Together
By Quint Studer Freedom, independence, self-sufficiency: these are great and glorious concepts. We celebrate them this time of year, whether we process it that way or not, because they’re so deeply engrained in our image of America. We see ourselves…