Explosion 05/07/11 – Officers responded to a Joy Street manhole explosion at around 10:47 a.m. Homes in the area had their windows blown out. Firefighters and NStar were on the scene. Assault and Battery 05/08/11 – A patron reported a…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Advent School Reps Address Community Concerns with Cedar Street Expansion
-By Dan Murphy Advent School representatives met with members of the Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) and the community last Tuesday to address their concerns with the school’s planned expansion to a former office building at 99 West Cedar St.…
Hidden Gardens Tour returns May 19
-By Dan Murphy In the 82 years since its inception, the Beacon Hill Garden Club’s Hidden Gardens Tour has become one of the neighborhood’s most eagerly anticipated events. In May and June of 1929, 11 members of the fledgling Garden…
Henry Lee’s Example
Henry Lee has stepped down as the Chairman of the Friends of the Public Garden. He has become its president emeritus. His departure after 41 years leaves a void as Mr. Lee came to personify the idea that example is…
Police Briefs 05-10-2011
Breaking and Entering – Residence 04/26/11 – A Phillips Street resident reported that unknown person(s) forced open the front door and removed numerous pieces of jewelry between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Breaking and Entering – Residence 04/26/11 – An…
‘Taste of Beacon Hill’ a Destination for Food Lovers
-By Dan Murphy Beacon Hill Business Association (BHBA) President Susan Symonds hopes that food lovers far and wide will flock to the Omni Parker House Hotel for the group’s 11th annual “Taste of Beacon Hill” next Thursday. “We want people…
Mounted Patrol Unit still on the Trail, Thanks to Friends Group
-By Dan Murphy The Boston Park Ranger Mounted Patrol Unit will continue to patrol the Emerald Necklace through the end of fiscal 2011, thanks to the efforts of the Friends of the Boston Parks Rangers. Julia H. Donahue, who co-chairs…
MBTA Stations Temporarily Closed to make Way for New Elevators
-By Dan Murphy With work now underway to install two new elevators at the Science Park/West End Station, the MBTA is shuttering the Science Park/West End and Lechmere stations until November. The new elevators are part of $10.4 million in…
A Sunday to Remember
By all accounts, Sunday was a lovely spring day. A bit cool with a sea breeze all day – but a fabulous day to be alive and, it turns out, to be an American. Boston was resonant with colors bursting…
Police Briefs 05-03-2011
Larceny from Motor Vehicle 04/21/11 – A victim reported her purse, checkbook, bank cards, U.S. currency, laptop, backpack and GPS system were stolen between 9:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. from her 1998 Olds Cutlass, which was parked on Charles Street.…