Happy 2022 to Our Members and Beacon Hill Neighbors! Please note the following: 1. Undecorating happens this weekend! We will be undecorating this Saturday and Sunday, January 8th and 9th. We would ask that you undecorate the poles you decorated…
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RMV Extending Use of State-Owned Vehicles
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing the agency will continue with the use of Commonwealth-owned vehicles for Class D road testing services through April 30, 2022 and has delayed the return to the use of private passenger vehicles for road…
City Council Welcomes Five New Members at First Meeting of the Year
The Boston City Council held its first meeting of the year on Monday, with five new council members who had been sworn in just two hours earlier. The Council welcomed new District 4 Councilor Brian Worrell, At-Large Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune,…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Release of the 2021 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan
The Baker-Polito Administration announced the release of the final 2021 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan. Authorized by the Oceans Act of 2008, the ocean plan protects critical marine habitat and important water-dependent uses, and sets standards for ocean-based development. Under the…
Beacon Hill Women’s Forum Welcomes Shayne Gilbert
By Ariana Hanley Happy New Year, Beacon Hill! The Beacon Hill Women’s Forum will welcome Shayne Gilbert on January 11, as our monthly speaker. An entrepreneur, CEO of Silverweave and future Forward Events, Author of 90 Days to Launch, Founder…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate at 15 Percent
The COVID 19 virus is spreading like wildfire across Beacon Hill with 1.5 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive and a certain degree of panic has set in as children…
News In Brief
Pressley Tests Positive for COVID-19 Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement after receiving a positive COVID-19 test result. “After experiencing COVID-like symptoms, this morning I received a positive, breakthrough COVID-19 test result. Thankfully, my symptoms are relatively mild,…
The 47th Annual Boston SciFi Film Festival and Marathon Festival Dates
The Boston SciFi Film Festival and Marathon (Boston SciFi), the longest-running genre festival in the U.S., returns as a hybrid event for its 47th year (SF47). SF47 will take place February 16 – 21, 2022 in person at the Somerville…
Minimum Wage Increase Started Jan. 1
Attorney General Maura Healey is reminding employees and employers that the state’s minimum wage increased to $14.25 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2022. The AG’s Office has also made available its wage and hour poster that employers are required to display in…
2021 Year in Review
While the pandemic continued to dominate the news in 2021, it also proved to be a watershed year as the City of Boston elected former City Councilor Michelle Wu as the first female, as well as the first woman of…