By Dan Murphy Beacon Hill and Back Bay saw a 2.8 percent increase in population between 2000 and last year, according to results of the 2010 census. The number of residents in the two neighborhoods reportedly rose from 26,721 in…
Author: Beacon Hill Times Staff
Discounted Rates at Common Garage
By Dan Murphy Following the recent announcement of the facility’s first rate increases since 2008, the owner of the Boston Common Garage has agreed to work with the Beacon Hill Business Association (BHBA) to offer discounted rates to patrons of…
Restoration of Brewer Fountain Appropriate and Underway
The restoration of one of Boston’s most conspicuous objects de art donated to the city by Gardner Brewer in 1868 has been long overdue and is about to begin. Brewer Fountain, which stands near the wall at Park and Tremont…
Police Briefs 04-05-2011
Larceny in a Building 03/23/11 – A victim reported that unknown person(s) stole his wallet containing U.S. currency, a driver’s license and two bankcards from his Brimmer Street office sometime between 7:20 p.m. and 10 a.m. Breaking and Entering…
Rally for Nuclear Safety
Many, many residents have been shocked by the nuclear disaster in Japan. It can happen here, is the message for those living here who are going to take part in an April 6 rally at the State House which is…
Brewer Fountain Plaza Restoration Begins
The Friends of the Public Garden, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and Mayor Thomas M. Menino held a groundbreaking ceremony on the Boston Common Wednesday for the first phase of construction on the Brewer Fountain Plaza and the surrounding…
Hill Resident Joins Historic New England as Team Leader of Historic Preservation
Beacon Hill resident Jess R. Phelps recently joined the staff of Historic New England as team leader of historic preservation. Working as a part of the Beacon Hill-based regional heritage organization’s senior management team, Phelps will manage the its external historic…
Congressman Capuano Visits Mass. Eye and Ear’s Vision Rehabilitation Center
U.S. Congressman Michael E. Capuano (8th Congressional District of Massachusetts) visited Massachusetts Eye and Ear’s Vision Rehabilitation Center on March 23 to learn more about the services this center offers to help vision-impaired individuals make the best use of their…
Library Closing Sunday not Befitting a Great City
The trustees of the Boston Public Library have submitted a budget for the coming year which includes closing the Boston Public Library in Copley Square on Sundays as a money saver. According to the library trustees, it costs $243,000 annually…
Radiation from Japan
Forgive us if we are less than buoyed with good feeling by hearing from our public officials who check such things that radiation from the badly damaged Japanese nuclear reactors has been found in rain that has recently fallen in…