Recently added articles from The Beacon Hill Times:
City councilor presents green agenda for Boston
Sep 04, 2007; ... Local restaurants already on board with some measures IN A BID TO KEEP BOSTON AT THE forefront of the urban green movement, Boston City Councilor Michael Ross proposed a series of five environmentally friendly measures aimed at conserving energy and boosting recycling at a City Council ...
Dress recovered
Sep 04, 2007; ... PATRICIA MARKS-MARTINOVICH was minding her own business at Bump on River Street last Tuesday when a man walked in, grabbed a red dress, and ran off with it. Marks-Martinovich ran after him, shouting and screaming. About a dozen people came out to see what was happening. Three men who ...
Suffolk considers uses for 20 Somerset building
Sep 04, 2007; ... SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY IS CONSIDERING a range of possible options for the use of the recently purchased 20 Somerset building, but no one plan has been agreed upon yet, said university representatives at a meeting of the Suffolk University Task force on Tuesday. One possible use for the ...
Mario Ratzki Oriental Rugs to close shop, go online
Sep 04, 2007; ... IN A SUMMER OF CHARLES STREET shop closings, there is a third to add to the list. Mario and Caroline Ratzki will close Mario Ratzki Oriental Rugs, which they opened 11 years ago, by the end of 2007. But they emphasize that they are not going out of business. "We're going to move ...
AROUND THE CITY
Sep 04, 2007; ... Boston turns 377 Celebrate Boston's 377th birthday with a day-long celebration at The Bostonian Society's Old State House Museum on Saturday, September 8. There will be free admission to the museum all day, and children can take part in special activities and games. If you stop by at ...
NEIGHBORHOOD ROUND UP
Sep 04, 2007; ... Walk for Animals Two thousand dog owners and 800 pooches are expected to take part in a 1.5-mile walk around Boston Common for the 27th Annual MSCPA Walk for Animals on Sunday, September 9, at noon. The day will feature events like an Owner/Dog Look-Alike contest, Waggiest Tail contest ...
Police nab suspect on Chestnut Street
Sep 04, 2007; ... At about 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21, while conducting a drug investigation on Boston Common, police observed a male suspect make a drug transaction, according to police reports. Officers stopped the suspect and observed a plastic bag containing a green leafy substance believed to be ...
Footbridge gets re-do
Sep 04, 2007; ... The Charles Circle Footbridge over Storrow Drive is shrouded in a vinyl-like material and a loud noise is emanating from machines around its base. The Department of Conservation and Recreation is removing lead paint from the bridge by sandblasting. That's the reason for both the shroud ...
Rose to work at Marston & Voss
Sep 04, 2007; ... Fred Rose, who has closed Fred's Video, has taken a job as a salesperson with the Marston Hc Voss realty company. He will handle rentals and sales, according to Alex Voss, a partner in the company, and will start work today, September 4. He passed his real estate sales exam and has ...
Suffolk donation funds uniforms for bicycle police
Sep 04, 2007; ... SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY HAS DONATED about $2,000 in uniforms and equipment for police officers on bicycles, according to Michael Feeley, project counsel for the university. He said the donation is a small part of Suffolk's larger commitment to fund extra police details on Thursday, Friday and ...
DEATHS: Laurence D. Kefferstan
Sep 04, 2007; ... Laurence D. Kefferstan, passed away at home in the Back Bay, suddenly, on August 16, 2007. Larry was the son of the late Frank J. Kefferstan and the late Jean Pedrick, Beacon Hill. Survived by his brother John Kefferstan of Washington, DC, his niece, Emily Kefferstan of Newton, and many friends ...
Shooting on Boston Common under investigation
Sep 04, 2007; ... On Sunday, August 26, about 10:06 p.m. police responded to a radio call for a person shot on Boston Common. According to Sergeant Lema of Area A-1, police located the first victim in the McDonalds on Tremont Street. The victim, a female juvenile, was shot in the left foot. A second ...
New school opens on Cambridge Street
Sep 04, 2007; ... A new childcare and pre-school center will be opening later this month inside the Old West Church on Cambridge Street. Jeffrey Werrick said that Sunrise Learning Academy will begin its first year of operation during the third week of September. The Academy will have programs for infants, ...
Crime zone
Sep 04, 2007; ... A shooting and a curfew on the Boston Common, a bullet hole through a State House window, five men arrested at Charles Circle with guns and a criminal caught on Chestnut Street. This is Beacon Hill? Our generally low-crime neighborhood has endured several incidents in the past few weeks ....
12 years
Sep 04, 2007; ... This week The Beacon Hill Times turns 12 years old. As we start our 13th year, we have the same feeling we have always had: This is a great neighborhood to cover. It is the neighborliness that makes all the difference. All the activities that go on, the children at the playground, the ...
A long history of Storrow Drive improvement proposals
Sep 04, 2007; ... The Back Bay Sun's 8/24/07 editorial envisions a more pedestrian-friendly Storrow Drive with enhanced access to the Esplanade and recommends that other options be considered for the current tunnel reconstruction project. Any option should be considered as part of a more comprehensive ...
Zoning and Licensing will meet tomorrow
Sep 04, 2007; ... RENOVATIONS, ROOFDECKS AND restaurants are on the agenda for tomorrow night's Beacon Hill Civic Association Zoning and Licensing Committee meeting. First up, the owners of Units E and F at 61 Mount Vernon Street have a top floor unit (E) and also a room on the roof of the building, which ...
From our State Rep
Sep 04, 2007; ... Betrayal After recovering from the immediate shock of the Patrick administration's decision to consider clear cutting and paving part of the Esplanade, I decided two aspects of the announcement merit particular comment. One is the wisdom of the idea, and two is the manner in which the ...
The Charles Street Meeting House is for sale
Aug 21, 2007; ... A LANDMARK PROPERTY ON Beacon Hill is for sale, but there is no asking price, and the broker won't give out the address or other information unless the interested party signs a confidentiality agreement. The property is the Charles Street Meeting House, on the corner of Charles and Mount ...
Liberty Hotel set to open September 5
Aug 21, 2007; ... THE LIBERTY HOTEL IS READY TO roll. This new neighborhood spot, with its impressive architecture, will open September 5 with a ribbon cutting, according to Regan Dillon, who is in charge of public relations for the hotel. Scampo, an Italian-concept restaurant run by the Lyons ...