Maybe we are just getting old. Or maybe we are just too busy. But we are left wondering where did the holiday season go. No sooner had it started than it seemed to have ended. One reason was that Thanksgiving came late this year. Just remember that two weeks ago it was Christmas Eve...
Police Briefs 01-07-2014
Incidents Dec. 24 Charles Street- Motor Vehicle Accident – Leaving Scene – Property Damage Dec. 26 149 Charles St. – Investigate Person 64 West Cedar St. – Larceny, Other, $50 To $199 Beacon Street -Larceny, Non-Accessory from Vehicle, Under $50 Dec. 27 95 Beacon St. – Investigate Person 42 South Russell St. – Investigate...
2013 Recorded Many Changes
On Jan. 7, City Councilor at-Large Stephen Murphy was unanimously nominated by the council to serve another two-year term as its president and appointed District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina to serve as its vice president for the same duration. On Jan. 31, the popular Mexican eatery Villa Mexico Café closed its location at...
Building Boom in Beacon Hill’s Backyard at Jan 7 Women’s Forum
The city’s first director of business development at the Boston Redevelopment Authority will talk about exciting new projects planned for the city of Boston at the January 7 meeting of the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum, an organization formed last May to connect and inspire neighborhood women. A leader in both the city and in...
BHAC Rejects DPW Plan for ADA – Accessible Ramps
A public hearing was held before the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission (“BHAC”) on Thursday, Dec. 19, on the Boston Department of Public Works’ (“DPW”) proposal to use poured cement and plastic tactile warning panels in hundreds of wheelchair-accessible sidewalk curb cuts that the DPW is planning to construct over the coming years throughout Beacon...
Ring out the Old…. We Wish Our Readers a Happy and Healthy 2014
New Year’s Day really isn’t different than any other day of the year. It is a day that has no real significance other than its place on the calendar. However, that lack of meaningfulness also is New Year’s greatest asset. New Year’s Day belongs to everyone because it has no particular religious or political...
Police Briefs 12-31-2013
Larceny 12/19/13 – A Joy Street resident reported unknown person(s) stole a UPS delivery from his building between 3:50 and 4:25 p.m. The delivery contained a silver necklace, an iPad cover and a keyboard. Incidents Dec. 19 Garden Street Motor Vehicle Accident – Other 60 Joy St. Larceny, Other, $50 to $199 85 Phillips...
McWhinney-morse Receives National Recognition Award
Susan McWhinney-Morse, one of the founders of the Beacon Hill Village, has been honored nationally for her leadership in the ‘aging in place’ movement that is rapidly spreading across the country and abroad. At the Fifth Annual National Conference for Villages held mid-November in St Louis, McWhinney-Morse was presented with the first Beacon Award...
Charles St. Storefronts Were Full of Holiday Cheer
Neighborhood merchants rose to the occasion for the Charles Street First Annual Holiday Storefront Decorating Contest on Dec. 12, even outdoing their lavish seasonal window displays of past years. “The stores did a great job on the street anyways, and we just added friendly competition,” said John Corey, chair of the Beacon Hill Civic...
Merry Christmas: We Wish Our Readers a Happy and Safe Holiday
The holiday season is here, which for most of us means the traditional gatherings with family, friends, and co-workers to share the joy of Christmas and the New Year. For many, the Christmas holiday season marks the only time of the year when we will have the opportunity to see each other and catch...
It’s Not Too Late: Please Remember Those in Need
The economists may tell us that we finally have turned a corner in the recovery from the debacle of the Great Recession of the Bush years, but statistics only tell part of the story. The cold, harsh reality for many Americans is that economic recovery still is only a dream in a world where...
Police Briefs 12-24-2013
Dec. 11 30 Charles St. Fire Report – House, Building, etc. 109 Mt. Vernon St. Investigate Person Anderson Street Vandalism Dec. 12 38 Anderson St. Vandalism Irving Street Motor Vehicle Accident – Leaving Scene – Property Damage Dec. 13 65 Martha Road Investigate Property 1 Charles St. South Investigate Person
Room to Breathe Program to Sponsor a Holiday Girl Scout Cookie Sale
The newly-formed Brownie troop #65321 partnered with the Mass Coalition for the Homeless – Room to Breathe program to sponsor a holiday Girl Scout cookie sale and linen drive outside Starbucks Saturday.
Making Beacon Hill Inviting to Young Families
Jacqueline and Matt Freeman loved Beacon Hill. They met, married and made their home here. They loved walking everywhere, seeing neighbors, being near the Charles River, Starbucks and the shops on Charles Street. But only a year and a half after the first of their three sons was born, they left. “The first and...
Further Safety Improvements Considered for Codman Island
In the aftermath of another vehicular accident at Codman Island, the Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) has again partnered with the city to explore further safety improvements to the small, triangular garden at Charles and Beacon streets. According to Boston Police, on Nov. 10 at around 3:30 a.m., a grey Mercedes struck the center...
BHAC to Review Applications for Streetscape Modifications
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission is scheduled to review two applications this Thursday that aim to improve pedestrian and wheelchair accessibility on neighborhood streets and sidewalks. The city’s Public Works Department is proposing changes to make Joy Street more pedestrian friendly, including the replacement of sidewalks, the installation of ADA-accessible ramps at Beacon Street...
Nelson Mandela: A Truly Unique and Wonderful Man
The outpouring of world-wide respect for Nelson Mandela, the former leader of South Africa who passed away this week, is unprecedented in the world we live in today. No one reading this editorial can even begin to imagine or comprehend the hardships he encountered during his long life: Here was a man who was...
Police Briefs 12-17-2013
Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon 12/05/13 – At around 4 p.m., a male suspect struck a city meter-maid in the face with his iPhone after she issued him a parking violation ticket on Beacon Street. The suspect then fled in his motor vehicle on Beacon Street. The suspect’s registration information was handed...
Businesses, Residents Work to Support a Vibrant Local Business Community
Beacon Hill businesses would like to see the neighborhood flourish and residents would like to see its businesses flourish. By working together, they are making this happen. Individually or jointly, both have launched new initiatives to support a vibrant and diverse business community of non-franchised, locally owned businesses that meet residents’ needs, as envisioned...
New Polling Location Input Being Sought
Upon learning of the increasing difficulty that some registered voters in Ward 5, Precinct 3 have faced while attempting to cast their ballots at the State House annex, State Rep. Jay Livingstone is soliciting feedback from his constituents on alternate polling locations. Voters were previously allowed to access the site at the entrance off...
Pedestrian Improvements Eyed for Joy St.
Representatives from Connect Historic Boston outlined a preliminary plan to make Joy Street more pedestrian friendly at a meeting sponsored by the Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) on Thursday. Connect Historic Boston – an initiative between the National Park Service and the Boston Transportation Department – proposes building a pedestrian entrance at Joy and...
Celebrating Home Gala Feb. 1
On February 1, 2014, the Beacon Hill Civic Association invites all to attend the 42nd Annual Winter Gala. “There’s No Place Like HOME” will be the night to celebrate 92 years of the Beacon Hill Civic Association and the special neighborhood we all call home. This year’s Gala promises to be like none other!...
Police Briefs 12-10-2013
Assault and Battery 11/29/13 – Three male victims reported that they were assaulted by an 20 unknown males outside of a Charles Street pub at around 2 a.m. The victims were treated at Newton-Wellesley Hospital for multiple injuries after driving themselves there. Incidents Nov. 27 28 Hancock St. – Towed Motor Vehicle Grove Street...
Obituaries 12-10-2013
Robert LaVerne Henninger Of South Dakota Robert LaVerne Henninger of Brookings, South Dakota went Home to be with The Lord at his daughter’s home under Hospice Care. He was 80 years old. Robert, who was born on January 5, 1933 to August and Maggie (Heiniger) Henninger in Bern, Kansas and faithfully served his country...
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