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• BHGC Sixth Annual Spring Soirée

  25-05-2023 19:15 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Neighbors enjoying the Beacon Hill Garden Club’s Spring Soirée on May 17 at the King’s Chapel Parish
  House Garden.
  
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• Mayor Wu Announces Safety Surge

  25-05-2023 19:14 via beaconhilltimes.com
  By Michael Coughlin Jr.In a press conference at Thetford Evans Playground in Mattapan on Monday, May 22, Mayor Michelle Wu unveiled the City of Boston’s Safety Surge, an initiative to make city streets safer for everyone.As part of this initiative, the city is committing to installing speed humps, redesigning intersections, and updating traffic signal guidelines throughout all neighborhoods to enhance street safety.“We are looking to having safer streets all across Boston. Not just h
  
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• BHAC Remands Application to Subcommittee

  25-05-2023 19:14 via beaconhilltimes.com
  The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission remanded an application from The Vilna Shul at 18 Phillips St., which has proposed modifying and restoring its existing front plaza,  to a newly created subcommittee at the commission’s monthly public hearing held virtually on Thursday, May 18.The commission had previously heard an advisory review on this project at last month’s virtual public-hearing on April 20, and the applicant subsequently modified and refined their plans in response
  
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• Boston Traffic Advisory for May 24–28

  25-05-2023 19:13 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Events happening in the City of Boston this week will bring some parking restrictions and street closures. People attending these events are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit. Information on Bluebikes, the regional bike share service, may be found on the Bluebikes website and information on the MBTA may be found online. The MBTA advises riders to purchase a round-trip rather than a one-way ticket for a faster return trip. Walking is also a great way to move around.BACK BAY/ D
  
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• Beacon Hill Won’t Be Able To Ever Solve Its Rat Problem Until the City Changes the Garbage Pickup Schedule

  25-05-2023 19:13 via beaconhilltimes.com
  By Robert A. WhitneyI have lived on Beacon Hill since 1985, and I have been living with Beacon Hill’s rat problem ever since moving here – and it’s getting worse!  An Axios report in December 2022 cited Boston as the “rattiest” city in the nation, according to 2021 American Housing Survey data that ranked metro regions by the number of rodent sightings inside homes.  With 21.6% of respondents reporting rodent sightings, Boston beats Philadelphia’s 19
  
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• WLP Annual Fundraiser Returns To Park Plaza Hotel

  25-05-2023 19:11 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Women’s Lunch Place celebrated its 12th annual eat LUNCH give fundraiser on Friday, May 12, at the Grand Ballroom in the Park Plaza Hotel.The event was a celebration of the tireless work for the city’s homeless women that the Back Bay women’s shelter has performed in the four decades since its inception in November of 1982, as well as a networking event for companies, groups, and individuals interested in supporting WLP’s mission.This year’s fundraiser also honored
  
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• Let Us Remember Those Who “Gave the Last Full Measure”

  25-05-2023 19:11 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Although the Memorial Day weekend signifies the start of the summer season and is observed by families and friends who gather for barbecues and similar festivities, we should keep in mind that Memorial Day is our most solemn national holiday in which we remember those who gave their lives in defense of our country.Their sacrifice in the many wars our nation has fought since our country’s founding should serve as a reminder that freedom isn’t free.Although today we technically are at
  
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• Guest Op-Ed: Reevaluate Your Church Mission Spending

  25-05-2023 19:10 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Dr. Glenn Mollette For fifty years of my life, I’ve been associated with churches that have given over four million dollars collectively to outside denominational endeavors.The typical mainline denominational church/parish will collect weekly offerings from their members. A percentage of this money each month is given to a state office. The state office will in turn keep a large percentage of the money for state denominational purposes. The rest of it will be sent to the national offi
  
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