The North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council’s Public Safety Committee will host a meeting on Thursday, March 4, to address issues evident in the current design of the Cross Street sidewalk plaza area. City Councilor Sal LaMattina will attend the meeting, along with State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz and a representative from the City of Boston’s Transportation Department. Read More…
Month: February 2010
16 Hull St. Gets OK From Board of Appeal To Create Smaller Apartments
Boston’s Board of Appeal approved the zoning relief to make smaller apartments at 16 Hull Street increasing the number of units from 5 to 8 in the building owned by Peter McGiniss. The apartment square footages will be approximately 525 sf for the 1-bedroom units and 628 sf for the 2 bedrooms up to 1061 Read More…
LaMattina Calls for Segway Hearing
The controversial use of segways on Boston’s streets and sidewalks will be discussed at an upcoming hearing, as requested by District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina. The debate comes after the recent series of North End/Waterfront neighborhood meetings regarding the C.V. license for Boston Gliders’ expansion at 75 Commercial Street. NEWNC Opposes Segway Tours’ Beverage Read More…
Friends of the North End Branch Library Holds Successful Fundraiser
It was a packed event at the sold-out fundraiser for the Friends of the North End Branch Library held on Wednesday night at the Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel. There was a silent auction with signed books by local authors about subjects ranging from cooking, neighborhood history to sports legends. Entertainment was provided by NEMPAC’s cello Read More…
Armed Carjacking at Dock Square Garage
Dock Square Garage on Clinton St.February 23rd incident report from Boston Police: Carjacking Suspect Arrested with a Gun Yesterday afternoon around 1:10PM, officers from District A-1 arrested suspect, Michael Fitzpatrick, 52 of Malden and charged him with Carjacking, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Intent to Rob while Armed, Operating a Motor Read More…
Excerpts From This Week’s City Council Agenda
Below are some items of interest from the agenda for the February 24th City Council agenda. 0280 – Message and order to accept the provisions of Chapter 40T of the Massachusetts General Laws, enacted as Chapter 26 of the Acts of 2010, An Act Relative to Unpaid Municipal Fines. (Ed: This is the Green Ticket Read More…
First Yemenese LNG Tanker Arrives in Boston Harbor
Waterfront residents received a 5:00 am wakeup call this morning. Between the helicopter noise, flashing lights and sirens, folks knew that “it” had arrived. The first 395-foot long liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker from Yemen was here. Initially a dot on the harbor grew quickly to dominate the waterway as the ship made its way Read More…
Globe Recaps Neighborhood Meetings on Segway C.V. License
The Globe’s Andrew Ryan recaps recent North End/Waterfront neighborhood meetings regarding the segway tour operator, Boston Gliders, and their pending C.V. license (food and non-alcoholic beverages) for 75 Commercial Street. “Unhappy residents accuse the company of hogging pedestrian space and using sidewalks on Commercial Street and the nearby Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway to teach the Read More…
Candlelight Vigil Held at Christopher Columbus Park for Missing Person
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Eugene Losik can contact detectives at 617-343-4248. Anonymous calls can be made to 1-800-494-TIPS. Several dozen people attended a candlelight vigil held tonight at Christopher Columbus Park to raise awareness of the missing person case of Eugene Losik, 25, who disappeared early Saturday morning. Losik was last seen Read More…
WBZ Radio Show To Feature State Representative Michlewitz
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz will be on “NightSide with Dan Rea” on WBZ-AM-1030 on Tuesday night, February 23rd. The show starts at 10:00 pm and will last one hour, including a call-in portion of the show. The focus of the radio show will be on the recently passed Green Ticket law. Related posts: Governor Signs Read More…
St. Leonard Knights Complete Their Playoff Season
Congratulations to the St. Leonard Knights boys basketball team for a great season! The team lost in the semi-finals against the Bishop of Mother Theresa of Dorchester yesterday, 46-42, but it was an accomplishment just to get that far in the playoffs. The team is made up of boys of the North End: James Arienello, Read More…