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Photos: Mayor’s 2013 Coffee Hour at Christopher Columbus Park

Mayor Thomas M. Menino could not make last week’s Mayor’s Coffee Hour at Christopher Columbus Park, but that did stop the friendly community gathering. Helping stand in for the Mayor were Property Chief Michael Galvin, Parks Commissioner Antonia Pollak, City Councilors Sal LaMattina, Felix Arroyo and Rob Consalvo along with State Representatives Aaron Michlewitz and [...]

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Residents and Businesses Returning to Boylston Street After FBI Turns Over Marathon Bombing Site Back to City

Mayor Menino was presented the flag that was flown over the finish line at the Boston Marathon by an FBI official, symbolically releasing jurisdiction over to the City of Boston on April 22, 2013. The flag was handed over to Mayor Menino by Lt Detective Darrin Greeley of the CSRU Unit of the Boston Police [...]

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Mayor Menino Submits FY 2014 Budget to City Council

Mayor Menino Submits FY 2014 Budget to City Council Focuses on delivery of quality services that lift up all neighborhoods “This is the twentieth Proposed Budget of my Administration and it shares a most important trait with the prior nineteen: it pushes us to try new things.” – Mayor Thomas M. Menino Mayor Thomas M. [...]

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Mayor Menino’s Last Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series – May 15th in the North End / Waterfront

It’s Mayor Menino’s last neighborhood coffee hour series this Spring. The North End / Waterfront session is scheduled for May 15, 2013, 9:30 am at Christopher Columbus Park, 110 Atlantic Avenue. The full schedule for all Boston neighborhoods is shown below. Meet the retiring Mayor, get a plant and complementary Dunkin’ Donuts!

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Mayor Tom Menino announces the acquisition of 585 Commercial St. for a new downtown school with BPS school children

Downtown School Announcement at 585 Commercial Street Cheered by Local Officials and Families [Slideshow]

It was a celebratory mood at Friday’s official announcement by Mayor Tom Menino that the City of Boston is acquiring the North End / Waterfront property at 585 Commercial Street to be renovated for a new K-8 public school in Downtown Boston. Since the news initially came out, it was disclosed that the City’s purchase [...]

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John Connolly, shown here on the far left at last year's City Council inauguration has announced his candidacy for Boston Mayor, currently held for the last 20 years by Thomas Menino, far right. (Photo by Matt Conti)

Poll: John Connolly Versus Tom Menino for Boston Mayor

Boston City Councilor-at-large, John Connolly, has officially announced that he is running to be the next Mayor of Boston. Meanwhile, the longest sitting mayor of Boston, Thomas M. Menino, has yet to say whether he will seek a sixth term. However, the 20-year incumbent said “Let’s have a nice, good campaign,” in response to the [...]

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Local Sequester Impacts [Storify Slideshow]

The sequester is coming! The sequester is coming! On March 1, 2013, $85 billion of automatic spending cuts go into effect. The following Storify slideshow collects some of the related local impacts, cartoons and political posturing. [View the story "Sequester Impacts" on Storify] Sequester Impacts Storified by NorthEndWaterfront.com· Wed, Feb 27 2013 16:09:21 How spending [...]

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Snow Emergency and Parking Ban Lifted at 6pm Tuesday; Boston Public Schools Open Wednesday

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 [...]

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino announces actions to prepare and react to storms caused by rising tides. Also pictured, Brian Swett, Chief of Environment & Energy.

Sea Level Rise: Boston Harbor Association Report Spurs City to Take Proactive Planning Initiative

The Boston Harbor Association’s groundbreaking report, Preparing for the Rising Tide, was championed today by Mayor Menino as he announced several new initiatives related to preparing for sea level rise and future storms like Sandy. “The government and private sector need to be proactive in planning for a future with rising sea levels and future [...]

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Downtown View: Boston’s Good Luck

Some of you probably went to the Mayor’s State of the City address last week. Some of you, like me, watched it on television. There was lots of blather about the standing ovation and the probability that Menino will run for office once again. Maybe he will. Few candidates could prevail over him, given the [...]

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“Boston’s Back” – City Hall Says Recession is Over

Residents and local business owners probably already figured out the recession ended just by looking at the number of people in the restaurants and shops, record tourists, surging real estate prices, more traffic, no parking, crowded T trains or the cranes in the air. City Hall released its official numbers today, mostly all showing a [...]

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Mayor Menino cuts the ribbon at the Scooper Bowl ice-cream festival on Government Center Plaza last June (City of Boston photo)

City of Boston Failing Weight Loss Challenge

The City of Boston is failing miserably at the Mayor’s Million Pound Challenge. Launched last Spring to great fanfare, Bostonians have only lost 74,597 pounds as the deadline approaches, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. In June, a mere two months after the challenge began, the city kicked off “Fitness on the [...]

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“Mayor’s Against Illegal Guns” Issues TV Ad; Menino Supports Obama’s Gun Control Plan

Mayor’s Against Illegal Guns, co-founded by Boston Mayor Menino and New York City Mayor Bloomberg, have released a new television commercial endorsing gun reforms. Since the Newtown, CT shootings more than 100 new mayors have joined the coalition that now totals over 800. The group has website at DemandAPlan.org where citizens can sign a petition [...]

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Boston City Council Approves New Rental Inspection Requirements and Fines for Problem Property Landlords

Boston City Council voted 9-4 to approve a new Rental Inspection Ordinance requiring apartment rental units to be inspected every five years including a $300 fine for problem properties and a “chronic offender registry.” The ordinance includes condominium properties but exempts buildings with 6 or fewer rental units as long as the building owner lives [...]

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“Big Checks” Celebration of Freedom Trail Foundation Grants to Old North Church and Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

The Freedom Trail Foundation presented “big checks” on Tuesday to celebrate grants for Copp’s Hill Burying Ground and Old North Church as part of major restoration projects at both North End historic sites. Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Parks Commissioner Antonia M. Pollak, Reverand Stephen T. Ayres, representatives of the Freedom Trail Foundation, Old North Church [...]

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Mayor Menino Vetos City Council Redistricting Plan, Including Changes to North End / Waterfront

Remember that new City Council map that narrowly passed after a redistricting process? Well, forget about it because Mayor Tom Menino just vetoed it. According to a letter to the City Council, Boston’s Mayor said that, My central objection is my concern that the plan concentrates our many citizens of color into too few districts, [...]

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino (center) at "My Cousin's Place" with co-owners Ralph Verrocchi (left) and Daniel D'Elia.

Mayor Menino is a Regular at “My Cousin’s Place”

Everyone knows that Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is a frequent customer at several North End establishments and recent sightings imply he has now become a regular at “My Cousin’s Place,” the recently opened coffee shop at 396 Hanover Street. Cousins Ralph and Daniel share this photo from Friday when the Mayor posed with the [...]

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Now she wants her picture taken! Lil poses with Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, Mayor Tom Menino, NEAD President John Romano and Bobby Dello Russo, candidate for Clerk of Courts.

23rd North End Family Pride Day Attracts a Large Neighborhood Crowd to Langone Park [Photos]

North End Family Pride Day brought out families, residents, businesses and elected officials for full day of activities, including the Johnny Paolo Memorial Bocce Tournament, the Nazzaro Center Kids Talent Show, music by Crosstown, Street Magic and lots of tables by community groups. The annual event was held in memory of Robert “Bobby D” Decristoforo [...]

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Celebrating DeFilippo Playground’s Reopening at the Gassy with the Mayor [Photos]

Dozens of North End residents joined with Mayor Tom Menino on Friday morning for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated tot lot and wall construction at DeFilippo Playground, commonly known as “The Gassy.” In a year-long series of community meetings, the City of Boston invested $933,000 to renovate certain [...]

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Park Opening and Coffee Hour with Mayor at DeFilipppo Playground, “The Gassy”

Join Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department as they celebrate the opening of the DeFilippo Playground and Wall in the North End. The park improvements were funded by the City’s Capital Improvement Plan. In addition to the festive Park Opening, guests will be able to participate in a Neighborhood Coffee [...]

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Parents that worked toward the Eliot K-8 School expansion join with officials at the celebration.

Eliot K-8 School Expansion Agreement Cheered by Parents and Officials

  There was resounding applause at the Eliot K-8 School on Tuesday night as North End and Downtown Boston families joined with City and Boston Public School officials to celebrate an agreement substantially expanding the Eliot to a second campus at the nearby North Bennet Street School buildings. Importantly, BPS Superintendent Carol Johnson announced that [...]

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Armenian Heritage Park Dedication – Celebrating the New Community Park on the Greenway (Photos)

The dedication of Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway was held in the pouring rain, but that only highlighted the spirit of its supporters during the historic celebration. The dedication of the long-awaited park brought out hundreds of spectators, creating a sea of umbrellas on the former plot of “Big Dig” land located across from [...]

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Eliot School Family Council and North Bennet Street School Warmly Receive News of Building Swap Agreement with City of Boston

There is high praise coming from all sides regarding the “win-win” agreement of expanding the Eliot K-8 Public School into the existing North Bennet Street School properties that would also allow NBSS to grow its trade and craft school in the North End. Through a cash and building swap valued at $11.4 million, NBSS, a [...]

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Four generations of the Dallin family standing in front of Cyrus Dallin's Paul Revere! Dallin's granddaughters are in the center of the group - Jean Dallin Doherty (green jacket) and Judith Dallin Cutts to her left.

Community Comes Together to Celebrate Cyrus Dallin, His Iconic Paul Revere Statue and the Prado (Photos)

The Paul Revere Mall in Boston’s North End was the sight of an inspiring community celebration on Sunday, April 29, 2012, commemorating the great American sculptor, Cyrus Dallin, his internationally known landmark Paul Revere statue and the Prado park, designed by famed landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff and architect Henry Shepley. The public event drew hundreds [...]

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Neighborhood Council Calls for Moratorium on Sale of North End City Buildings Until Eliot School Expansion Addressed

In a January 2012 letter issued to Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, is calling for a moratorium on the disposition of city-owned properties in the vicinity of the North End until the expansion needs of the Eliot K-8 public school are addressed. The letter comes in response [...]

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