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• First Morning of Spring on the Esplanade

  23-03-2023 14:27 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Monday, March 20 – the first day of spring – on the Charles River Esplanade.
  
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• Proposed Ordinances for Both Beacon Hill and Bay Village Discussed at Council Hearing

  23-03-2023 14:26 via beaconhilltimes.com
  The City Council’s Committee on Government Operations held a hearing on Monday, March 20, in the Iannella Chamber at City Hall to discuss two proposed ordinances – one to extend the current boundaries of the Beacon Hill Historic District, which would also give the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission added enforcement capabilities; and another which would expand the purview of the Bay Village Architectural Commission in that neighborhood. The home-rule petition for the Beacon Hill Hi
  
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• Dog Stolen Monday on Beacon Hill Recovered Safely in Mattapan

  23-03-2023 14:26 via beaconhilltimes.com
  An 11-pound terrier mix was allegedly stolen on Monday, March 20, on Beacon Hill, only to be recovered safely in Mattapan by its owner hours later, according to published reports.The approximately 9-year-old rescue dog obtained around five years ago from Puerto Rico, named Rose McNugget, was out for a walk when the dog walker, identified as Dominic Mariano, left her tied to a pole with two other dogs at about noon in the area of Mt. Vernon and Walnut streets.Rose McNugget.
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• Expansion of 2023 City of Boston SuccessLink Summer Youth Jobs Program Announced

  23-03-2023 14:25 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity (YEO) last week announced the expansion of the SuccessLink Summer Youth Employment program for 2023. The program is now accepting applications. Boston youth ages 14-18 can apply for in-person and hybrid summer job opportunities at nonprofits, community-based organizations, and City agencies. This year, the City made an unprecedented $18.7M investment in youth jobs, the largest in Boston’s history. This funding will suppor
  
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• Lauren Lepanto Named New Librarian at the West End Branch Library

  23-03-2023 14:24 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Story by Marianne SalzaLauren Lapanto is happy to have returned to the West End Branch Library on February 13 in a new role as lead librarian. She is excited to see familiar faces welcoming her back, and hopes more people will visit the library to take advantage of the opportunities that the West End Branch provides.“I know many of the patrons, but I want more to come in. We want to get the word out that we’re here,” announced Lepanto. “If people have an interest in anyth
  
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• The St. Patrick’s Day Parade: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

  23-03-2023 14:23 via beaconhilltimes.com
  For those of us of Irish descent, whose great-grandparents came to this country at the turn of the 20th century with not much more than the clothes on their backs, whose grandfathers served in WWI, and whose fathers and uncles fought in WWII, it has been with a mixture of pride and some degree of bemusement to see St. Patrick’s Day become widely-observed by Americans of all ethnicities all across the country over the past 20 years.The contributions of Irish immigrants to America’s gr
  
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• BHAC Votes To Continue Determination on Unapproved EV Charging Port

  23-03-2023 14:23 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Following a lengthy discussion on the matter among commissioners that failed to reach a clear consensus, the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission voted unanimously  during its monthly public meeting held virtually on Thursday, March 16, to continue its determination by one month on a violation for the unapproved installation of an EV (Electric Vehicle) charging port cover at 6 Lousiburg  Square. The charging port is already mounted in the sidewalk and has a patinated bronze cover for i
  
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