Motor Vehicle Accident 07/17/14 – At around 11:48 a.m. at Beacon and Walnut streets, a 1999 Freightliner coming out off Beacon Hill apparently lost its brakes on Walnut Street before striking a parked Hyundai. The vehicle then crossed Beacon Street before going…
Summer Dock Party
Enjoying the night on The Charles River at The Esplanade Association’s annual “Esplanade Summer Dock Party” on the Community Boating Docks on Thursday night were these residents.
Walsh to Ignore BHAC on Sidewalk Ramps: Mayor Walsh’s First Big Mistake
Save the bricks. That was the rallying cry last Thursday for Beacon Hill residents. When neighbors heard the city was going to tear up bricks and install concrete ramps at the neighborhood’s intersections they were, like their predecessors in 1947,…
City Officials Move Forward with Plan
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced on Thursday that the city would move forward with a plan to install wheelchair-accessible curb cuts on Beacon Hill sidewalks, making it the last neighborhood in the city to be brought into compliance with the…
Decision on Sidewalk Ramps Is Wrong
On Thursday night, Mayor Martin Walsh went before the residents of Beacon Hill to deliver his decision on the handicap accessible ramps that need to be installed in the sidewalks. He knew that his decision was not going to be…
UMass to Open Beacon St. Annex
The University of Massachusetts intends to open an academic center at 1 Beacon St., according to published reports released last week. School officials said Thursday academic programs at that location would begin in January of 2016, at which time UMass…