Children, parents, and caregivers are invited to join the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for free February school vacation week activities at the Bubble at Carter Field located at 709 Columbus Avenue on the South End/Roxbury line. Online registration and…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Wu Announces Boston to Offer Residents Weekend Curbside Textile Collection
Building on the success of the neighborhood textile dropbox program, Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston will begin offering weekend curbside collection of household textiles at no cost to residents. The Boston Public Works Department has again…
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Preparing for High Customer Volume
The Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is preparing for a high volume of in-person customer service transactions during school vacation week which is scheduled to take place the week of February 21, 2022. The RMV traditionally sees a high volume…
Mask Advisory for Vaccinated, Unvaccinated Residents
Effective February 15, 2022, a fully vaccinated individual should wear a mask indoors if you have a weakened immune system, or if you are at increased risk for severe disease because of your age or an underlying medical condition, or…
We Are Numb to the Numbers
With mask requirements being lifted just about everywhere around the country, there is a general sense that the COVID-19 pandemic is over. But as we begin the third year of the pandemic, that is far from being true. The death…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
We Can Do Better! Trash Trash should be put out before 6 am on Mondays and Fridays. All residential trash materials must fit inside trash bags made of .9 millimeters (or greater) plastic material, and cannot be larger than 32…
Beacon Hill Village and the National Village to Village Network to Celebrate 20 Years of the Village Movement
In 2002, a group of friends in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston set out to change the experience of aging. They created Beacon Hill Village, a local, nonprofit organization that would support them in maintaining their independence and making…
News Briefs
Boston Republican Committee Meeting Set for Feb. 22 The Boston Republican Committee Ward Five Delegate Caucus will meet on February 22, at the Boston Park Plaza from 6 to 8 p.m. Blackstone’s Offers Everything Needed for Romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner…
Upstairs Downstairs Home Celebrates a Trio of Anniversaries
This year, Upstairs Downstairs Home at 69 Charles S. will mark three important milestones for the venerable antique and home décor store. First, the store will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of its founding in 1992. Secondly, Laura Cousineau will…
Where Are the Women? Pursuing Equity When Developing New Medical Treatments With Hadine Joffe, MD, MSC
Dr. Hadine Joffe will discuss the medical community’s shocking failure to conduct research and clinical trials that reflect the obvious fact that women are different from men. As a result, providers don’t know the role of gender for the vast…