Downtown View Infrastructure. Investment. Interesting. By Karen Cord Taylor Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, Boston boldly invested in itself. It cleaned up the harbor, spending $3.8 billion on the Deer Island Treatment Plant alone. It spent from…
Month: September 2016
News 09/27/2016
Longfellow Bridge to be closed at nights MassDOT’s contractor, White-Skanska-Consigli JV (WSC), will close the Longfellow Bridge to all vehicular traffic overnight from Monday, September 26, through Friday, September 30. The bridge will be closed from 11:00 PM each night…
News 09/27/2016
MassDOT installs two pedestrian hybrid beacons to improve pedestrian safety Beacon Hill Times Report The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has installed two new pedestrian hybrid beacons at the intersection of Land Boulevard and Cambridge Parkway in Cambridge, which are…
News 09/27/2016
BHCA COMMUNITY CORNEr For 95 years the Beacon Hill Civic Association has worked to enhance and protect the quality of life for our residents through community building, civic engagement and historic preservation. With this regular column, we’d like to let you know more…
Police Briefs – 09/27/2016
Larceny from Motor Vehicle 09/18/16 – A victim reported the rear window of her 2015 Mini Cooper was smashed while parked on Charles Street between around 8 p.m. on Sept. 17 and 11:26 p.m. the next day. The victim said…
Police Briefs – 09/27/2016
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Assault and Battery, Disorderly Person 09/18/16 – At approximately 12:26 a.m., a male suspect was arrested at the Park Plaza Hotel for assault and battery and being a disorderly person after an…
Hill House Pancake Breakfast
Maddie Schmieg, Taylor Hauff, Charlie and Amelia Perkins, and Lele and Tattie Gibbs at the Hill House Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 18. The annual breakfast is a way for the Hill House to give back to the community, which…
He Ain’t Heavy
Not to be missed is the annual dog show sponsored by the Common Canine, a sub group of the Friends of the Public Garden. Prizes were awarded for such distinctions as smallest, biggest, friendliest and best trick. Left, Ana and her…
Mean Homeless Age in A-1 is 42
By Dan Murphy In a recent census conducted by the Boston Police of the overnight homeless population in Area A-1 during the summer months, the mean age of those interviewed was approximately 42 years old. Between Aug. 24 and 26,…
King’s Chapel Lectures to Examine Islam
King’s Chapel, through its Adult Religious Education Committee, will sponsor three free evening lectures in October called “Islam beyond the Stereotypes.” This program is offered to interested neighbors as well as the King’s Chapel community to present an informed view…