Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Looking for your Pictures! The 48th Annual Beacon Hill Gala is just around the corner. In keeping with the theme of Celebrating Community, we are preparing a slide presentation of neighbors at Beacon Hill Civic Association activities (Fall HillFest, Halloween,…
Legislation Passes to Protect Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo along with his colleagues in the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to create a registry of care providers who harmed a person or persons with an intellectual or developmental disability. The bill seeks to…
BHWF – on Pointe: Ballerina Behind the Curtain
Story by Marianne Salza Liz Walker fulfilled her dreams and retired as a professional ballet dancer at the age of 30. The 2011 recipient of the Suzanne Farrell Dance Prize for Outstanding Artistry in the Field of Dance shared her…
2020 Signature Members Show of the New England Watercolor Society to Start Feb. 4
The New England Watercolor Society (NEWS) is pleased to announce its 2020 Signature Members Show. This exhibition is evidence of the enduring value of NEWS to promote excellence and diversity in watercolor and to bring exceptional paintings, both traditional and…
Briefs
Blood Donations Needed The American Red Cross has extended its urgent call for donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets. With influenza escalating across the country and preventing some donors from giving, and winter weather threatening to…
Neighborhood Roundup
Climate-change presentation at the African Meeting House The Beacon Hill Garden Club and the Cambridge Plant and Garden Club are jointly sponsoring “The C-Change Primer” – an unbiased, scientific assessment of climate change, its economic and personal effects and the…
Police Briefs 01-23-2020
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny 01/17/20 – A male suspect stole tip money from a Charles Street coffee shop at about 6:05 p.m. The suspect approached the counter reached in and stole various bills and coins…
Winter: So Far, So Good (And Not So Good)
The winter season thus far has been fairly easy to take for those of us who have lived in New England for all of our lives. The warmer-than-normal temperatures, highlighted by the record-breaking highs in the 70s two weekends ago, have been…
Guest Op-ed: Tariffs Will Hurt Small Businesses on Main Street USA
By Ryan Maloney The effect of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced tariffs on small U.S. businesses is dramatic and have the potential to become devastating. Not only would it effect suppliers and wholesalers of wine and single malt scotch,…