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…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
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…
Colonial Dames Honor Boston Area Volunteers
Special to The Times Dedicated volunteers are a treasure for all communities and organizations. The National Society of Colonial Dames in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has three such wonderful helpers from the Boston area, who were among the 10 first…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Neighborhood Preservation Committees – Planning & Oversight The Planning & Oversight Committee serves as an umbrella committee to initiate, monitor and oversee the BHCA’s efforts on long-range issues that affect our neighborhood. The Planning Committee also tracks the BHCA’s involvement…
The Advent School Makes the Boston Common an Interactive Classroom
Special to the Beacon Hill Times A group of 21 third graders from the Advent School joined more than 1,000 elementary school students from across Boston Public Schools descended on the Boston Common this week for an interactive field trip…
Appleton Bridge Receives Arthur G. Hayden Medal
The Frances Appleton Pedestrian Bridge was bestowed with the Arthur G. Hayden Medal for a single outstanding achievement in bridge engineering demonstrating innovation and design excellence at the International Bridge Conference in Washington, D.C. The medal is awarded every year…