Guest Op-ed Stop Big Game Trophy Hunting For those who either were not around or were very young on Feb. 22, 1980, it is hard to imagine how low the American psyche had plummeted during the decade of the 1970s.…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Guest Op-ed: Stop Big Game Trophy Hunting
By Melissa Martin, Ph.D. “International trophy hunting is a multinational, multimillion-dollar industry practiced throughout the world. Trophy hunting is broadly defined as the killing of animals for recreation with the purpose of collecting trophies such as horns, antlers, skulls, skins,…
Beacon Hill Gala
Appreciation: Robert L. Beal, Real Estate Titan and Philanthropist, Dies at 78
Robert L. Beal of Boston, age 78, passed away Sunday, Feb. 9. The former president of The Beal Companies and subsequently Related Beal, Robert devoted his heart and soul to his family, his work, and the City of Boston, and…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
A Great Celebration of Community! The Four Seasons Boston ballroom was full of love last Saturday night when over 200 neighbors came together to “Celebrate Community” at the Beacon Hill Gala. Honorary Co-Chairs Cassie and Jack Gurnon symbolize to so…
Beacon Hill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. at the Boston City Hall, Piemonte Room, fifth floor. The following will be discussed: Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of…
Neighborhood Roundup
Hill House Presents Free Kids’ Valentine’s Day Party Hill House, Inc. located at 127 Mount Vernon St., will host its annual, free kids’ Valentine’s Day Party on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the main assembly room of…
Police Briefs 02-13-2020
Beacon Hill Beat Breaking and Entering – Motor Vehicle 02/02/20 – A victim reported his Land Rover Discovery was broken into at Chestnut Street and Mugar Way at around 2:45 p.m. The rear passenger’s side window was broken during the…
The (Climate) News Is All Bad
At the start of World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt reportedly said to his aides, “So far, the news is all bad,” referring to the reports from the front in the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor when the Japanese were taking…
Thanks for the Memories, Mookie,
It is inconceivable to lifelong Red Sox fans such as ourselves that the Sox’ management decided to trade away Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a few random players. Mookie not only was an amazing talent…