With the Fourth of July falling on a Thursday this year, many of us will be enjoying an extra-long holiday weekend for which the weather hopefully will cooperate. The Fourth of July rekindles fond memories from our childhood of the…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Letter to the Editor
On the Right Whales Dear Editor: We appreciate that your June 21 editorial “Another Sad Sign of the Times” calls attention to critically endangered North Atlantic right whales but it made several misleading claims about their fight for survival and…
Guest Op-Ed: Baby Boomers Should be Wary of Medicare Changes
By Sandip Shah Baby boomers are aging rapidly. Around 10,000 Americans celebrate their 65th birthday every day. Unfortunately for these seniors, the government health care to which they’re entitled may put their lives at risk. That’s thanks to a…
23rd Rose Garden Party
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
As of July 1, 2019, trash and recycling collection in the City of Boston generally and on Beacon Hill specifically will begin one hour earlier at 6:00 a.m., instead of beginning at the usual 7:00 a.m. trash and recycling pick…
City Splash Swim Is Cancelled for This Year
The City Splash 2019, which had been rescheduled to Saturday, June 22nd, has been cancelled due to heavy rainfall two weeks in a row. Swimming in the Charles is only allowed with the issuance of a Special Event Permit from…
Esplanade Association Presents Second Season of ‘GroundBeat’ Music Series
The Esplanade Association (esplanadeassociation.org) is thrilled to announce the second season of “GroundBeat: The Esplanade’s Free Riverfront Music Series,” which showcases a wide range of musical styles from local nonprofits in an effort to promote local arts in the park…
Neighborhood Roundup
Summer activities at the Myrtle Street Playground The Friends of the Myrtle Street Playground and Summer Horizons present summer programming on Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. at the playground, including the Mayor’s Ice the Beacon Hill Garden Club on…
Our National Disgrace at the Border
Hundreds of migrant children have been transferred out of a filthy Border Patrol station in Texas where they had been detained for weeks without access to soap, clean clothes or adequate food, the authorities confirmed on Monday, — The New…
Celebrate Your Community on Independence Day
By Quint Studer As I go about my work of helping communities revitalize and reinvent themselves, I often get to see the best of America and I’m reminded that the foundations that built this country are still just as important…