BEACON HILL BEAT From Boston Police Area A-1 COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE: 617-343-4627 • DRUG UNIT: 617-343-4879 • EMERGENCIES: 911 Larceny in a Building 11/16/12 – A Charles Street jewelry store reported an unknown male suspect entered the establishment at around…
Holiday Fundraiser at the Hampshire House
On Wednesday night residents came to the Hampshire House for the Annual Garlands and Green fundraiser. The money raised at this event will go to purchase the laurel gardens and red bows that are put on the lamp posts of…
WECA Hears Talk on Future of BRA
The West End Civic Association (WECA) sponsored a meeting Tuesday night to discuss the BRA’s (Boston Redevelopment Association) role in neighborhood planning and development, the BRA’s Article 80 process and what action residents can take to impact development. The meeting,…
Thanksgiving 2012
This Thanksgiving, as we pause to reflect, there are mixed signs of where we as a nation are headed. First for the good news: The presidential election showed more minorities participated in the voting process. The home mortgage crisis that…
‘Crime Prevention’ Meeting Draws Standing-room Crowd
In the aftermath of a recent sexual assault and robbery in the neighborhood, the Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) Safety Committee sponsored a “crime prevention” meeting Thursday that drew a standing-room crowd. According to Captain Tom Lee of Area A-1,…
Police Briefs 11-20-2012
Larceny – Bicycle 11/07/12 – A Grove Street resident reported her pink-and-black Sandracer bicycle was locked to a lamppost in front of her home between 9 p.m. on Nov. 6 and 9 a.m. Nov. 7 when unknown person(s) sawed the…