Tricia Labbe, an education assistant at the New England Genealogical Society, speaks with Cheyenne Thompson, the center’s youngest member, outside the open house on Friday, Aug. 19. The Open House attracted record numbers to the Society and the free event…
State Primaries to be Held on September 8
By Beth Treffeisen In Beacon Hill, the Massachusetts state primary will be held on Thursday, September 8. Polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Below is a guide to who is running, where you can vote,…
Spark Boston Holds “Chief Chat” with Boston’s Chief Information Office and Chief Digital Officer
By Beth Treffeisen On Thursday evening, young professionals and students crowded into Bill’s Bar on Lansdowne Street next to Fenway Park during an otherwise quite away game night. As people got after work drinks and snacked on appetizers, conversations on…
Beacon Hill Women’s Forum Kicks Off New Season
By Kathy Hull On Tuesday September 13 at 6:00 p.m., the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) welcomes everyone back to town with its first speaker’s event: “On the Media: Straight Up with Emily Rooney, Margery Eagan, and Jadiann Thompson.” In…
MassDOT Plans to Consolidate Construction on Longfellow
Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced implementation of a plan to re-sequence construction on the Longfellow Bridge by combining Stages 4 and 6 – a measure which the contractor White-Skanska-Consigli (WSC) said would result in faster…
Downtown View:Autumn Required Poetry
By Karen Cord Taylor New Englanders have a complicated relationship with autumn. We brag about it and invite outsiders to enjoy it with us. After all, who wouldn’t like those maples and oaks turning orange, crimson and yellow? Trees turn…