Friends Dedra Estes, Cathy Iacobo, Patricia McAuley, and Cheri Meckley at The Friends of the Public Garden Summer Party on the Taj Boston rooftop.
Month: July 2016
City to Remove Dead Trees
Nearly 50 dead trees throughout Beacon Hill are expected to be removed this week and next by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, according to Max Ford-Diamond, Tree Maintenance General Foreman. And he’s let us know which ones by providing…
Mayor Walsh Brings Coffee Hour to Myrtle Street Playground
By Dan Murphy Mayor Martin J. Walsh brought his neighborhood coffee hour to the Myrtle Street Playground on Friday. Walsh told the crowd that the city would hold a meeting in the near future to address moving forward with its…
Downtown View:Meeting Over Coffee
Our local elected officials usually schedule coffee hours once a month or so in each neighborhood in case constituents want to come and chat about important public matters. So a couple of weeks ago I sat down with state Rep.…
BHAC Grants Permission for Cellphone Towers Here
By Beth Treffeisen At Thursday’s meeting of the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission (BHAC), proposals by two cell phone service providers, AT&T and T-Mobile were unanimously passed by the board despite previous denials for a similar proposal by Wireless PCS LLC…
George Looks to Get the Upper Honk on Problem Geese in Local Open Spaces
By Seth Daniel Resisting all references to the silly geese, Councilor Anissa Essaibi George is preparing to introduce an order at the City Council next month to investigate ways to rid the City’s parks and open spaces of a growing…
City Officials Unveil New Website
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the launch of Boston.gov, the redesigned digital front door for the City of Boston on Wednesday. The website features significant changes to the visual design, organization and underlying technology of the City’s website. “The launch…
Mohona Siddique Steps Down as City Councilor Zakim’s Neighborhood Liaison
By Dan Murphy After more than two years in the position, Mohona Siddique is stepping down as City Councilor Josh Zakim’s neighborhood liaison at the end of the week to pursue a master’s degree in city planning from the University…
Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project Update
MassDOT’s contractor, White-Skanska-Consigli JV (WSC), will close the Longfellow Bridge to all vehicular traffic as follows: Through Friday, July 29, from 11:00 PM each night to 5:00 AM the following morning These closures are necessary to perform work in the…
Police Briefs 07-26-2016
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from Motor Vehicle 07/16/16 – A victim reports his 2007 Toyota Camry was parked on South Charles Street between 7:30 p.m. on July 15 and 2 a.m. on July 16, during…