By Karen Cord Taylor Karen is on a break. This subject continues to be important. Recently the Boston Landmarks Commission voted to study whether this commercial artifact should be given landmark status. For some people, it’s only a sign. Others…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Neighborhood Night Out At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
By Beth Treffeisen On a warm summer night on July 28, people from around the city gathered for the second edition of the free neighborhood nights at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. “It’s a way to get people from the…
Environmental Groups Call for Leadership and Water Conservation as Drought Worsens
As northeast and central Massachusetts continue to suffer from severe drought, environmental groups call on the Commonwealth and residents throughout Massachusetts to take steps now to conserve water and to manage our freshwater resources better. In a letter to Massachusetts…
Meetings Scheduled On Longfellow Bridge Rehab Project Update
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has scheduled two Public Information Meetings for the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Shriners Hospitals for Children – Auditorium 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA and Thursday, August…
Police Briefs 08-09-2016
BEACON HILL BEAT From Boston Police Area A-1 Breaking and Entering – Residence 07/31/16 – A female victim reported while she was out from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., unknown person(s) broke into her Hancock Street apartment. The suspect(s) apparently…
The Olympic Spirit Still Exists
For almost all of us, the Olympics have provided memories that have lasted a lifetime. We can all measure how old we were, or where we were, when we recall Olympic moments both from our youth and through adulthood. For…
City of Boston Credit Union is Title Sponsor for Putts & Punches for Parkinson’s Golf Tournament
City of Boston Credit Union has stepped up as the title sponsor for this year’s Putts & Punches for Parkinson’s Golf Tournament. The tournament created and hosted by Shawn Thornton of the Florida Panthers, formerly of the Boston Bruins, was…
For A Good Cause
Under perfect summer skies, Community Boating Inc. held its second annual Dock Party on July 28. Shown above are members of the Gala Committee that put on this great event.
Beacon Hill Nursery School has Interim Executive Director
By Dan Murphy As the newly named interim executive-director of Beacon Hill Nursery School, Chad Small is looking forward to September with great enthusiasm. “New school years are a really cool, wonderful time,” Small said. “September is really when the…
Love that Charles River Water Quality:EPA Gives Another B+
The EPA has given a grade of “B+” for water quality in the Charles River during 2015, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New England regional office. Water quality improved slightly from the 2014 calendar year, but fell just…