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• Councilor Durkan Cruises to Easy Reelection Victory

  09-11-2023 16:36 via beaconhilltimes.com
  District 8 City Councilor Sharon Durkan cruised to an easy reelection victory in the city’s Tuesday, Nov. 7, municipal election.“Thank you, District 8. Tonight, we won every precinct of the district again! I’m honored to continue to serve the West End, Beacon Hill, Fenway–Kenmore, Back Bay and Mission Hill for another two years. The work continues!” Councilor Durkan posted on X (formerly Twitter).District 8 City Councilor Sharon Durkan.
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• Barnaby’s Toy & Art Opens on Charles Street

  09-11-2023 16:35 via beaconhilltimes.com
  A recent addition to Charles Street’s retail landscape, Barnaby’s Toy & Art offers a hand-on, interactive experience for kids through a wide range of art offerings, along with a selection of handpicked toys and children’s books, including a series of titles authored by the shop’s proprietor.The store opened about three weeks ago at 15R Charles St. in the space formerly occupied by Rainbows Pottery Studio in response to the success of the business’s first locatio
  
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• Tribute to Susan Paul Brings Joy and Unity to Beacon Hill

  09-11-2023 16:33 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to TimesOn Sunday, Oct. 15, music filled both the African Meeting House and the hearts of those in attendance at “Let the Children Sing,” a joint collaboration between the Museum of African American History, the Beacon Hill Civic Association, and Crescendo Productions.Museum president Dr. Noelle Trent and education director Christian Walkes, along with preservationist Dorothy Clark, offered poignant remarks about both the significance of the historic site and program honoree
  
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• ‘Horsing Around’ in Support of BINA Farm Center

  09-11-2023 16:32 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to the TimesThe BINA Farm Center’s ‘Horsing Around’ gala, held on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, supported BINA’s mission of bringing people together of all abilities through inclusive therapeutic, clinical and recreational equine programs in Lexington.Coryn and Babak Bina, founders, and Janice Gilman, executive director, said this gala’s focus was to celebrate the relaunch of their Music Therapy program. The evenings emcees, brothers Kamr
  
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• Final Design Unveiled for Gronk Playground on the Esplanade

  09-11-2023 16:32 via beaconhilltimes.com
  The final design for Gronk Playground – a new public amenity planned for the Esplanade and made possible via a financial gift from former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski – was unveiled during a virtual meeting sponsored by the Department of Conservation and Recreation on Thursday, Nov. 2.In May of 2021, Gronkowski and his Gronk Nation Youth Foundation made a $1.2 million donation to DCR and the nonprofit Esplanade Association to fund a complete renovation of Charlesbank
  
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• DPH Officials Urge Residents To Get Vaccinated Ahead of the Holiday Season

  09-11-2023 16:31 via beaconhilltimes.com
  As the weather gets colder and with holiday gatherings just around the corner, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) urges residents to get vaccinated.“With Thanksgiving just two weeks away, now is a great time for those preparing to celebrate with friends and loved ones to get vaccinated for flu, COVID-19, and RSV, if eligible. Getting vaccinated now will maximize protection against these respiratory viruses,” said Public Health Commissioner Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD.
  
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• Beacon Hill Resident Contributes to Success of VNA Care’s Annual Heroes in Health Care Gala

  09-11-2023 16:31 via beaconhilltimes.com
  VNA Care, the first organized visiting nurse association in the United States, raised nearly $260,000 for patient care services during the annual Heroes in Health Care Gala at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston.  Beacon Hill resident Renee Picard Walsh, Gala Committee Chair contributed to the success of the gala. Heroes in Health Care is VNA Care’s signature fundraising event and has raised millions in essential funding for home health and hospice care in Massachusetts. This year&rsqu
  
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• City Opens Applications for Boston School Committee

  09-11-2023 16:30 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Mayor Michelle Wu opened the application to fill two upcoming vacancies on the Boston School Committee, for a term starting January 4, 2024 and ending on January 1, 2028. The Boston School Committee Nominating Panel, composed of Boston Public Schools (BPS) families, educators, school leaders and representatives of the business and higher education communities, will receive and evaluate the applications and share recommendations with the Mayor. The Boston School Committee is the governing body of
  
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• Successful ‘Wings for Autism’ Event Held at Logan Airport

  09-11-2023 16:28 via beaconhilltimes.com
  The “Wings for Autism” program was held at Logan Airport on November 4, and designed for families with children on the autism spectrum to help ease the stress of flying. Attendees had access to Boston Logan’s Sensory/Calming Room for the first time ever during this event. Launched in 2011, the program was developed by Massport in partnership with Charles River Center, JetBlue Airways, TSA, Massachusetts State Police and the Logan airline community to offer a dress rehearsa
  
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• The Ukrainians and Israelis Are Fighting for Free People Everywhere

  09-11-2023 16:27 via beaconhilltimes.com
  There are two “hot wars” in the world right now, in Europe and the Middle East, in which two democratic nations, Ukraine and Israel, are standing up against two of the great forces of fascism in the world today: Russia under Vladimir Putin and Hamas terrorist fighters under the direction of Iran.Both Putin and Hamas launched unprovoked attacks on civilian populations that were marked by their cruelty, inhumanity, and outright sadism. Russia seeks to eliminate Ukraine as a sovereign n
  
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• Happy 90th Birthday, Gov. Dukakis

  09-11-2023 16:27 via beaconhilltimes.com
  We wish to extend our best wishes for a “Happy Birthday” to former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, who turned 90 last week.Mike Dukakis served as governor of our state from 1975-79 and then again for two terms from 1983-91. He was the Democratic nominee for President in 1988, losing to Republican George H.W. Bush in a contentious election that was marked by immense distortions of Dukakis’s record, including the infamous Willie Horton ad that invoked racial stereotypes a
  
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