Last week Beacon Hill’s cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate remained the same and the weekly positive test rate decreased slightly. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday, overall since the pandemic started…
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Paws on Charles to Bring Pet Care and Supplies to the Hill
In the less than three years since Geraldine O’Hagan purchased Rugg Road Paper Company, the shop has become a destination for dog owners in a neighborhood that sorely lacks a retail outpost devoted solely to pet care and supplies, and…
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Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Please Give to the BHCA Annual Appeal! Our 2021 Annual Appeal letter has been sent to all our members. We depend on your generosity to continue our important work. To make a donation, please visit bhcivic.org, or call our office…
Civic Association Opposes 30 Chestnut St. Application
The Beacon Hill Civic Association voted Monday, March 8, to ratify a vote of opposition made last week by its Zoning and Licensing Committee on a controversial application for 30 Chestnut St. The applicant, Ty Gupta, is seeking to renovate…
Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz Endorses Jon Santiago for Mayor of Boston
Just over a week after Jon Santiago launched his campaign, State Representative Aaron Michlewitz from the North End has endorsed Jon Santiago for Mayor of Boston. “I am proud to endorse Jon Santiago for Mayor of Boston. Our city stands…
Dog Licensing Deadline is March 31
With a current increase in dog adoptions during the COVID-19 quarantine, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Animal Care and Control Division is reminding city dog owners that the annual deadline for licensing their pets is March 31. All dogs…
North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead Through Mar. 20
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. Vibratory Hammer Noise Impacts •A vibratory hammer is being used to install the five cofferdams which will be needed to build the…
Boston Preservation Alliance Urges MGH to Save Three Historic West End Buildings
In anticipation of the hospital’s planned expansion, the nonprofit Boston Preservation Alliance is urging Mass General “to be more sensitive to the concerns of the neighborhood” as it moves forward with the project, especially in regard to preserving three historic…
Eliot School Welcomes Back 350 Students
This week marks exactly one year since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of Boston Public Schools but the Eliot School in the North End, which serves students and families in Beacon Hill, the North End and Charlesrtown are looking…