If Memorial Day of 2020 was unlike any other, Memorial Day of 2021 will represent almost a 180 degree turnabout from the dark days of a year ago. Thanks to the miraculous production of vaccines and plummeting infection and hospitalizations…
Month: May 2021
Guest Op-Ed: As Our City Reopens and the Weather Gets Warmer, I Encourage Everyone Who Can to Support Our Small Business
By: Mayor Kim Janey Warmer weather has brought good news in Boston’s fight against the pandemic. Across our city, COVID-19 cases have dropped to their lowest levels in more than a year. And, from Roxbury to Roslindale, East Boston to…
Student Winners Selected in ‘Spring Eternal’ Contest
Special to Times For the last couple of weeks students at The Advent School and Park Street School have been busy coloring in copies of the “Spring Eternal” logo designed by Remy Stressenger of REMY’s Clothing Boutique at 96 Charles…
A Tree Grows on Temple Street
Archeologist Joseph Bagley Guest Speaker at BHCA’s 99th Annual Meeting
Originally scheduled to appear at last year’s event, Joseph Bagley, the city’s archeologist, was on hand as the keynote speaker for the 99th annual meeting of the Beacon Hill Civic Association, which was held virtually on Monday, May 17, to…
‘Spring Eternal’ Event Ready to Go on Saturday
Special to Times We now are on the eve of our “Spring Eternal” event coming this Saturday May 22. Many businesses have been lost, but we now share an opportunity to demonstrate our collective rise from great loss to new…
Historic New England’s Michael Maler Speaks at Beacon Hill Village Event
Michael Maler, Historic New England’s Metro-Boston Regional Site Administrator and a Temple Street resident, was on hand for a virtual discussion with Beacon Hill Village on Thursday, May 13. The program began with Maler touching briefly on his role with…
Spillane Qualifies for City Council At-Large Ballot
Special to Times The Jon Spillane for Boston City Council At-Large campaign announced that Jon Spillane, of Beacon Hill, has officially qualified for the September Primary ballot, after the Boston Elections Department verified the required 1,500 signatures from the Spillane…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
2021-2022 Beacon Hill Civic Association Board Elected The Beacon Hill Civic Association held it’s 99th Annual Meeting on Monday, May 17th.. Joseph Bagley, City Archeologist for the City of Boston, was the Keynote Speaker, and he shared a fascinating presentation…
North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead Through May 29
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Description of Scheduled…