In an effort to increase public safety and awareness at state parks and beaches, Gov. Charles Baker filed legislation to increase fines for swimming outside designated waterfronts across the Commonwealth. The legislation, “An Act Relative to Enhanced Enforcement of Swimming…
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Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Baylor University Celebrates Graduates Baylor University celebrated more than 7,500 graduates of the Classes of 2020 and 2021 during six in-person commencement ceremonies May 6-8 at McLane Stadium on the banks of the Brazos River. Among the graduates was Mary…
Officials Confirm West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquito Sample
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of WNV was confirmed today by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory…
Common’s Frog Pond Spray Pool Reopens For Summer
Ed Spark’s Surprise Soiree
New Charles Street Children’s Store to Offer Something for Every Child
Lindsay Perrelli has made it her mission to ensure that every kid, from toddlers through age 6, who visits The Happy Journey, the children’s store she’s opening at 73 Charles St., will find something that appeals to them. “I have…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner: What is Zero Waste?
By Janine Jay, BHCA Streets and Sidewalks Green Initiative Zero Waste is a movement where you aim to send nothing to a landfill. To do it, you reduce what you need, reuse as much as you can, send little to…
MGH Project Team Discusses Community Benefits for Proposed Project
The project team for Mass General Hospital’s planned $1.9 billion expansion of its Cambridge Street campus were on hand June 24 for a virtual forum sponsored by the Beacon Hill Civic Association to discuss community benefits for the project. MGH…
Breakdown of Federal Aid Awarded to Municipalities Published
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced that it has published a new, interactive online tool that displays a breakdown by municipality of the $3.4 billion in direct federal aid awarded to local governments across Massachusetts by the American Rescue Plan…
‘Spring Eternal’ Event Winners Recognized at Celebration Held at 75 Chestnut Restaurant
On Tuesday, June 22, dozens of intrepid souls braved the elements through waves of torrential rains and clapping thunder and made their way to 75 Chestnut restaurant to receive prizes they had won during the recent “Spring Eternal” event on…