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• Zoning reforms announced to make it easier to open and run a restaurant

  06-11-2026 06:00 via Beacon Hill Times
  Mayor Michelle Wu announced a series of reforms to make it easier and faster to open and operate a restaurant in Boston. The City is proposing zoning changes to eliminate unnecessary reviews, streamline the process for transferring restaurant ownership, and provide clearer guidance for business owners navigating City permits and licenses. Together, these reforms will help reduce costs, support entrepreneurs, and allow more businesses to open across neighborhoods.
  “Boston is cutting through red
  
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• State works to return unclaimed funds to veterans

  06-11-2026 06:00 via Beacon Hill Times
  The Massachusetts Unclaimed Property Division (UCP) and the Massachusetts Veterans Bonus Division have partnered to help veterans recover unclaimed property and funds owed to them. Launched in August, the collaborative effort has already resulted in 93 claims with an estimated value of over $45,000. To date, $12,000 has been returned to Veteran Bonus recipients in unclaimed funds
  Both divisions operate under the leadership of State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg. By working together, the departme
  
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• Nichols House Museum offers November programming

  06-11-2026 06:00 via Beacon Hill Times
  Nichols House Museum offers November programming
  The Nichols House Museum, located at 55 Mount Vernon St., will offer ‘Honest, Neat & Capable: Staff Stories from 55 Mount Vernon Street’ on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 10:30 a.m.
  On this special museum tour, experience the Nichols House from the domestic staff’s point of view. The tour highlights the life and labor of employees who worked in the home and includes areas of the building not usually on view.
  The museum will also offer ‘Those Cra
  
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• MBTA Prioritizing Investments in the Green Line Modernization Program in November

  06-11-2026 06:00 via Beacon Hill Times
  As the MBTA continues to make significant improvements in its service and infrastructure, the MBTA is today reminding riders about construction work on two major projects that are critical to ensuring the long-term reliability of the line and upgrading accessibility for all riders. The necessary work will take place during nine consecutive days of 24/7 access to portions of the Green Line from November 7 through November 15, which allows the MBTA to expedite these long-awaited upgrades in the mo
  
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• Mangia, Meatballs nd Murder at the West End Community Center

  06-11-2026 06:00 via Beacon Hill Times
  Mangia, Meatballs nd Murder at the West End Community Center
  The Delvena Theatre Company will be presenting Mangia, Meatballs and Murder at the West End Community Center, 75 Blossom Court, Boston, MA on Monday, November 16, at 4:00 PM.
  Who dunnit? An exciting, live, comedic, interactive murder mystery performance set in Luigi’s Ristorante featuring Lynne Moulton, Joseph Zamparelli and Fran Baron in multiple roles. Come put your “super sleuth” on – having much fun along the way. Token pri
  
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• Establishment offering indoor lawn games proposed for the Pru

  06-11-2026 06:00 via Beacon Hill Times
  A new business proposed for the Prudential Center would offer indoor lawn games, along with food and drink, said company representatives on hand for the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Licensing and Building Use Committee’s monthly meeting held virtually on Nov. 2.
  Lawn Club, which opened its first and only other location three years ago in Manhattan, is poised to take over four contiguous storefronts at both the mall’s street and arcade levels, including the erstwhile Eddie
  
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• Developer proposes turning three attached South End buildings into housing

  06-11-2026 06:00 via Beacon Hill Times
  A proponent is proposing the redevelopment of three attached, underutilized commercial buildings on Wareham Street in the South End into a single six-story, approximately 38-unit, multi-family residential building.
  Stack+Co, a Boston-based integrated architectural and development firm, filed a Small Project Review Application (SPRA) with the city’s Planning Department on Oct. 29 for the redevelopment project proposed for 65-69, 71-73, and 75-79 Wareham St.
  The project also includes plans for a
  
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• ABCD encourages Greater Boston and Mystic Valley residents to apply for fuel assistance

  06-11-2026 06:00 via Beacon Hill Times
  ABCD is now accepting in person appointments for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) aka fuel assistance at its neighborhood sites. With another cold and snowy winter season expected, ABCD urges everyone to review the HEAP benefit eligibility guidelines at bostonbabcd.org/heat, whether or not they view themselves as low-income or even middle income and schedule an appointment as needed. The online application for all Massachusetts residents is available at mass.gov/heap. ABCD clients in Bo
  
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• A Halloween for the Record Books

  06-11-2026 06:00 via Beacon Hill Times
  A Halloween for the Record Books
  To the Editor,
  I have lived in this neighborhood through every chapter of my adult life, and I can say with confidence that this Halloween was one for the record books.
  To everyone who spent days decorating your stoops and windows, who bought bags of candy you will never get credit for, and who stood in your open doorways with a smile: thank you. Nobody required any of it of you but the joy you brought through your effort was not unnoticed or unappreciated. There
  
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