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News & Views for Boston's North End & Waterfront Community
North End dog owners are rejoicing at the opening of the renovated dog run and park on Richmond Street adjacent to the Callahan Tunnel ramp. The new layout was designed to be easier to maintain without all the mud, trash and blight issues of the park’s former condition. Owned by the State, the Massachusetts Department [...]
The city’s “temporary” solution for this hole in the sidewalk on Atlantic Avenue at E. India Row is not satisfactory, according to Justin Wyner, President of the Wharf District Council. He reports the situation to Citizens Connect with this photo. This is a missing cover plugged with an inverted safety cone. It has been like [...]
Shown (l to r) NEWRA President Jim Salini, Clarke Hazelwood and NEWRA member Janet Gilardi. (Photo by Phil Orlandella) The Good Neighbor Recognition Award for May 2013 was presented to Clarke Hazelwood of the Nazzaro Community Center on behalf of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). The presentation was made by NEWRA President, [...]
A large crowd of North End residents gathered on Tuesday night to discuss how to improve the neighborhood’s parks and playgrounds. The meeting was chaired by Anne M. Pistorio of the NEWRA Parks and Open Spaces Committee. Special guest speakers were Parks Commissioner Antonia Pollak and City Councilor Sal LaMattina. Commissioner Pollak thanks North End [...]
Hundreds of parents and neighbors pitched in at the annual Friends of Christopher Columbus Park tot lot cleanup. This year’s event was expanded to a full blown family social for kids of all ages. Boston Fire brought out Engine 8 and let the kids shoot water from the fire hose into Boston Harbor. Big Joe [...]
Announcement from City of Boston Public Works Department: Sidewalk and pedestrian ramp work will begin on Salem Street starting Thursday, May 2, 2013. This will be followed by roadway resurfacing and new “acorn” street lights. This work is being conducted by the Boston Public Works Department and our contractors. Please note that some temporary parking [...]
A large group of North Enders came out on Saturday morning for the annual Boston Shines community cleanup. Neighbors met on the Prado and enjoyed coffee provided by the Lions Club before heading out with brooms and shovels to different streets and parks around the North End / Waterfront. The City’s Public Works Department provided [...]
Join the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) at the May 4, 2013 Park Playground Pizza Party & Tot-Lot Cleanup. The fun gets started at 12 noon and runs through 2:00 pm. Big Joe the Storyteller will be on hand along with free children’s activities including face painting, pizza and games. Spring is in the [...]
The Good Neighbor Recognition Award for April 2013 was presented to Bricco Ristorante and owner Frank DePasquale, on behalf of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). The presentation was made by NEWRA President, Jim Salini, and Recognition Committee Chair, Janet Gilardi outside Bricco Ristorante at 241 Hanover Street. In addition to being a [...]
Please look at these disgusting sanitary conditions on Cooper Street. Theses photos were taken on March 30, 2013 in front of 17 and 19 Cooper Street. This is not the first instance for these two buildings. I have repeatedly observed food and bottles (meat, vegetables and fruit) being thrown out in paper bags in front [...]
The City of Boston is hosting its annual neighborhood cleanup on Saturday, April 27, 2013. In the North End, volunteers are encouraged to meet at the Prado / Paul Revere Mall at 9:00 am. The City will provide brooms and bags. (Usually coffee and donuts too.) In order to have enough equipment, Nicole Leo at [...]
RUFF held its monthly parks cleanup this Sunday morning at 9am. The group met and cleaned up the Prado, Charter St. Park and the ball fields. They also hung RUFF signs at several locations to remind dog owners of their responsibilities to the community. RUFF stands for Responsible Urbanites for Fido and welcomes dog owners [...]
Due to roadway conditions — posted street sweeping for the South End, North End and Beacon Hill is cancelled again this week. The Public Works Department will reevaluate conditions to begin posted sweeping and enforcement for the week of March 25, 2013. Residents do not have to move their cars until the street sweeping program [...]
The Good Neighbor Recognition Award for March 2013 was presented to North End resident, Toni Marie Gilardi on behalf of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). The presentation was made by NEWRA President, Jim Salini, on Archway Street where Toni and her Mom, Janet Gilardi, recently cleaned up six bags of garbage. Toni [...]
The latest dog poop quagmire is at the North End baseball fields, shown in these photos by Stefan Modzelewski. Taken at Puopolo Field on Commercial St., he appropriately notes “the photos speak for themselves.” The fields are posted “No Dogs” but this is obviously not the case. A trash barrel or a big belly compacter [...]
The Good Neighbor Recognition Award was presented to North End Pilgrim Garage at 600 Commercial Street on behalf of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). The presentation was made by NEWRA member, Janet Gilardi. Accepting the award were Facility Manager Jamie Karlberg and Abdul Mistah who does the maintenance. The monthly award is [...]
The City of Boston has launched a new pothole filling program, called “SpotHoles.” The program depends on residents and businesses to report potholes directly to the Public Works Department through the Mayor’s Hotline. Some photos of the program launch in Southie this week with information below on how to report in. March in Boston means [...]
On Sunday, March 10th around noon, City Councilor Sal LaMattina, Code Enforcement Sgt. Steven Tankle and Senior Aide / NEWNC President Stephen Passacantilli walked through the North End to get a first hand look at the state of trash on the streets and sidewalks. During the one hour walk, Code Enforcement issued 12 violations / [...]
As they do every month, the RUFF group was out on Sunday morning for a neighborhood cleanup. Now that most of the snow has melted, this is the worst time of year for litter and poop on the streets and in the parks. Despite the filth, I caught them smiling here after having collected several [...]
It was Friday, recycling day in the North End. This was the scene on Fulton Street, shared by resident Janet Gilardi. She reports, It was Recycling Day~~Friday, March 1, 2013 !!!! Than the truck came by, and most of it was left~~~(not surprised)~~~~it was all over the place ! Orange Peels old food, jars, hangers~etc. [...]
Members of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) expressed strong disappointment with the trash situation in the North End to city officials. Frank O’Brien, Public Works Department, reviewed the recent North End Trash Survey results that confirmed residents desire to keep 3 days of weekly trash pickup. Although the survey reflected a rising [...]
Due to roadway conditions — posted street sweeping for the South End, North End and Beacon Hill is cancelled for the entire week of March 4, 2013. The Public Works Department will reevaluate conditions to begin posted sweeping and enforcement for the week of March 11, 2013. Residents do not have to move their cars [...]
Boston Public Works is hosting a public meeting to discuss the proposed design improvements to Bartlett Place in the North End. The meeting will be held at 6:00 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the Nazzaro Community Center, 30 N. Bennet Street.
It’s over, the snow is gone! Well, not really but the “emergency” is over as of 6pm on Tuesday according to the City of Boston. Those using garages at discounted rates during the snow emergency will have until 8pm on Tuesday to move their cars. Parking on snow emergency streets such as Hanover, Commercial, Cross [...]
In many ways, it was a magical weekend in Boston’s North End / Waterfront as the Blizzard of 2013 had great timing to fall on a weekend, topped off by a sunny “Day After” Sunday. Sure, there were the expected problems from the 5th largest snowfall of all time, but most neighbors seemed to be [...]
It was inevitable. The post blizzard trash scene is starting to take place. Bella V. sends in these photos from Sunday night of how trash being tossed in snow piles on Bartlett Place. Some nice <cough> person thought it was OK to just toss their trash into a snow pile at the end of Bartlett [...]
Falling icicles broke this car window Sunday afternoon on North Bennet Street, according to witnesses that saw the incident. The above freezing temperatures melted snow and ice on the North End’s buildings causing hazardous conditions on sidewalks and streets. The icicles reportedly fell from the North Bennet Street School building near the corner of Salem [...]
As of mid-day on Sunday, February 10th, the clean-up and recovery efforts from the Blizzard of 2013 are continuing with the following headlines: Boston Public Schools will be closed on Monday, February 11th … read more Parking Ban & Snow Emergency remain in effect … read more Trash and recycling are on a normal schedule [...]
The North End Chamber of Commerce was out early on Saturday morning to help clear the streets so that businesses could reopen and residents could start to drive again. NECC Chairman Frank DePasquale was also out in a pickup truck with a snow plow helping to clear the North End streets.
With 305 responses, the North End Trash and Recycling Survey results are in. The majority of North End residents that completed the survey want to keep the current 3 days per week of trash pickups including only 1 day of recycling. However, most residents would support putting out their trash later the night before or [...]
The trash cans at the small park on the corner of Richmond and Commercial Street are gone. Joy M. shares this news and wonders: Why did they take out their trash cans in the park? I know a lot of people eat at that park on the benches and it is nice to have trash [...]
For the second year in a row, the North End Beautification Committee funded a Christmas tree and streetlight pole wreathes in the North End for the holiday season. We also held a special tree lighting event at the Christmas tree on the corner of Hanover and Cross Streets. The North End Beautification Committee is a [...]
A longtime NEWF reader asks about snow shoveling responsibilities in areas that are not in front of specific properties, nor in public parks or plazas. A perect example in the North End / Waterfront is the stretch on Atlantic Ave. between Lewis Wharf and the Sail Loft / Commercial Wharf. This had been nagging me, [...]
Following up on Everyday Gutter Trash on North Street, here are a couple of more photos taken on Fleet Street today shortly after noon with garbage put out way too early on the street. (Ed: Photos of trash violations should also be sent to the Mayor’s Hotline via Citizens Connect so that Green Tickets can [...]
Consider the rat—specifically the Norway rat, which doesn’t come from Norway. It is brownish gray and as long as 16 inches. During its year-long lifespan a female can produce up to five litters of seven babies, although litters can be as large as 14. It has excellent sight and hearing and an acute sense of [...]
This is what North Street looks like everyday!