School Officials Tell Parents There Was No Threat During the Delay A number of parents with children at Boston Latin School (BLS) have raised serious questions about delays and lack of information in the past year that the school –…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
West End Museum Revs up Irish Heritage Celebration
Of the 23 ethnic groups that lived harmoniously in the old West End of Boston, Irish immigrants and their descendants represented one of the three largest (the others being Jewish and Italian). As it has since 2016, The West End Museum is hosting a special…
John Kerry, Jason Alexander, Susan Rice and Bob Woodward among Celebrated Lineup for the 2019-2020 Boston Speakers Series Presented by Lesley University
As the Boston Speakers Series sets the stage for its next sell-out season, it is preparing to welcome to Symphony Hall another dazzling lineup of speakers, including John Kerry, Jason Alexander (Seinfeld’s George Costanza), Susan Rice and Bob Woodward. Presented…
Myrtle Street Playground Toy and Book Sale on April 6
Myrtle Street Playground was robbed just before Christmas. In an effort to raise funds to replace the playground toys and/or provide funds for summer programming, there will be a toy and book sale on Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m.…
Neighborhood Roundup
Friends of the Public Garden annual meeting The Friends of the Public Garden will hold its 49th annual meeting on Thursday, March 28, on 5:30 p.m. in the Alcott Room of the Omni Parker House Hotel at 60 School St.…
Police Briefs 03-28-2019
Larceny – Pickpocket 03/11/19 – A victim reported she was walking through the Public Garden on Charles Street side at about 1:15 p.m. while texting on her iPhone, when an unknown male suspect approached her from behind and grabbed her…
Guest Op-ed Beware of Scams Coming over the Telephone
By Glenn Mollette In January a Denver couple received a scam phone call from a man who told them he had kidnapped their daughter. The man was very convincing that their daughter was in his possession. In the background they…
Legalized Marijuana: A Few Observations
We recently attended an event at an area Senior Center for an informational presentation on marijuana, which now is legal for recreational use in Massachusetts (as well as in 10 other states across the country). The room that initially was…
Another Sign of Climate Change
“Historically catastrophic” flooding is the description of what has been happening across our nation’s Midwestern Plains states this past week, thanks to a combination of heavy snows and unseasonably cold weather followed by unusually heavy rains. When most of us…
Esplanade Assoc. Holds Marathon Fundraiser
Runners Charlie Jacob, Stephanie Sguigna (of Beacon Hill) Matt DiSorbo, Kara Brennan (of the Back Bay), Ellen Barrett (of the North End), and Ashley Perkins (of the South End), during Esplanade Association’s Marathon Team Fundraiser on Saturday night, March 9,…