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• Upstairs Downstairs Home’s 250th American Anniversary fundraising event set for Sept. 30

  04-09-2026 07:02 via beaconhilltimes.com
  On Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 6 to 9 p.m., Upstairs Downstairs Home at 69 Charles St. will host and salute a 250th American Anniversary event, ‘An American Portrait,’ with a fundraiser for veterans and their families.
  The nation’s birthday celebration, said Laura Cousineau, who co-owns the shop, along with her husband, Bob, “did not begin and end on the Fourth of July, but now in the remainder of 2026 offers all of us, in the most historic of all places in the nation&rsquo
  
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• Women’s Lunch Place’s Spaghetti Dinner set for Oct. 29 at Fairmont Copley Plaza

  04-09-2026 07:00 via beaconhilltimes.com
  For decades, Spaghetti Dinner has been one of Women’s Lunch Place’s most beloved traditions, bringing the Boston community together for an unforgettable evening in support of women experiencing homelessness and poverty.
  After last year’s event sold out, Women’s Lunch Place is preparing to fill the room once again—and raise critically needed funds to provide essential services for women across Boston.
  On Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza, Spaghetti Dinn
  
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• ParkARTS Fall Watercolor Painting Workshops Return for 2026

  04-09-2026 07:00 via beaconhilltimes.com
  ParkARTS Fall Watercolor Painting Workshops Return for 2026
  The Boston Parks and Recreation Department today announced the return of its popular ParkARTS Fall Watercolor Painting Workshop series, taking place throughout September. The free workshops are part of Boston Parks’ 2026 ParkARTS program, which brings arts and cultural programming to parks across the city.
  Open to Boston residents ages 9 and up, the Watercolor Painting Workshops welcome artists of all skill levels to create their
  
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• Healey-Driscoll Administration expands joint active shooter response training statewide

  04-09-2026 07:00 via beaconhilltimes.com
  More than 1,000 police, fire and EMS professionals have completed joint active shooter response training across Massachusetts this year as the Healey-Driscoll Administration expands efforts to prepare first responders to act quickly and work together during a crisis.
  One of the latest Active Attack Integrated Response courses brought approximately three dozen first responders to Tufts University for two days of classroom instruction, hands-on exercises, and realistic scenarios. Participants incl
  
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• Governor Maura Healey declares September College Fire Safety Month

  04-09-2026 07:00 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Governor Maura Healey proclaimed September College Fire Safety Month in Massachusetts as thousands of students return to campus and move into dormitories, apartments, and other student housing.
  Fire officials are offering guidance to help prevent fires and injuries during what is traditionally the leading month for fires in student housing.
  “Massachusetts is proud to welcome thousands of students to our colleges each fall, and we want every one of them to have a safe and successful year,&
  
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• Goats And Boats event help clean up the parks and wetlands

  04-09-2026 07:00 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Goats And Boats is a popular event hosted by the Muddy River Initiative, Boston Parks And Recreation, and the Red Cross to bring people together to help clean up the parks and wetland along the Muddy River. The goats are part of the entertainment and the boats being volunteers into the water to help clean up. Music, free ice cream, and appreciation of the urban oasis of the Fenway we’re the reward for the volunteers.Volunteers get acquainted with the goats from Enchanted Animal Parties. A
  
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• City and Fenway Forward celebrate grand opening of 43 Hemenway St.

  04-09-2026 07:00 via beaconhilltimes.com
  The Mayor’s Office of Housing joined Fenway Forward, community partners, and residents on Aug. 26 to celebrate the grand opening of 43 Hemenway St. – a six-unit affordable homeownership development in the Fenway neighborhood.
  Supported by the funding from the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the project transformed an existing brick row house into six renovated, income-restricted condominiums, expanding opportunities for first-time homebuyers while preserving long-term affordability
  
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• City and Boston Public Schools launch inaugural cohort of BPS AI Educator Ambassadors

  04-09-2026 07:00 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper launched the first cohort of BPS AI Educator Ambassadors following a Summer Institute held August 24–28. Twenty-five secondary school educators received training in innovative and responsible artificial intelligence practices and will lead AI learning projects in their schools.
  The inaugural cohort is among the first district-wide AI educator ambassador programs in the nation and a core component of the BPS AI Literacy
  
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• Boston recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day

  04-09-2026 07:00 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) joined loved ones, families, friends, advocates, and survivors to remember the lives lost to the opioid epidemic. The Overdose Awareness Day was held on Monday, August 31. Since 2015, nearly 3,000 Boston residents have lost their lives to the opioid crisis that has touched every corner of our city. Mayor Wu and BPHC have invested in programming, including pathways to treatment and crucial harm reduction services that have contributed t
  
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• At-home grooming

  04-09-2026 07:00 via beaconhilltimes.com
  This month, we needed more home grooming for our dog, Poppy, because she had to go five weeks instead of four between professional grooming sessions. Part of our job as companion animal guardians is ensuring our animals receive the grooming they need.
  Poppy has a regular morning grooming session with Ed, who cleans her feet, checks her ears, medicates specific areas as directed by her dermatologist, and brushes her teeth. She also has a nightly toothbrushing before bed.
  Poppy has a Sunday appoin
  
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