Candidates for Saturday’s election for North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, introduced themselves this week at the council’s monthly meeting (see video). There are six candidates running for six open two-year term seats, before any write-in candidates. The election is scheduled for May 19, 2012, 10am-2pm at the Nazzaro Community Center, 30 N. Bennet [...]
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Four North End Eateries Receive Support at Neighborhood Council Meeting (Video)
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, voted to support four North End restaurant applications currently pending in front of the Boston Licensing Board and/or the Zoning Board of Appeals. This video includes the applicant presentations, public discussion and NEWNC vote. 00:00 on video 78-80 Salem Street, Trattoria Pulcinella: Giovanni Oliva has applied to [...]
Philip Frattaroli Runs (and Finishes) Boston Marathon to Help UMass ALS Champion Fund
North Ender, NEWNC member and Ducali Pizzeria & Bar owner, Philip Frattaroli, ran the 2012 Boston Marathon raising $30,628 for the UMass ALS Champion Fund, a special program created by Governor Paul Cellucci in his personal fight against ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Philip trained for the marathon over four months, and despite [...]
NEAA Baseball: Sizing Up the Tigers versus Cubs
by Ralph Martignetti, Commissioner With the season about one third of the way through, the pecking order of team strength is being established and it looks like the Cubs and Tigers are becoming a heated rivalry. The teams met for the second time this season and again both teams were ready play. Colman Shea who [...]
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 [...]
Woman Attacked in Drive-by Robbery Monday Night on Salem Street
There were plenty of witnesses, with slightly varying stories, of an attack and robbery on Salem Street at 9:50 pm on Monday night. According to Officer Teddy Boyle, detectives are following up on accounts of a suspect jumping out of a car to grab a woman’s bag. The woman fought back and the suspect punched [...]
City Agrees to North End Eliot School Expansion Through $11.35 Million Swap With North Bennet Street School
The following press release from the City of Boston details terms of today’s $11.35 million agreement of a building and cash swap, including the city owned 150 North St. and 130-140 Richmond St., in exchange for four buildings owned by the North Bennet Street School. The swap will allow for a substantial expansion of the [...]
The Week Ahead in the North End / Waterfront – May 14-20, 2012
Here’s hoping all the mother’s had a terrific Mother’s Day! Highlighting upcoming events and meetings in the North End / Waterfront this week, May 14 -20, 2012: Monday, May 14th, 7:00 pm, the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, holds its monthly public meeting at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. In addition [...]
State Rules HazMat Trucks Banned in Boston During Daytime Hours
The streets of the North End / Waterfront and downtown Boston just became safer, at least during the day. A State decision came down Friday indicating that dangerous hazardous material trucks won’t be passing through the city during the hours of 6 am to 8 pm. The daytime ban is a win for the North [...]
NEWRA Opposes Two of Three Hanover Street Restaurant Requests
Dominating Thursday’s North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association meeting were issues relating to Hanover Street restaurants with two of three new applications being opposed by the group. Members supported Jennifer Pittore’s “Locale” but opposed requests by Nick Varano’s “Strega Cafe” and Frank DePasquale’s “Il Panino Express.” There was a lot said (Ed: some might say [...]
Parking Garage Holdup on Weekly North End / Waterfront Police Blotter
Weekly Boston Police Journal Log, courtesy of District A-1: Robbery/ Business 05/07/12 4:20am Commercial St. garage parking attendant reports 4 unknown males approached the parking booth and ordered him onto the floor holding a crow bar to his neck. At this time, the suspects attempted to force open the safe to no avail. Suspects removed [...]
Boston’s New Recycling Clear Bags Now Available
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 [...]
New North End-Waterfront Neighborhood Watch Program
Under the direction of Carolyn MacNeil, Director of Neighborhood Watch programs for the Boston Police department, councilman David Marx of NEWNC and North End resident Brian Brandt, The North End-Waterfront will soon have a Neighborhood Watch program. Public Safety meetings are held at 6:30 PM on the first Thursday of every month at The Nazarro [...]
Gordon Ramsey’s “Kitchen Nightmares” TV Show to Film at La Galleria 33 on Salem Street
Gordon Ramsey’s Fox TV show, “Kitchen Nightmares” returns to the North End to help La Galleria 33 located at 125 Salem Street. Filming for the future episode is planned during the week of May 16 – 22, 2012. Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsey visits restaurants in trouble and “wakes them up from their Kitchen Nightmares.” During [...]
Residents File Papers for Election on Neighborhood Council, NEWNC
NEWNC has announced the following individuals are candidates for the upcoming NEWNC election: 1. Allan Danley, 82 Commercial St. 2. Toni Gilardi, 133 Fulton St. 3. Ryan Kenny 10 Thacher Street, #309 4. John Pregman 163 Endicott Street, #2 5. Marie Simboli 61 Prince Street 6. Anne Devlin Tagliaferro 63 Atlantic Ave., #4 (Note: The [...]
Commercial Wharf and Yacht Haven Meeting Planned on Harborwalk and Chapter 91 Issues
At this week’s May 2, 2012 meeting of the Boston Conservation Commission, it was announced that the Department of Environmental Protection will be scheduling a Chapter 91 / Harborwalk meeting between the stakeholders at the Commercial Wharf complex, a mixed use property located off Atlantic Ave. in the North End. Key stakeholders involved in a [...]
Late Night Noise and Neighborhood Watch Discussed at Public Safety Meeting (Video)
Video: May 3, 2012 North End Public Safety Meeting with District A-1 Boston Police, City Councilor Sal LaMattina, Suffolk University & North End / Waterfront residents, held at the Nazzaro Community Center. It was another standing room only community meeting on late night noise, partying and crime issues in the North End. After getting an [...]
Police Blotter: Bell Ringer Turns Vandal
Highlights from this week’s Boston Police Journal Log, courtesy of Boston Police District A-1: Vandalism 04/28/12 2:30am Victim reports a group of 4 males were ringing his Endicott St. front door buzzer attempting to gain entrance into the building. Victim refused to let them in, at this time one of the suspects broke the glass [...]
WBZ-TV Reports on the Forming of a North End Neighborhood Watch to Control Late Night Noise
In advance of Thursday’s North End Public Safety Meeting, CBS Boston WBZ-TV’s Christina Hager, interviewed Janet Gilardi, David Marx and District A-1 Captain Lee regarding the formation of a neighborhood watch to control late night noise and street partying in the neighborhood, among other public safety issues. View the report in the video below or [...]
Building Brick Wall Collapse on Thacher Court Leaves Residents Stranded
A building brick wall collapse on Thacher Court has left many North End residents out in the cold. An entire wall of the four story resident building collapsed on Sunday night / Monday morning, leaving a pile of bricks in the adjoining empty lot. While the damage is assessed, several residents in abutting buildings have [...]
North End/Waterfront Real Estate Sales for April 2012
Real estate sales in the North End / Waterfront are listed below for April 2012: 99-A Prince Street #1: 2 beds, 1 bath with 795 sg/ft sold for $305,000 19 Salutation Street #41: 1 bed, 1 bath with 540 sq/ft sold for $314,500 44 Prince Street #314: 1 bed, 1 bath with 730 sq/ft sold [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
NEAA Game 2 Opening Day: Cardinals 8 – Indians 4
by Ralph Martignetti, NEAA Baseball Commissioner In the nitecap of the opening day doubleheader, the Cardinals spotted the Indians a 2 run and came roaring back to take an 8-4 victory. The Indians scored solo runs in the 1st and 2nd innings to take the 2-0 lead. With 2 outs in the 1st, Jase Cherchi [...]
Letter from District A-1 Captain Tom Lee to the Residents of the North End
The following letter is from District A-1 Captain Tom Lee to the residents of the North End in response to the issues raised at the April 5, 2012 North End Public Safety Meeting (See Angry Residents Erupt in Chorus of Complaints About Lack of Police Presence). The letter is also posted on BPDNews.com. Dear North [...]
Anthony DiNunzio, Boss of New England La Cosa Nostra, Arrested at Gemini Social Club on North End’s Endicott Street
At approximately 6 am on April 25, 2012, the FBI and Rhode Island State Police arrested Anthony DiNunzio, acting boss of the New England La Cosa Nostra (NELCN), in Boston’s North End at the Gemini Social Club on Endicott Street. DiNunzio, 53, of East Boston and part of the Patriarca crime family, was taken to [...]
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 [...]
Boston Public Schools Hosting Community Meetings on New Assignment System
North End / Waterfront and Eliot School parents might want to take part in these community meetings on Saturday, April 28, 2012 with Boston Public Schools regarding changes to the school assignment system. There is also an online survey at: bostonpublicschools.org/choice. Details from BPS below: BPS is creating a new school assignment system and we [...]
Cyrus Dallin, His Paul Revere Statue and the Prado
CYRUS DALLIN, HIS PAUL REVERE STATUE AND THE PRADO Community Celebration: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 12-4 PM Paul Revere Mall, Boston’s North End Public Lecture: Thursday, May 17th, 7:00 PM Old North Church Boston’s North End/Waterfront community will host a fair on Sunday afternoon, April 29, from Noon to 4 PM, at the Paul Revere [...]
Police Blotter: Wine and a Laptop Taken From Car on Commercial Street
From this week’s Boston Police Journal Log for the North End / Waterfront area, courtesy of BPD District A-1: Larceny from Motor Vehicle 04/16/12 7:15pm -9:00am Victim reports his 2004 Toyota Highlander was parked on Commercial St. and the front passenger window was broken and removed was 5 bottles of wine and a laptop.
