Ashley Pelzek of Beacon Hill will be running the Boston Marathon as part of the Joslin Diabetes team.The following is her motivation to undertake the six month long preparation for the Marathon. Ashely Pelzek’s childhood changed when her older brother,…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Neighborhood Roundup
King’s Chapel’s Tuesday Recitals King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., presents its Tuesday Recitals. Admission is by suggested donation of $5 per person; the donations are given to the performing musicians. Programs begin at 12:15 p.m. and last approximately 35 minutes;…
Police Briefs 03-07-2019
Beacon Hill Beat Breaking and Entering – Motor Vehicle 02/20/19 – A victim reported he parked his 2015 Toyota Camry on Grove Street, but when he returned to his vehicle at about 2 p.m., he observed that the right rear…
Let’s Close the Loophole in State Law to End Human Trafficking
The recent national news stories concerning a massage parlor in Jupiter, Fla., have brought to light what is nothing less than a national abomination: The trafficking of women that reaches into every corner of the United States. The news stories…
Guest Op-Ed: National Service Makes Local Impact: Americorps Members Are Strengthening Greater Boston Communities
In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy asked Americans what they could do for their country. Nearly 60 years later, thousands are answering that question by serving in AmeriCorps, a national service program administered by the Corporation for National…
Obituaries 03-07-2019
Harold Brown Titan of real estate Boston for six decades The venerable Harold Brown, who built one of Boston’s most successful real estate empires over a span of 65 years, died at his home Sunday, Feb. 24. He was 94.…
Ward 5 Democrat Meeting
Chair Taylor Announces Exit from BHAC
Chairman Kenneth Taylor announced his resignation from the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission (BHAC) effective immediately during its monthly hearing on Thursday, Feb. 21, at City Hall. Taylor, who will be relocating to New York with his wife, joined the commission…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
BHCA Planning & Oversight Committee The BHCA Planning & Oversight Committee focuses on long- range planning issues that face our Beacon Hill historic neighborhood. An example of this was the residential redevelopment of the former Suffolk University academic buildings, the…
Central Library Offers Exercise Class to Maintain Mobility and Prevent Disease
A special exercise class will be held on Tuesday, March 19. from 3 – 4 p.m. at the Central Library in Copley Square, Commonwealth Salon, McKim Building, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 Tufts University’s Kieran Reid will present the…