On Monday, in one of the shortest and perhaps the coldest Boston City Council inaugurations in recent history, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu swore in returning and new members of the Council outside City Hall. Due to the rising number of…
Month: January 2022
First Night Boston Celebration
After going virtual last year due to the pandemic, First Night Boston – the largest New Year’s Eve celebration in New England – returned as an in-person gathering to usher in 2022. Copley Square was again center stage for the…
First Suffolk & Middlesex General Election Set for Tuesday, January 11
On Tuesday, January 11 Beacon Hill voters are reminded to head to the polls during the First Suffolk & Middlesex Special Election General Election and cast their ballots for state senator. District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards, who won the…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Happy 2022 to Our Members and Beacon Hill Neighbors! Please note the following: 1. Undecorating happens this weekend! We will be undecorating this Saturday and Sunday, January 8th and 9th. We would ask that you undecorate the poles you decorated…
RMV Extending Use of State-Owned Vehicles
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing the agency will continue with the use of Commonwealth-owned vehicles for Class D road testing services through April 30, 2022 and has delayed the return to the use of private passenger vehicles for road…
City Council Welcomes Five New Members at First Meeting of the Year
The Boston City Council held its first meeting of the year on Monday, with five new council members who had been sworn in just two hours earlier. The Council welcomed new District 4 Councilor Brian Worrell, At-Large Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune,…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Release of the 2021 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan
The Baker-Polito Administration announced the release of the final 2021 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan. Authorized by the Oceans Act of 2008, the ocean plan protects critical marine habitat and important water-dependent uses, and sets standards for ocean-based development. Under the…
Beacon Hill Women’s Forum Welcomes Shayne Gilbert
By Ariana Hanley Happy New Year, Beacon Hill! The Beacon Hill Women’s Forum will welcome Shayne Gilbert on January 11, as our monthly speaker. An entrepreneur, CEO of Silverweave and future Forward Events, Author of 90 Days to Launch, Founder…
Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate at 15 Percent
The COVID 19 virus is spreading like wildfire across Beacon Hill with 1.5 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive and a certain degree of panic has set in as children…
News In Brief
Pressley Tests Positive for COVID-19 Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement after receiving a positive COVID-19 test result. “After experiencing COVID-like symptoms, this morning I received a positive, breakthrough COVID-19 test result. Thankfully, my symptoms are relatively mild,…