If you’ve been following the histrionics of the debt limit negotiations these past few weeks, the political theatre on all sides of the political spectrum has been amusing. Republicans will tell us that the country’s burgeoning deficit will lead us…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Letter to the Editor
Composting Will Help the Rat Problem To the Editor, Mr Whitney makes a good case for reducing the overwhelming rat population that inhabit many of Boston’s neighborhoods by not allowing trash in plastic bags to be put out curbside the…
BHGC Sixth Annual Spring Soirée
Mayor Wu Announces Safety Surge
By Michael Coughlin Jr. In a press conference at Thetford Evans Playground in Mattapan on Monday, May 22, Mayor Michelle Wu unveiled the City of Boston’s Safety Surge, an initiative to make city streets safer for everyone. As part of…
Beacon Hill Won’t Be Able To Ever Solve Its Rat Problem Until the City Changes the Garbage Pickup Schedule
By Robert A. Whitney I have lived on Beacon Hill since 1985, and I have been living with Beacon Hill’s rat problem ever since moving here – and it’s getting worse! An Axios report in December 2022 cited Boston as…
Boston Traffic Advisory for May 24–28
Events happening in the City of Boston this week will bring some parking restrictions and street closures. People attending these events are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit. Information on Bluebikes, the regional bike share service, may be…
Neighborhood Roundup
Council Hopeful Montez Haywood To Hold Meet-and-Greet June 6 Montez Haywood, a candidate for the District 8 City Council seat, will hold at meet-and-greet on Tuesday, June 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Blackstone’s of Beacon Hill at 40…
WLP Annual Fundraiser Returns To Park Plaza Hotel
Women’s Lunch Place celebrated its 12th annual eat LUNCH give fundraiser on Friday, May 12, at the Grand Ballroom in the Park Plaza Hotel. The event was a celebration of the tireless work for the city’s homeless women that the…
Let Us Remember Those Who “Gave the Last Full Measure”
Although the Memorial Day weekend signifies the start of the summer season and is observed by families and friends who gather for barbecues and similar festivities, we should keep in mind that Memorial Day is our most solemn national holiday…
Guest Op-Ed: Reevaluate Your Church Mission Spending
Dr. Glenn Mollette For fifty years of my life, I’ve been associated with churches that have given over four million dollars collectively to outside denominational endeavors. The typical mainline denominational church/parish will collect weekly offerings from their members. A percentage…