Month: September 2022
‘Maggie’ Van Scoy Settling Into New Role As Neighborhood Liaison
Perhaps the biggest surprise for Margret “Maggie” Van Scoy, since assuming the role of the city’s neighborhood liaison for Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway-Kenmore, and Mission Hill, she said, has been realizing “just how much we can do on the…
Hill House Set To Bring Back Fall FUNdraiser and Hill-O-Ween Party
Following a three-year absence due to the pandemic, Hill House is bringing two popular annual events back to the neighborhood next month – the Fall FUNdraiser, as well as the Hill-O-Ween Party. In the tradition of past offerings like Opa!,…
Wu Appoints New Members to the ZBA
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu announced a slate of appointments to the Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA). The appointees live across the City and represent the diversity of Boston, including members who are multilingual, renters in income-restricted housing,…
Freedom Rally Holds Event at Boston Common
The 33rd Boston Freedom Rally returned on Saturday, Sept. 17, to the Boston Common, and despite high attendance, this year’s event apparently had little impact on the park, or on the surrounding residential communities. “As far as attendance goes, we’re…
Rep. Livingstone Spearheading Clean-Water Effort To Replace State’s Lead Pipes
As lead pipes continue to be the cause of tainted water throughout Boston and the rest of the Commonwealth, Rep. Jay Livingstone is helping to spearhead the effort to tackle this pernicious problem. Rep. Livingstone filed legislation over the summer…
BHV Board of Directors Welcomes Luis Fernando Requena
The Beacon Hill Village (BHV) Board is delighted to welcome Luis Fernando Requena to serve on its Board of Directors. A native of Bolivia, Fernando and his wife Margaret Preston have been South End residents since 1979. He left his…
Wu Announces Next SPARK Boston Council
Special to the Patriot-Bridge Mayor Michelle Wu announced the newly-selected 2022-2023 SPARK Boston Council. The diverse, 40-member group will spend the next 12 months working to connect young adults to leaders in City government, City services, and one another. The…
Leslie Adam Guest Speaker at Beacon Hill Women’s Forum
Story by Marianne Salza Leslie Adam, Friends of the Public Garden chair, is dedicated to the conservation of urban green spaces, advocating for the preservation of the Boston Common, Public Garden, and Commonwealth Avenue Mall. The mother of two not…
MBTA Launches Online Applications for Tap and Blind-Access Customers
The MBTA announced that eligible riders can now apply online for a new, renewal, or replacement TAP CharlieCard or Blind Access CharlieCard. People with disabilities (including low vision) and Medicare cardholders are eligible for reduced MBTA fares with a TAP…