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• Got Pumpkins? Compost Them in the Common on Nov. 6

  02-11-2023 08:47 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to the TimesBoston does Halloween right. We decorate our stoops with pumpkins and a skeleton (or three); we dress up in costumes, kids and grown-ups alike; the city closes our streets to traffic; and neighbors open doors to trick or treaters. This makes for a wonderful night of community and revelry preparing us for the long winter ahead.But once this night is over, we are left with lots and lots of pumpkins. In the US, we dispose of nearly 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins each year after
  
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• BHCA Holds Annual Fall Cleanup

  02-11-2023 08:47 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Jill DVornik, Elisabeth Fretz, Rob Whitney, and Tanya Hayes gathering debris beneath scaffolding along
  Charles Street during the Beacon Hill Civic Association Fall Clean Up held on Oct. 28.
  
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• Pedestrian Crossings and Safety Signage To Be Installed at Two Footbridge Entrances to the Esplanade

  02-11-2023 08:46 via beaconhilltimes.com
  New painted pedestrian crossings and safety signage will be installed overnight on Sunday, Nov. 5 at two footbridge entrances to the Esplanade that cross Back Street at Dartmouth and Fairfield streets, according to officials involved with the project.​Ali Badrigian, director of projects and planning for the Esplanade Association, detailed the crosswalk project, which the nonprofit organization is undertaking in partnership with the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation an
  
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• Beacon Hill Garden Club Dedicates Tree in Memory of Two Former Members

  02-11-2023 08:46 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Beacon Hill Garden Club members and family members of Elsie Herrmann and Lise Striar, two late, long-serving members of the organization, gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 25, to dedicate a Lavender Twist redbud in memory of both women at the Peter Faneuil House garden.​“They were both distinct and unique individuals, but they had much in common,” said Molly Sherden, immediate past president of the Garden Club. “They were neighbors of all of us on Beacon Hill, and they were clo
  
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• Prestigious Position: Sen. Edwards Sworn In As JAG in Massachusetts Army National Guard

  02-11-2023 08:45 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Sen. Lydia Edwards was sworn in Monday, Oct. 30 as a Judge Advocate General in the Massachusetts Army National Guard.Edwards continues her family’s outstanding tradition of military service that began with her mother, Retired Master Sergeant Bridgett Edwards, who enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1971 and served with distinction for 23 years.Lydia Edwards is a graduate of American University’s Washington School of Law.Her formal title will be First Lt. Lydia Marie Edwards of
  
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• City Issues Reminders Ahead of Municipal Election

  02-11-2023 08:44 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to the TimesThe Boston Election Department is reminding voters that the Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, November 7. The election will determine At-Large and District City Councilors for the City of Boston. Due to redistricting, the district that residents live in may have changed. Residents can get information about which City Council district they live in and view a sample ballot.In-person Early VotingIn-person Early Voting runs through Friday, November 3. City Hall is Bosto
  
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• Lindsey Santana Named Deputy Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services

  02-11-2023 08:43 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Mayor Michelle Wu announced Lindsey Santana as a new Deputy Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) The Office of Neighborhood Services plays an integral role in connecting residents to City services and resources, facilitating resident input in all aspects of local government, ensuring the appropriate City departments respond to constituent service requests, attending neighborhood meetings, and responding to emergencies such as fires to help displaced residents. “I&rsqu
  
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• Newly Renovated Athletic Clubs Offers Prospective Members Even More Reasons To Join

  02-11-2023 08:41 via beaconhilltimes.com
  The Beacon Hill Athletic Clubs has  been faithfully serving  the neighborhood for more than three decades since opening in 1989, and having just wrapped up a major renovation, the gym now offers members more reasons to join than ever before.The refreshed facility, located on the second floor of 3 Hancock St., at the corner of Cambridge and Hancock streets, boasts a full selection of Matrix Fitness exercise equipment, all of which is brand new, state-of-the art, and top-of-the line. The
  
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• Iconic Boston-Area Landmarks To Light the World in Teal for Alzheimer’s Awareness on November 2

  02-11-2023 08:40 via beaconhilltimes.com
   Special to the Times Landmarks across the Boston area, including Boston City Hall and the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, together with more than 1,000 buildings and landmarks around the world, will be lighting up teal on November 2 to raise Alzheimer’s awareness as part of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) Light the World in Teal program. The annual program, held in November as part of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, aims to literal
  
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