A panel of experts on voters’ rights gathered Wednesday, June 24, for a virtual discussion on how to ensure a free and fair election amid the pandemic. Sophia Hall, supervisory attorney for Lawyers for Civil Rights; Brenda Wright, senior advisor for…
Month: July 2020
SJC Issues Order for Slowly Opening Courthouses Starting July 13
The Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday, June 24, issued an updated order regarding the operation of Massachusetts state courts and courthouses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The order will go into effect July 1, 2020. Under the new order, courthouses will physically reopen to…
Neighborhood Roundup
BHV Celebrates America’s Independence Join Beacon Hull Village members to celebrate the Fourth of July via Zoom on Saturday, July 4, at 6 p.m. Come enjoy a reading of the Declaration of Independence, music from the Boston Pops, and video…
Boston Preservation Alliance Shows Its Appreciation for the Neighborhood
The Boston Preservation Alliance is showing its appreciation for Beacon Hill by not only recognizing Carl R. Nold of Historic New England with this year’s Codman Award for Lifetime Achievement, but also by bestowing one of its 2020 Preservation Achievement…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Hill Residents Receive Degrees Late this spring, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) celebrated the Class of 2020 with a socially distanced commencement season in place of its traditional 152nd Commencement exercises. Michael Aquino was awarded a bachelor of science degree in…
Enjoy a Safe Fourth of July
It goes without saying that this will be a Fourth of July unlike any other in the history of our nation. Americans traditionally have celebrated the Fourth both with large community gatherings and with smaller get-togethers. The Fourth of July rekindles…
Guest Op-Ed: Communities That Work Together, Win Together
By Quint Studer Freedom, independence, self-sufficiency: these are great and glorious concepts. We celebrate them this time of year, whether we process it that way or not, because they’re so deeply engrained in our image of America. We see ourselves…