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• Boston Planning Department advances zoning reforms

  08-01-2026 17:30 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to the TimesThe City of Boston Planning Department this year made its first substantial changes to the development review process in decades, continued comprehensive zoning reform of the City, and made progress on revitalizing Downtown Boston. Staff also made progress in creating more housing, including through the Office to Residential Conversion Program, the Neighborhood Housing initiative, and approval of projects by the BPDA Board.Staff advanced 60 new development proposals and 27 no
  
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• Looking Back at ’25 on the Hill

  08-01-2026 17:27 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Courtesy Photo
  Event organizer Ann Heimlicher of Boston Spot-Lite (center) is seen
  with Beacon Hill Business Association members Jack and Cassie
  Gurnon, owners of Charles Street Supply Co.; Brian Maglione of
  Boston Antiques & Lamp Shades and event co-chair; and Laura
  Cousineau, owner of Upstairs Downstairs Home and event co-chair,
  are seen on April 29 during the Beacon Hill Business Association’s
  Beacon Hill Concierge Stroll.
  2025 was yet another noteworthy year on Beacon Hill, marked
  
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• City Officials take Oaths of Office as Mayor Wu Promises, ‘Boston will be a Beacon’

  08-01-2026 17:27 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Staff ReportMayor’s Office Photo By John Wilcox
  Mayor Michelle Wu stands with her family as she takes her Oath of Office from Judge Sarah G. Kim,
  Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court during the Inauguration Ceremony at Symphony Hall.
  Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took the oath of office for the second time on Monday morning, Jan. 5, before a capacity crowd who witnessed the traditional pomp and ceremony of a mayoral inauguration at Boston Symphony Hall.Ron Cobb, the official Cit
  
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• Prevent a Winter Blood Shortage: Give Blood or Platelets Now

  08-01-2026 17:26 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to the TimesThe American Red Cross is teetering on a blood shortage this winter, which could lead to a disruption in lifesaving care. Donors are urged to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now. The Red Cross blood supply is under pressure following a busy holiday season when winter weather and packed schedules made it even tougher to ensure hospitals have the blood products needed for critical care. Without immediate action, doctors may have to make d
  
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• Boston Man Pleads not Guilty in Hit-and-run Death of Man and his Dog on Comm. Ave.

  08-01-2026 17:26 via beaconhilltimes.com
   By Dan MurphyA 42-year-old Back Bay man is being held without bail after he pleaded not guilty on Monday, Jan. 5, in Boston Municipal Court to face charges alleging he caused a deliberate hit-and-run collision two days earlier on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall that left a venerable art collector and his dog dead.​Shortly after 8 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 3, the suspect, later identified as  William R. Haney Jr., drove a 2014 Toyota SUV on the mall’s pedestrian walkway  near
  
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• Breadon Elected City Council President

  08-01-2026 17:24 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Coletta Zapata withdraws her candidacyStaff ReportIn a major political development that stunned residents, Liz Breadon was elected the new president of the Boston City Council at its first meeting of the year Monday following the inauguration ceremonies.Local observers were expecting District 1 Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata, who represents East Boston, Charlestown, and the North End, to be elected to the top leadership position on the 13-member board. In the weeks leading up to the vote, Col
  
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• Wu Announces Community Benefits Agreement with Kraft Group for Everett Stadium

  08-01-2026 17:23 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to the TimesMayor Michelle Wu recently announced that the City of Boston and the Kraft Group have agreed on financial and operational terms of a community benefits package totaling nearly $48 million over the next 15 years and additional commitments around project design review, local hiring, and regional transportation coordination. In addition to annual payments, the Kraft Group will make substantial infrastructure improvements in Sullivan Square in Charlestown prior to the stadium&rsq
  
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