Beacon Hill News

Earlier this month, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick announced that his state reached the goal of 250 megawatts of installed solar energy capacity.

THE HOUSE AND SENATE. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives' votes on three roll calls from prior legislative sessions.

Dianna-Lee Plover believes in the power of volunteerism. She also has faith that God will provide.

For nearly all of the 20th century, the Boston Irish had a lock - even a stranglehold - on the office of mayor.

The owner of the Grampy's gas station in Boston's tony Beacon Hill neighborhood is getting the site ready to begin redeveloping the site into a five-story office building with ground-floor retail.

During the month of May, Boston Public Library will host author talks at the Central Library in Copley Square and several branches throughout the city.

Dan Winslow has a name recognition problem. He's the least known of the five candidates for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts - so little-known that in one recent poll 70 percent of voters had never heard of him.

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