A Gun Violence Prevention Presen-tation will be held on Sunday March 24 at the First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street (corner of Berkley and Marlborough) and the public is invited to attend. The program will start at 12:30 p.m.…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Downtown School Meeting
Over the last six months, the Boston Public Schools and the School Choice plans have emerged to the forefront in local politics especially for parents whose children are or could be attending public schools in Boston. The decisions being made…
Student Jobs Are Important
Thousands of Boston students will be seeking jobs this summer and it appears that there will not be enough jobs to go around. Apparently the city’s budget cannot provide all the jobs needed for the number of students expected to…
Police Briefs 03-12-2013
Drugs Possession with Intent to Distribute 02/28/13 – Between 5:41 and 6:10 p.m., a male suspect was arrested on Hancock Street for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The suspect was inside his 2000 BMW 323CI at the time…
Elias Duncan: A Budding Thespian
Aaron Fricke, circa 1980,is a gay high school student who is subjected to rejection, violence, and ridicule by his peers, leaving him despondent and with suicidal thoughts. Building up courage and self-worth, Aaron sues his school for the right to…
BHCA Zoning and Licensing to Hear About Proposed Work at 7 Smith Ct.
The owner/occupants of a single-family home at 7 Smith Court will appear before the Beacon Hill Civic Association’s Zoning and Licensing Committee, to present a proposal to construct a head house. This structure would allow walk-up access to a re-built…
DOT Officials Approve Longfellow Bridge Work
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) board of directors approved the construction contract for the Longfellow Bridge Wednesday. The contract for the rehabilitation for the Longfellow Bridge, which carries Route 3 over the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, was…
Thank You
In our neighborhood, there is nothing more scarce than open, safe and appealing public spaces. For too long, we have seen how municipal and recent state budget cuts have had a negative impact on our parks with necessary repairs often…
Federal Sequestration
The deadline passed last Friday when mandated cuts to the federal programs started to take place. While many entitlements that are the budget busters were spared, the across the board budget cuts hit programs in public schools, transportation, the military…
Police Briefs 03-05-2013
Breaking and Entering – Residence 02/20/13 – Victims reported unknown person(s) broke into their Otis Place residence at around 11:41p.m. and removed a laptop, as well as six pairs of cufflinks and other jewelry. Larceny in a Building 02/21/13 –…