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Meeting Report: Trash and Recyling in Downtown Neighborhoods

The following is a report from a meeting held this week with other Downtown Boston neighborhoods on the trash and recycling situation. Meeting attendees: -Various members of Beacon Hill Civic Association, as well as their Trash & Sidewalks Committee and Green Committee -the Director of Chinatown Main Street -a Member of Chinatown Benevolent Association -Stephen [...]

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Four Winds Live Entertainment License and Strega Cafe Requests to be Heard by NEWRA Committee

NEWRA Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee Meeting Agenda Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 7:00 PM Mariners House, 11 North Square, 2nd Floor 7:00 PM – 7:15 PM 266 Commercial Street, Four Winds Restaurant, Thomas Gioia has applied to the Mayor’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Licensing to amend the existing Live Entertainment License to include Karaoke [...]

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VPNE Parking Lot Receives NEWNC Support for One Year Renewal at 181 North Washington Street

VPNE Parking Lot Receives NEWNC Support for One Year Renewal at 181 North Washington Street

The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) voted 4-3 to support the approval to continue the use of the 7-space outdoor parking lot at the intersection of Endicott Street and North Washington Street. Some council members raised concerns including the use of nearby resident / visitor parking spaces by the company’s staff. There was [...]

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Neighborhood Council Unanimously Supports Cordials at Regina Pizzeria

Neighborhood Council Unanimously Supports Cordials at Regina Pizzeria

The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council voted 7-0 in support of a request by Regina Pizzeria at 11 1/2 Thacher St. to add “cordials” to the existing beer and wine license. The meeting was held on Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Nazzaro Community Center. See the video for the presentation, discussion and NEWNC [...]

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Homeless Problem Addressed by City Councilors at Annual Meeting of Friends of Christopher Columbus Park [Video]

Homeless Problem Addressed by City Councilors at Annual Meeting of Friends of Christopher Columbus Park [Video]

The annual meeting of Friends of Christopher Columbus Park was the forum for a lengthy discussion regarding increasing homeless problems in the park, including a recent death. One of the most troubled areas is the tot lot that often becomes an encampment for homeless people to sleep at night. Parents have found blood in the [...]

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Video: Meet the 2013 Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) Candidates

Video: Meet the 2013 Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) Candidates

Candidates running in the May 18th election for North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council were given the opportunity to speak at Monday’s monthly NEWNC meeting. This video shows the candidate introductions recorded on May 13, 2013. The ballot order was announced as follows: Maria Lanza, Commercial St. Philip Frattaroli, Harris St. Jorge Mendoza, Stillman Pl. [...]

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Conversation with NEWRA’s Greenway Conservancy Board Member

Conversation with NEWRA’s Greenway Conservancy Board Member

At the May 9, 2013 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA), Robyn Reed, NEWRA’s representative on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors, discussed the Conservancy’s recent Public Meeting and North End Parks Community Workshop. Residents then joined in a discussion with Robyn about recent issues on the Greenway [...]

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Candidate Introductions and Three Requests on Neighborhood Council Agenda for Monday, May 13th

North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council Email: info@newncboston.org Website: www.NEWNCBoston.org NEWNC AGENDA Monday May 13th, 2013 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St. 1. Call to order & Roll Call – NEWNC President 2. Meeting Protocol – NEWNC Vice President 3. Report from the Office of Neighborhood Services – Nicole Leo 4. Report from the offices of [...]

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NEWRA Parks & Open Space Committee Chair Anne M. Pistorio (standing left) compares notes with City of Boston Parks Commissioner, Antonia Pollak.

Parks Meeting Addresses Deteriorating Condition of North End Parks & Open Spaces

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 [...]

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Terror Precautions and Auto Thefts / Larcenies Discussed at Public Safety Meeting [Video]

Terror Precautions and Auto Thefts / Larcenies Discussed at Public Safety Meeting [Video]

Video: North End Public Safety Meeting, May 2, 2013 at the Nazzaro Community Center with Boston Police District A-1 District A-1 Boston Police Captain Thomas Lee and Officer Teddy Boyle hosted the May 2013 North End Public Safety meeting. After the recent Marathon bombings, residents expressed great appreciation for the efforts of the Boston Police [...]

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Residents’ Association Meeting Agenda Includes 244-246R Hanover St. Design Review, Regina Pizzeria, VPNE Parking & Greenway Discussion

MAY MEETING AGENDA Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Nazzaro Center, 30 North Bennet Street Reports 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM President’s Report Membership Committee – Spring Membership Drive Parks and Open Space Committee – 2013 Initiatives Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee – 244-246R Hanover St. (“Teatro”) Design Review Zoning and Licensing Applications [...]

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Residents’ Association (NEWRA) April 2013 Meeting Committee Reports [Video]

Video: Reports and updates from the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) Monthly Meeting on April 11, 2013. Timeline index: 00:00  Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services – Boston Shines is Saturday, April 27, 2013 starting at 9:00 am on the Prado. 00:30 Introductions from staff fo current and prospective political officials from the offices [...]

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Greenway Mural Replacement, Public Art, Gala, Rings Fountain Maintenance & Carousel Progress Updates [Video]

Video: Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Staff Updates from the April 9, 2013 Board of Directors Meeting.  Timeline Index: 00:00 – Jesse Brackenbury, COO and Acting Executive Director Replacement of Dewey Square Mural Public Art RFQ Update Gala on the Greenway – May 13 and 14, 2013 03:30 Rings Fountain Maintenance - Robert Stigberg, Superintendent of Maintenance [...]

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New Residential Development “Teatro” at 244-246R Hanover St. & 20 Parmenter St. Opposed by Residents’ Association [Video]

Video: 244-246R Hanover St. & 20 Parmenter St. presentation, discussion and NEWRA vote on April 11, 2013 The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) voted 10-16 in opposition of a proposed new residential development at 244-246R Hanover Street and 20 Parmenter Street. The request seeks zoning relief for the purpose of converting commercial/retail spaces to residential use [...]

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Regina Pizzeria and 4 Baldwin Place on Zoning & Licensing Committee Agenda for April 23, 2013

Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee Meeting Agenda Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 7:00 PM Mariners House, 11 North Square, 2nd Floor   Zoning Appeals and License Applications   7:00 PM – 7:15 PM 11½ Thacher Street, Regina Pizzeria has applied to the Licensing Board for the City of Boston to add the service of Cordials to the existing C.V. 7-Day [...]

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Residents Association Defers Vote on N. Washington Street Parking Lot Renewal [Video]

The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) decided to “table” the renewal application by VPNE Parking Solutions at 181 North Washington Street. The parking lot company manages a 7-space outdoor parking lot on the former service station property at the intersection of Endicott Street and North Washington Street. Residents raised several concerns with the lot’s [...]

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