Local Students Receive Bachelor’s Degrees from UMass Amherst Approximately 5,500 students received bachelor’s degrees in over 100 majors at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Undergraduate Commencement on May 26, 2023 at the McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Below is a list of students…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Boston Children’s Rec Fest returns
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department invite city youth to come celebrate the summer at the 2023 ParkARTS Boston Children’s Rec Fest on Tuesday, August 15 at Franklin Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The…
Public Health Warning Issued Related to Recent Sewage Discharge
The following is a public health warning related to a recent sewage discharge, also known as a combined sewer overflow (CSO). State regulations require local public health departments to provide notice to the public when these discharges may create a…
Remembering Nancy Marttila
Special to Times Nancy Ellen (née Watchko) Marttila, age 82, died suddenly, in her home, on July 11. Born and raised in Detroit, Mich., Nancy met her husband, John Marttila, while attending Wayne State University, where she received a BA…
Beacon Hill Architectural Commission
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a public hearing on August 17, at 5 p.m. ZOOM: https://zoom.us/j/96127603897 Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of architectural violations, and such…
Construction Update
The Construction Look-Ahead through August 19 for the North Washington St. Bridge is as follows: Scheduled Work • Installation of concrete bridge barriers and sidewalks • Off-bridge utility work and cutover to permanent bridge • Off-bridge approach barrier and curb…
Did You Like Barbie?
Barbie, the blockbuster movie that is this year’s mass culture phenomenon, has drawn a mixed reaction from critics and the public alike. Some love it — they’re the ones who have gone multiple times to see the movie — while…
Have we reached the tipping point?
The steady stream of news reports this summer about the ever-worsening effects of climate change have been depressing, ranging from the 100% loss of coral reefs off the Florida Keys (because water temperatures have reached 100 degrees), to the unprecedented…
Guest Op-Ed: Want a friend? Be a friend
By Dr. Glenn Mollette You may have heard this before. I went out to find a friend and none were to be found. I went out to be a friend and found them all around. Where do you find friends?…
Letters to the Editor
Unforgettable heroics To the editor, A few days ago in the middle of the night the float in our toilet snapped off its plastic arm. After a sleepless night of running water, we searched the internet for a replacement part…