Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after a federal judge approved a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma that grants the company and its owners global immunity from liability for the company’s role in the opioid epidemic. Earlier…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Get Out to Vote on Primary Day This Tuesday
The highly-anticipated primary election for the City of Boston is set for this Tuesday, September 14. For the first time in the city’s history, the two successful candidates in the primary who will vie to succeed Marty Walsh (who took…
Restore Happy Hours? Are They Crazy
There seems to be a move afoot to place a ballot question for the November, 2022, state election that would allow for the return of so-called Happy Hours (a/k/a, drink as much as you can, as fast as you can)…
Guest Op-Ed: What Life Seems To Be
Dr. Glenn Mollette Life is short. The best we can do, is the best we can do. If we are doing our best, then what more can we expect from ourselves and others? Most people are doing the best they…
Handel and Haydn Society Premiere New Text Of Beethoven’s Ninth at the Hatch Shell
Dr. David F. M. Brown Named Incoming MGH President
Special to Times Dr. David F. M. Brown will assume the roles of President of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Executive Vice President at Mass General Brigham effective Sept. 8, according to a statement from Mass General Brigham President and…
MassDOT Announces Labor Day Travel Advisory
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is advising the public to plan ahead for Labor Day Weekend travel, drive in off peak hours if possible, utilize available technology tools for trips including www.mass511.com, consider public transportation if possible to reach…
Boston Election Department Announces Preparations Ahead of the 2021 Elections
The City of Boston’s Election Department today announced its preparations ahead of the 2021 Municipal Elections, including the availability of vote by mail and early voting for both the Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Preliminary Municipal Election and the Tuesday, November…
Neighborhood Roundup
DCR Traffic Advisory: Storrow Drive Through Thursday, Sept. 9, excluding weekends, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will implement a lane closure on the Storrow Drive on-ramp at the intersection of Nashua Street and Route 28 in the City…
North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead: Overview of Construction Operations and Impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project.
Marine Impacts The existing swing span steel of the existing bridge has been completely removed and the navigation channel beneath the North Washington Street Bridge is now open to all marine traffic. Towards the end of September or beginning of…