Sample distribution of the new recycling clear plastic bags started this week in the North End to residences with 1 to 6 units. Below is the flyer from the Public Works Department and release from City Hall. Bags are on sale at neighborhood stores, including True Value, 89 Salem Street. CITY OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Office [...]
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Tot-Lot Cleanup at Christopher Columbus Park on Saturday, May 5, 2012
Friends of Christopher Columbus Tot-Lot Playground Clean up is Saturday May 5th from 10am to 12 noon. Please mark your calendars and spread the word. Hope to see many new and old faces there. Thank you for your support. More information at www.FOCCP.org.
Galleria Umberto Receives Good Neighbor Recognition Award from Clean Streets Committee
Paul Deuterio of Galleria Umberto Rosticceria, 289 Hanover Street is the April 2012 winner of the Good Neighbor Recognition Award, presented by NEWRA Clean Streets Committee member, Janet Gilardi. The monthly award is voted by the committee and given to local businesses and property owners that consistently keep their sidewalk and street gutters clean of [...]
Large Turnout for the 2012 North End Boston Shines Neighborhood Cleanup (Photos)
Saturday, April 28th was the annual Boston Shines citywide neighborhood cleanup. In the North End, residents joined together at the Prado with staff from City Hall and the Boston Redevelopment Authority, including BRA Chief Peter Meade. Representatives from City Councilor Sal LaMattina’s office also took part, along with State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz and a large [...]
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Letter Details Homeless Playground Incident; Requests Bodily Fluids Protocol
The following letter to City Councilor Sal LaMattina from the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, FOCCP, details the April 20th incident with homeless people in the playground area of Christopher Columbus Park. It also requests certain protocols be put in place by the City of Boston, Parks Department, Boston Police and Health Department in future [...]
Public Works Listens to Trash Complaints at Clean Streets Meeting
Public Works liaison, Frank O’Brien, heard an earful about trash issues from North End / Waterfront residents at the NEWRA Clean Streets Committee meeting, held on April 17, 2012 at the Nazzaro Community Center. Many residents brought photos of trash scattered throughout the neighborhood. O’Brien sympathized with the complaints and responded, “Of all the neighborhoods [...]
Street Sweeping Tow on Atlantic Avenue
Someone won’t be happy today when they realize they missed the street sweeping sign on Atlantic Avenue. Bruce McCue of Atlantic Associates sends in this photo from the scene.
Chock Full of News at Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) Meeting
There were several important reports and announcements at the April 10, 2012 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). This video includes the following items: Welcome – Donna Freni, President Visitor/Resident Parking Changes – Stephen Passacantilli Neighborhood Crime Watch Creation – Stephen Passacantilli Problem Properties Task Force – Stephen Passacantilli Public Safety [...]
Advance Sign-Up for Boston Shines on April 28, 2012
The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services is asking residents and business owners to sign-up in advance so they can bring enough brooms, tools and bags for everyone to use. Call Nicole Leo at 617-635-3485 or sign-up online. Be sure to select the North End when you sign-up online. Meet on the Prado at 9:00 a.m.
North End Boston Shines Scheduled For Saturday, April 28, 2012
The tenth annual citywide cleanup is happening in the North End on Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Meet at the Prado – Paul Revere Mall, off Hanover St. at the North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC). Groups should sign-up in advance by contacting Nicole Leo at nicole.leo@cityofboston.gov. Individuals [...]
Post-Gazette’s Pam Donnaruma Wins Good Neighbor Recognition Award from Clean Streets Committee
Pam Donnaruma, publisher of the Post-Gazette at 5 Prince St., is the March 2012 winner of the Good Neighbor Recognition Award, presented by NEWRA Clean Streets Committee member, Janet Gilardi. Also posing for the camera is the famous Freeway, Post-Gazette columnist. The monthly award is voted by the committee and given to local businesses and [...]
Overnight Commercial Trash Pickups Debated at City Council Hearing
A City Council hearing on overnight commercial trash pickup brought out many North End and Downtown Boston residents complaining about being woken up in the middle of the night. Contrasting testimony was also submitted by hauling companies that expressed concerns about safety and traffic issues with daytime pickups. The hearing was held at City Hall [...]
Street Sweeping Canceled for Thursday, March 1st Due to Snow Forecast
Due to adverse weather forecast—posted sweeping for Thursday, March 1, 2012 in the North End is cancelled. NO-TOW notifications will be going out. Mechanical sweeping will resume next week. More details.
Street Sweeping Resumes in the North End on March 1, 2012
Update: Due to the adverse weather forecast, street sweeping on March 1, 2012 has been canceled and will resume on Tuesday, March 6th. Don’t get towed! Mechanical street sweeping resumes in the North End in March 2012. Details below from the Public Works Department. Sweeping in the North End and South End has been expanded [...]
Commercial Trash Pick Up Hearing Scheduled at City Hall on February 27
An announcement from City Councilor At-Large, Felix Arroyo: We have heard from constituents throughout the City who are awoken at 2, 3, or 4 in the morning by the sounds of garbage trucks in their neighborhood. Under current state law, the City of Boston can regulate the times for residential trash pick up, but CANNOT regulate the [...]
Wasted Space – How do we improve this intersection?
I’m referring to what is, arguably, one of the most trafficked and busy intersections in the North End: Salem and Parmenter Streets. The open area owned by the city is currently an eyesore and collection point for trash from several neighboring buildings in clear violation of trash rules, and constant truck parking in clear violation [...]
Tough Trash Night on Charter St. in North End
Dan Petrigno is threatening to move out of the neighborhood after too many bad trash nights in the North End, including this scene last night in front of 43 1/2 Charter Street.
“Sticky, Stinky Berries” at Cutillo Park & What’s With the Knights?
A Citizens Connect user posts from Morton St. about the “sticky stinky berries” at Cutillo Park. Sticky stinky berries! And three christmas trees! Please clean out park before a big snow! On Universal Hub, where this was posted as the Complaint of the Day, an anonymous commenter adds another North End complaint: My North End [...]
Salem Street Sewer System Rehabilitation Work Begins in January 2012
Dear Friends: Starting in the new year, work will be done to rehabilitate and replace parts of the sewer system that runs beneath Salem Street. This work is necessary to improve the efficiency of the pipes, some of which are in disrepair, and will unfortunately involve some inconvenience for residents. The work will include the [...]
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North End Christmas Tree Pickup
Christmas Tree Collection – First Two FULL Weeks in January Public Works will collect Christmas trees for composting from January 2 to January 13. Remove all ornaments, decorations, and stands from trees and place trees at the curb by 7am on your recycling day. For the North End, the two pickup days by Public Works are Friday, January 6th and 13, 2012. [...]
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Snow Emergency Parking, Shoveling & Trash Info
Snow emergency streets in the North End / Waterfront include Hanover St., Cross St., N. Washington St. and Commercial St.
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Video: Occupy Boston – The Day After
Update: At 5am on Saturday, December 10, 2011, Boston Police raided the last remains of the Occupy Boston camp at Dewey Square, arresting 46 protestors with relatively little confrontation. View Globe video. This video below was taken during the morning (7am) and afternoon (4pm) on December 9, 2011, a day after the midnight deadline set [...]
Citizens Connect Adds Online Chat Option To Report City Service Complaints
The City of Boston launched Citizens Connect Live, an online chat which allows constituents to contact the Mayor’s Hotline via the City of Boston website. Chat agents will initially be available during normal business hours, and may direct users to online services and answer questions regarding city services. Use the “LIVE – CHAT NOW” Button [...]
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North End Beautification Committee Lights Up Cross Street Plaza With Christmas Tree
The newly formed North End Beautification Committee has lit up the Cross Street Plaza on the corner of Hanover Street with a large Christmas tree. This is the first time a tree has been placed at this location and comes after traffic and parking was banned from the area last year making it a pedestrian [...]
Johanna Coppola of 3 Margaret Street Wins Good Neighbor Recognition Award
Johanna Coppola of 3 Margaret Street received the November 2011 Good Neighbor Recognition Award from NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee. Shown in the photo, committee member Janet Gilardi, presents the award to Johanna Coppola on Margaret Street in the North End. (Photo by Phil Orlandella.) The Clean Streets award is voted by committee members on a [...]
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Clean Streets Committee Listens to New Trash Cleanup Ideas From Councilor Sal LaMattina
Councilor Sal LaMattina holds up orange trash bags required for use in Chelsea for properties without barrels.North End residents came out this week to hear new trash clean-up ideas from City Councilor Sal LaMattina and work with NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee. Recurring issues include household trash not being property disposed, lack of street trash barrels, [...]
Michele Tirella Receives Good Neighbor Recognition Award From Clean Streets Committee
Michele Tirella received the October 2011 Good Neighbor Recognition Award from NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee. The Clean Streets award is voted by committee members on a monthly basis in recognition of businesses and property owners that keep their sidewalk and gutter free of trash and debris. View previous recipients of the Good Neighbor Recognition [...]
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Poll Results: Close Vote Gives Edge to Keeping Commercial Trash Pickups at Night
Related post: State and City Officials Move to Stop Nighttime Commercial Trash Pickup Note: This is not a scientific poll. The results are representative only of self-selected NorthEndWaterfront.com website visitors. This poll is now closed. A new poll is up and running in the right sidebar on the home page. Go there now and vote! See [...]
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