Looking for your Pictures! The 48th Annual Beacon Hill Gala is just around the corner. In keeping with the theme of Celebrating Community, we are preparing a slide presentation of neighbors at Beacon Hill Civic Association activities (Fall HillFest, Halloween,…
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Legislation Passes to Protect Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo along with his colleagues in the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to create a registry of care providers who harmed a person or persons with an intellectual or developmental disability. The bill seeks to…
BHWF – on Pointe: Ballerina Behind the Curtain
Story by Marianne Salza Liz Walker fulfilled her dreams and retired as a professional ballet dancer at the age of 30. The 2011 recipient of the Suzanne Farrell Dance Prize for Outstanding Artistry in the Field of Dance shared her…
Neighborhood Postal Worker Leads Second Life as Entertainer
When he’s not faithfully delivering mail along his Beacon Hill route, Bob Lee can often be found performing as a member of a semi-professional cabaret troupe or singing with a church choir. A lifelong Dorchester resident who turns 60 this…
2020 Signature Members Show of the New England Watercolor Society to Start Feb. 4
The New England Watercolor Society (NEWS) is pleased to announce its 2020 Signature Members Show. This exhibition is evidence of the enduring value of NEWS to promote excellence and diversity in watercolor and to bring exceptional paintings, both traditional and…
Briefs
Blood Donations Needed The American Red Cross has extended its urgent call for donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets. With influenza escalating across the country and preventing some donors from giving, and winter weather threatening to…
Neighborhood Roundup
Climate-change presentation at the African Meeting House The Beacon Hill Garden Club and the Cambridge Plant and Garden Club are jointly sponsoring “The C-Change Primer” – an unbiased, scientific assessment of climate change, its economic and personal effects and the…
Beacon Hill Civic Association
Community Corner The 48th Beacon Hill Gala, Saturday, February 8 With just a few weeks left until the Gala, final preparations are now being made. This year’s event will be full of excitement, so make sure to get your friends…
Squash Tournament
Partnership: FOPG Enters into 50-Year Agreement with City for Care of City Parks
With the Friends of the Public Garden celebrates its Golden Anniversary this year, the nonprofit entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Boston Parks Department on Friday that strengthens their partnership and shared commitment to caring for and preserving…