Hill House Little League Living a Dream

January 8, 2013
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Local kids have been living a dream this year. The Titans, a parent organized youth baseball club has brought the excitement and challenge of U12 travel baseball to downtown Boston. Starting with tryouts that occurred in June, 10-12 year old baseball players from the Hill House Little League, pounded base hits, covered bases, dove...

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A Smile for a New Year!

January 1, 2013
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A Smile for a New Year!

“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.” Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss)

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2012: The Year in Review

January 1, 2013
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• On Jan. 6, William Onuoha stepped down as the city’s neighborhood coordinator/district representative to Beacon Hill, Back Bay, Mission Hill and the Fenway to join the staff of Northeastern University. • On Feb. 9, The Esplanade Association (TEA) presented its long-term vision for the Charles River Esplanade at a public meeting entitled “Esplanade...

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Ring out the Old…. We Wish Our Readers a Happy and Healthy 2013

January 1, 2013
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We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. We write about the events that happened in the old year and discuss those that may come in the new, as well as our hopes for a better year than the year before....

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Boston Athenaeum 2013 Concert Series Features Piano Music of the 20th Century

January 1, 2013
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The Winter 2013 Concert Series at the Boston Athenæum, featuring pianist and composer Aaron Jackson, will include music of Beethoven, Smetana, Bartók, Janácek, Berg, Gorecki, Babbitt, Shifrin and Jackson, among others. The Capital Trio will perform on Feb. 8, and cellist Adrienne Taylor will join Jackson on March 16. All concerts will take place...

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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2012
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Merry Christmas!

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” Norman Vincent Peale

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Anne Brooke Elected President of FOPG

December 25, 2012
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The board of directors of the Friends of the Public Garden has elected Anne Brooke as president. Brooke has been on the Friends board for more than six years, serving as co-chair of the Development and Membership Committees and as a member of the Executive Committee. She and her husband, Peter, live in the...

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TEA and DCR Seek Input on Concessions

December 25, 2012
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The Esplanade Association (TEA) joined the Department of Conservation and Recreation for two meetings Wednesday to gather public input on future food concessions and other facilities on the Charles River Esplanade. The meetings followed the recent announcement that DCR would issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a vendor permit to operate the food...

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Merry Christmas to All: Time to Think About Those Less Fortunate

December 25, 2012
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Another holiday season is here and, as you are reading this, it almost will be over. All of the preparations and plans we’ve made in anticipation of the seasonal events soon will come to fruition and will become just another memory in our photo albums and DVD files. Most of us will mark the...

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Police Briefs 12-24-2012

December 25, 2012
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Dec. 10 342 Newbury St. – Larceny, Shoplifting, $50 to $199 306 Dartmouth St. – Motor Vehicle Accident – Other 330 Newbury St. – Larceny, Shoplifting, $50 to $199 760 Boylston St. – Larceny, Shoplifting, $50 to $199 279 Dartmouth St. – Assault and Battery on a Police Officer Dec. 11 Dartmouth Street –...

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Visions of Sugarplums

December 18, 2012
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Visions of Sugarplums

Gingerbread, candy canes, cookies, and sweets make up this playhouse-size gingerbread masterpiece in the lobby of the Back Bay Sheraton. It was baked and decorated by the hotel’s culinary team.

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Councilors Push to Improve Bike Safety

December 18, 2012
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Bicycle safety had been on the minds of City Councilors at-Large Felix G. Arroyo and Ayanna Pressley, but they were struck with the gravity of the issue the morning of Dec. 6, when a Boston University graduate student tragically became the fifth person to lose his life in a cycling accident in the city....

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Resident Receives Citizens Bank Award

December 18, 2012
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Back Bay resident Lisa Peros, a vice president at Citizens Bank, was recently recognized with a Chairman’s Good Banking Award, the highest honor that RBS Citizens Financial Group awards to its colleagues. The Good Banking Awards are part of the bank’s commitment to recognizing colleagues for excellence in areas like customer service and involvement...

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First City Hall on Wheels Debuts in Boston

December 18, 2012
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Mayor Thomas M. Menino  announced the debut of the nation’s first City Hall on wheels. Inspired by the now ubiquitous food truck, the brightly-designed “City Hall To Go” truck will travel throughout Boston’s neighborhoods, offering a select menu of city services to constituents. Residents visiting the truck will be able to pay or dispute...

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Police Briefs 12-18-2012

December 18, 2012
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Dec. 3 Newbury Street – Auto Theft – Other 119 Newbury St. – Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over Clarendon Street – Investigate Person 181 Newbury St. – Larceny in a Building, $200 & Over 342 Newbury St. – Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over 551 Boylston St. – Larceny in a Building, $200 & Over...

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A Mobile City Hall

December 18, 2012
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City Hall on wheels — are you serious?  That is a question that many in our neighborhood may be asking our City Councillor.   Our need for this type of service is negligible since we live within a fifteen minute walk at the most from City Hall.  But for many other residents in neighborhoods like...

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Community Boating

December 18, 2012
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Community Boating Incorporated (CbI) recently held a very successful fundraiser in November that netted the local organization more than $35,000.  These donations are put to very good work at the sailing center on the Charles River.  Community Boating served over 900 sailors in 2012 in exchange for only one dollar per sailor.  This practice...

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The Outrage at Newtown, CT

December 18, 2012
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In the morning and early afternoon hours of last Friday, virtually every parent looked at their children – whether those children were young or old – and felt the terror that parents in Newtown felt. It was too easy to imagine the screams of little six-year-old children facing down the real “monster under the...

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It Looks Like a Yes

December 11, 2012
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It Looks Like a Yes

Chuck Mattera and Tina McDavitt share a hug after he proposed to her during the Santa Speedo Run.

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Old South Church Votes to Authorize Sale of Historic Assets Valued at $10-$20 Million

December 11, 2012
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Members of Old South Church in Copley Square, gathering in a rare and historic Special Meeting on Dec. 2, voted to authorize its board of trustees to sell one of the church’s two copies of the Bay Psalm Book, the first book ever printed in North America and 19 objects of Colonial-era silver. The psalm...

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School Choice Decision Process Delayed Until January

December 11, 2012
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It looks as though a decision on how the city and Boston Public Schools will reorganize the school choice system for students and families will be delayed. Mayor Thomas Menino’s External Advisory Committee on School Choice (EAC) was to make its recommendations to the Boston School Committee this month. The School Committee was to...

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Fulfilling a Mission

December 11, 2012
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Some of the most remarkable and beautiful architecture in our neighborhood are the buildings of worship.  These buildings in many ways not only define our neighborhood, but also give them and the residents character.  In many cases, their steeples dominate the landscape as they soar toward the heavens. Built in a different era and...

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The Silent Killer

December 11, 2012
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With the heating season upon us, now is the time for residents to check their homes to make sure that they have carbon monoxide alarms and that they are in operation.  A winter season does not pass without some home heating-related tragedies,  with people dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. What brings this to the...

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Police Briefs 12-11-2012

December 11, 2012
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Nov. 26 Fairfield Street  - Larceny, Non-Accessory from Vehicle, $50 to $199 180 Newbury St. – Investigate Person 400 Marlborough St. – Breaking and Entering, Residence, Day – Force 269 Beacon St. – Vandalism 29 Newbury St. – Threats to Do Bodily Harm 815 Boylston St. – Larceny, Shoplifting, $200 & Over Nov. 27...

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