Following a three-year absence due to the pandemic, Hill House is bringing two popular annual events back to the neighborhood next month – the Fall FUNdraiser, as well as the Hill-O-Ween Party. In the tradition of past offerings like Opa!,…
Author: Dan Murphy
Rep. Livingstone Spearheading Clean-Water Effort
As lead pipes continue to be the cause of tainted water throughout Boston and the rest of the Commonwealth, Rep. Jay Livingstone is helping to spearhead the effort to tackle this pernicious problem. Rep. Livingstone filed legislation over the summer…
Van Scoy Settling Into New Role As Neighborhood Liaison
Perhaps the biggest surprise for Margret “Maggie” Van Scoy, since assuming the role of the city’s neighborhood liaison for Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway-Kenmore, and Mission Hill, she said, has been realizing “just how much we can do on the…
Chester Square Park Comes Alive for Mass Ave Coalition Festival
Chester Square Park came alive during an unseasonable warm autumn afternoon on Sunday, Sept. 18, for “a festival like no other,” the Mass Ave Coalition Festival. The festival was made possible by a collaborative effort between the four neighborhood associations…
Boston Groundwater Trust Forum Comes to Copley BPL
The 2022 Boston Groundwater Trust (BGwT) Forum took place on Tuesday, Sept. 20, in Rabb Hall at the Copley Branch of the Boston Public Library. Wilko Koning, senior project leader for Waternet, the water company that serves Amsterdam, Netherlands, appeared…
Historic New England To Sponsor Two Upcoming Events
Historical New England will present a virtual program on deciphering the epitaphs of old New England gravestones on Wednesday, Oct. 5, as well as in-person fashion show on Saturday, Oct. 8, on the Otis House terrace. The first event will…
Insomnia Cookies Outlines Plans for New Clarendon Street Location at Meeting
Representatives for Insomnia Cookies – a chain that specializes in the delivery of warn cookies – outlined their plans to open a new location at 222 Clarendon St./108 Newbury St. during the virtual Sept. 12 monthly meeting of the Neighborhood…
CSN Opts To Not Sign Letter Asking for Moratorium on City-Owned Parcels in District 7
During its Sept. 7 monthly meeting, which was held virtually, Chester Square Neighbors (CSN) opted not to sign a letter from the ad hoc District 7 Advisory Group asking the city to put a moratorium on the development of all…
CAC Convenes for Fenway Star Market Redevelopment Project
The Boston Planning & Development Agency convened a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 13, of the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) for the proposed redevelopment of the Fenway Star Markey site at 1400 Boylston St. Boston real-estate developer Samuels & Associates…
Positive COVID Tests on the Rise From Last Week in Fenway and South End, As Well as Across Back Bay and Surrounding Neighborhoods
Positive COVID tests a saw minor increase from the previous week in the Fenway and South End, as well as in the Back Bay and surrounding neighborhoods. According to data released by the Boston Public Health Commission, 6.2 percent, or…