Never-Ending Battle To the Editor, As I looked at the pictures on page 5 of the November 2 issue of members of the Civic Association and others doing the fall clean-up on Charles Street my gratitude quickly changed to frustration. …
BHCA Holds Annual Fall Cleanup
Got Pumpkins? Compost Them in the Common on Nov. 6
Special to the Times Boston does Halloween right. We decorate our stoops with pumpkins and a skeleton (or three); we dress up in costumes, kids and grown-ups alike; the city closes our streets to traffic; and neighbors open doors to…
Beacon Hill Garden Club Dedicates Tree in Memory of Two Former Members
Beacon Hill Garden Club members and family members of Elsie Herrmann and Lise Striar, two late, long-serving members of the organization, gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 25, to dedicate a Lavender Twist redbud in memory of both women at the Peter…
Pedestrian Crossings and Safety Signage To Be Installed at Two Footbridge Entrances to the Esplanade
New painted pedestrian crossings and safety signage will be installed overnight on Sunday, Nov. 5 at two footbridge entrances to the Esplanade that cross Back Street at Dartmouth and Fairfield streets, according to officials involved with the project. Ali Badrigian,…
Prestigious Position: Sen. Edwards Sworn In As JAG in Massachusetts Army National Guard
Sen. Lydia Edwards was sworn in Monday, Oct. 30 as a Judge Advocate General in the Massachusetts Army National Guard. Edwards continues her family’s outstanding tradition of military service that began with her mother, Retired Master Sergeant Bridgett Edwards, who…