By Mark Duffield It is with great sadness we must report the passing of a beloved neighborhood dog, Jake. Jake, a magnificent golden retriever and his constant companion, and loving caregiver, Rebecca Patchen, have been fixtures and cheerful ambassadors of…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Yes, Our Democracy Is on the Edge
The national political scene Is probably the last thing that any of us want to be thinking about in the middle of July, but some recent events are making it clear that the attack on the Capitol on January 6 …
Here’s Some Consolation for Sox Fans
With the Major League Baseball season resuming after the All-Star break, the Red Sox appear destined to relegation to the realm of mediocrity. Sure, they’re above .500, but our Sox don’t appear to have either the pitching or the hitting…
More Bizarro Comments by RFK Jr.
Well, as if right on cue, two days after our editorial last week (“RFK Jr. is a disgrace to his family name”) about the delusional “campaign” for President by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., he made this disturbing comment at a…
Local Hiker Off for a Three-Day Fundraising Trek
Special to the Times On July 14, Elizabeth D’Angeli of Beacon Hill will board a bus with more than 30 other women and head to the White Mountains in New Hampshire for a three-day hike to benefit Stone House. Wilderness…
Healey Recommends Appointment of Everett, As Suffolk Register of Probate and Family Court
Special to the Times Governor Maura T. Healey announced that she is recommending Stephanie L. Everett, Esq. for appointment as Suffolk Register of Probate and Family Court. Everett is currently the Executive Director of the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency for the City of…
Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness
By Marianne Salza Joy originates within us in Running Subway’s educational exhibition, “Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness,” on display in its North American premiere at the Back Bay Hub. Preserved, human specimens and organs called plastinates, as well as…
Serving the Community Through Food
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Community Servings, a non-profit organization based out of Jamaica Plain, has been and continues to be at the forefront of serving communities throughout Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island through programs encompassing food. The organization, founded…
Progressive Democrats Need To Get Real
The opposition by some progressive Democrats to President Joe Biden’s decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine is yet another indication of how out-of-touch with reality they can be on certain issues. To be sure, the use of cluster bombs…
Where Is That Russian “Rebel” Army?
Two weeks ago, the news headlines were all about the supposed attempted coup by Yevgheny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group, who reportedly was marching his 8000 man army to Moscow. But since then, both he and his army…