Community

Family Volunteer Day at the North End Eliot School

On Saturday, November 21st, families from all over Greater Boston kicked off the holiday season by participating in Boston Cares’ Family Volunteer Day.  Sponsored by Disney Parks and Fidelity Investments, this national day of service brought together 50 families from Greater Boston. Volunteers made indoor recess packets for students at the John Eliot School in Read More…

Arts & Culture

“The Night Before Christmas in Boston’s North End” by T. Schiavoni

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN BOSTON’S NORTH END ‘Twas Feast of the Fishes in the old neighborhood. Developers were prowling, they were up to no good. With lawyers, contractors, and architects in tow, variances and quick-fixes were falling like snow. The locals were snoozing, overcome with exhaustion from fighting the forces wreacking havoc on Boston. Read More…

Community

Toys for Tots Drop-off

Toni Gilardi and her staff at Elite Boston Landmark Realty at 350 Commercial Street, North End, are collecting toys for the Toys for Tots program.  Please feel free to drop off unwrapped/non-violent toys at the office anytime!  For more information on the program, please visit the site www.toysfortots.com.

Health & Environment

Fallout from City Council Rat Hearing

Excerpts from the Boston Globe’s coverage of yesterday’s City Council hearing on the rodent problem with a focus on the North End area. “Rats are wreaking havoc in the North End, burrowing through walls, gnawing through wires, and feasting on the neighborhood’s surfeit of discarded pizza boxes and restaurant garbage, aggrieved residents and the neighborhood’s Read More…

Police & Fire

Weekly North End/Waterfront Police Journal Log

Notable incidents from this week’s Boston Police journal log for the North End/Waterfront area: Larceny 11/20/09          4:30pm-5:15pm Victim reports an unknown person stole her carry-on bag containing jewelry, clothing and cosmetics as she was unloading it into her North St. building. Vandalism 11/21/09          4:00pm-7:45am Victim reports an unknown person broke 2 signs to her Richmond St. Read More…