Mayor Kim Janey announced the Swim Safely Partnership, aimed to increase access to swimming lessons especially for those who have faced historic and economic barriers. Mayor Janey made the announcement at Roxbury’s YMCA, an organization participating in the multi-part community…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Neighborhood Roundup
Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival’ Coming Oct. 22 to the Common Acting Mayor Kim Janey and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor its ‘Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival” at the Boston Common Parade Ground (near the corner of Beacon and Charles streets) on…
News Briefs
Learn to Skate Classes Offered at 10 Boston Rinks The 2021-2022 skating season is about to begin. Bay State Skating School is one of Greater Boston’s most established and popular skating programs. We have taught Learn-To-Skate classes to children ages…
General Colin Powell
The death this past week of General Colin Powell at the age of 84 removes from our country one of the most outstanding persons ever to serve the United States. Colin Powell was both a soldier and a statesman. What…
Get Your Booster Stat
With the FDA and the CDC recommending that already-vaccinated Americans over a certain age and with certain medical conditions receive booster shots, we urge all of our readers who qualify to receive a booster to do so as soon as…
Guest Op-Ed: Preparing for the Realities of Our New Economy
By Anthony D’Ambrosio Preparing for the Realities of our New Economy Over the past few months, amid the return to in-person schooling and the beginning of the fall, you might have made a few of the following observations: • Your…
Guest Op-Ed: Don’t Let Acting Mayor Kim Janey Erase Boston’s Italian Americans
By Denise Furnari and Justice Chair Diane Modica Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey has unilaterally decided to change Columbus Day in Boston to Indigenous Peoples Day and will announce it today October 6, 2021 at 2:30 PM at Boston City Hall. …
A Reimagined Virtual Evening for Storybook Ball
MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) celebrates the 22nd anniversary of Storybook Ball with a reimagined virtual evening on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. Led by Co-Chairs Fiona and James Benenson of Brookline and Rachel and Bill Motley of Dover,…
‘Get in the Spirit for the Jimmy Fund’ Campaign Gets Underway
By Mary Jo Rufo The Beacon Hill Business Community is going above and beyond for the month of October to raise funds for a very cherished charity – The Jimmy Fund. The already-busy 67 Beacon Hill businesses have stepped up…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Scoop the Poop Have you noticed a recent proliferation of poo, bagged or not, on the sidewalks and even left on the street? Read on to understand the health hazards caused by this irresponsible behavior. As a dog owner, you…