North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council www.NEWNCBoston.org NEWNC AGENDA for November 8, 2010 7:00PM at The Pilot House, 2 Atlantic Ave. (Note: Location Change) 1. Call to order – Stephen Passacantilli 2. Meeting protocol — Marie Simboli 3. Update from the Office of Neighborhood Services — Nicole Leo 4. Report from the Read More…
January 15th is the anniversary of the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston’s North End. The United States Industrial Alcohol Company constructed a faulty 50 foot high steel tank in 1918 on Commercial Street near where Langone Park is located today. Twenty one people were killed and another 150 injured when the tank ruptured Read More…
Spring is definitely here so downtown residents’ inclinations turn to gardening. Digging in dirt, planting flowers, doing a bit of pruning and scooping up the winter’s detritus, all on a sunny day, is satisfying after hugging the fire all winter. Back Bay’s magnolias and Beacon Hill’s pears are gone, but they provided weeks of enjoyment Read More…
