The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission faced an unusual quandary at City Hall during its Oct. 18 hearing when an applicant proposed installing two identical signs at storefronts only two doors apart at 122 and 126 Charles St., respectively. Amanda Pratt…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
City Council Holds Hearing Regarding Dockless Mobility and Electric Scooters
Dockless scooters are a big question mark in Boston, but the City Council is trying straighten that punctuation into an exclamation point. The City Council Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, chaired by Councilor Michelle Wu, held a hearing on…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
October and November are busy months for the BHCA as we get ready for the holidays. Mark your calendars and join us in these special community activities! Halloween on the Hill, Wednesday, October 31, 4:30-8 p.m. We have secured Street…
Neighborhood Roundup
Friends of the West End Branch annual meeting The Friends of the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library will hold its annual meeting at the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, located at 151 Cambridge St.,…
Harvard Travelers Club Seeking New Members to Join Group Dinners
From trekking in the Kalahari to exploring the ghostly ruins of Sable Island, every month the members of the Harvard Travelers Club are transported to another part of the world—from the comfort of the Harvard Club on Commonwealth Avenue. In…
MassGeneral Hospital for Children’s Storybook Ball Raises More than $2.1 Million for Pediatric Care and Research
On Saturday, Oct. 13, MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) raised more than $2.1 million in its 19th year of supporting pediatric health via its premier annual event, Storybook Ball. Jennifer and Mark Dolins and Sonja Kelly and Steve Tordone co-chaired…
Police Briefs 10-23-2018
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny from a Building 10/09/18 – At about 3:17 p.m., officers responded to a larceny in progress at a Charles Street market. The male suspect allegedly stole the female victim’s wrist purse from the store backroom before…
Nurse Staffing Ratios Would Harm Cambridge Health Alliance
As the Chair of the Board of Trustees at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a health system that serves more than 140,000 patients in Cambridge, Somerville, Everett, Malden and Revere, I am writing to express concerns about Question 1, the government-mandated…
Are You Ready for Halloween?
Next week, the Hill will become a magical place as thousands of children dressed in all types of costumes will descend on the streets in search of candy and treats. Likewise, residents will not only decorate their houses in scary…
BHWF Speaker Event
“Oh, The Things I Have Seen! Behind The Lens” by Susan Symonds. Left to right: Pat Arroyo (program director), Susan Symonds (keynote speaker) and Senaida Bautista (president).