In her second novel “The Nine,” Beacon Hill resident Jeanne Blasberg unearths the underbelly of a New England prep school and its longstanding pattern of sexual misconduct, as well as the fallout it ultimately creates for the family of one…
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Topping Off : Ceremony Held at Bullfinch Tower
Special to the Times Last week, more than 400 men and women from the Boston Building Trades, AECOM Tishman, along with project owners National Real Estate Advisors, LLC on behalf of their clients and The HYM Investment Group, LLC, and…
Celluloid Heroes : ‘Glory’ Brings the Civil War’s 54th Regiment to Life
In anticipation of the upcoming $2.8-million restoration of the Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial on the Boston Common, the Friends of the Public Garden and other stakeholders in the Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial Restoration Partnership are presenting two free screenings of “Glory”…
Officials to Offer Residents Free Daffodil Bulbs for Plantings on Public Ways
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced that the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will distribute over 20,000 daffodil bulbs for planting on public ways citywide. The effort is part of the “Boston Blooms with Daffodils” beautification initiative. The plantings will…
Walsh Announces Events Planned for September as Recovery Month
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced a series of events marking September as Recovery Month, a national observance that aims to combat the social stigma around addiction, celebrate recovery, and promote overall awareness. The effects of the opioid epidemic can be…
Neighborhood Roundup
Talk on the Aging Brain Beacon Hill Village, in partnership with the Boston Public Library, is kicking off its Living Well Ending Well Series with “The Aging Brain: When is it Time to Worry” with Fadi Ramadan, MD in the…
Calendar
Thursday, Sept. 5 CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY, Rainforest Reptile, Myrtle Street Playground, 4-5 p.m. MEETING, Friends of the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 6 p.m., contact [email protected] for more…
Detrimental : Preservation Advocates Ask MGH to Reconfigure Expansion Plans to Spare Three West End Buildings
Preservation advocates are imploring Massachusetts General Hospital to reconfigure its expansion plans to avoid demolition of three historic West End buildings. The hospital is proposing the construction of a $1 billion, 1,035,000-square-foot complex consisting of two connected, 12-story towers located…
District 8 City Council Hopeful Montez Haywood Calls for Reopening of the Long Island Shelter
As an assistant district attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office for the past 13 years, District 8 city council candidate Montez Haywood has seen firsthand the ravages of substance abuse in the city and believes the immediate reopening…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Hill Civic Association – Notice/Agenda Zoning and Licensing Committee – Wednesday, September 4, 2019, 7PM at 74 Joy Street The Zoning and Licensing Committee of the Beacon Hill Civic Association will meet on Wednesday, September 4 at 7:00 p.m.…