Last Thursday morning for about four hours, there was absolute pandemonium for Blue Line commuters. For the second time in less than two weeks an MBTA Blue Line train lost power and was stuck in the tunnel between Maverick and…
Police Briefs 08-14-2018
Beacon Hill Beat Vandalism – Larceny from a Motor Vehicle 07/28/18 – The victim reported she parked her 2011 Honda CR-V at Garden and Phillips streets at about 6 p.m. on July 27, but when she returned at around 4…
EPA is Right to Applaud Oil and Natural Gas Companies
The Environmental Protection Agency recently released a much-anticipated report on greenhouse gas emissions. It contains some great news. Between 2015 and 2016 — the last year measured — U.S. emissions dropped 1.9 percent. Unfortunately, it also contains some bad news.…
Summertime — and the Livin’ Is Easy
With this past week’s high temperatures and high humidity, those of us who work and live in air conditioned buildings have had a lot to be thankful for. Even a sojourn to the beach offers no relief from the heat,…
Charles Street Building Housing Beacon Hill Pub Sells for Nearly $5.4 Million
A local investment firm has purchased the building housing the Beacon Hill Pub for $5,543,500 million, according to records on file with the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds. Besides the property at 147-149 Charles St., the Greater Boston Bar Co.…
Boston City Council and Residents Want Hospitals, Universities to Pay Their Fair Share
The City Council Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on August 2 regarding the Payment in Lieu of Tax (PILOT) program. Through this program, which is in its seventh year as of fiscal year 2018, schools, hospitals, and…