By Karen Cord Taylor Duckling Day is coming up. On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, starting at 10 a.m., the Harvard Marching Band will lead hundreds of parents and children dressed like ducklings from the Boston Common’s Parkman Bandstand into…
Beacon Hill Fire Displaces 25 Residents
By John Lynds The Boston Fire Department responded at 12:10 a.m. Saturday to a fire at 11 Temple St. on Beacon Hill. On arrival firefighters observed smoke billowing from the five-story brick apartment building. A second alarm was ordered once…
Beacon Hill Not Included in New BYOB Vote
By John Lynds Following the Boston City Council’s lead, the Boston Licensing Board (BLB) voted unanimously last Thursday lifting the long-standing ban on BYOB (Bring Your Own Bottle) in small neighborhood restaurants. However, Beacon Hill would not be included in…
Park Boston App Surges in Use,Producing Huge Revenue Numbers
By Seth Daniel Drivers looking to avoid a parking ticket would do well to pick up their smart phones, and put away the rolls of quarters. City officials, and most especially thousands of drivers, are hailing the new ParkBoston smart…
Police Body Camera Pilot Program Set to Start This Summer
By Seth Daniel Members of the Boston City Council have held hearings all over the city the past week to field concerns and comments regarding the police body camera program that will begin in all neighborhoods this summer, and the…
Police Briefs 05-03-2016
BEACON HILL BEAT From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from Motor Vehicle 04/24/16 – A victim reported she parked her 2007 Subaru Outback at Arlington and Beacon streets at 9:45 p.m. When she returned an hour later, its rear driver’s…