Stephen Puleo, author of Dark Tide and Boston Italians, has started previewing his upcoming fourth book called A City So Grand, the Rise of an American Metropolis, Boston 1850-1900. “As the title indicates, the book looks at Boston’s transformation during the second half of the nineteenth century, from a “large town” to a world-class city Read More…
MISSING PERSONS ALERT: BOSTON POLICE SEEK PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE IN EFFORTS TO LOCATE MISSING PERSON The Boston Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in their efforts to locate a person who has been missing since February 20, 2010. The missing person is described below: Name: Eugene Losik Sex: male Age: 25 Race: white Height: 5’11” Read More…
The Boston Conservation Commission has ordered Constellation Wharf to remove the gate at the entry of the residential complex at Pier 7 of the Charlestown Navy Yard. Representatives appeared before the commission to gain approval for wharf maintenance, including repairs and upgrades to existing deck drains and electrical conduit, although most of the discussion was Read More…
The Greenway Leadership CouncilRose Kennedy Greenway Conservancyinvites you to a Neighborhood/Community Meeting on Wednesday, February 24 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the New England Aquarium’s Harborview Café This is the first of two community forums to hear ideas and gather feedback from the public on Greenway operations and maintenance, programming and activities. The second meeting will be Read More…
News release from the Ward Three Democratic Committee: Over 100 hundred residents attended the 2010 Democratic Caucus on Saturday, February 20, to elect 25 delegates to represent their fellow Democrats at the Democratic State Convention in Worcester. The caucus was open to all registered Democrats in Ward 3. Residents from neighborhoods across the ward including the Read More…
Shown below are some pictures of the February 8th Family Dinner/Talk sponsored by North End Against Drugs. Once again dinner was prepared by Mary and Frank Romano. There was pasta, meatballs, sausages, salad and bread and butter along with dessert and soda. Aurora was the inspirational speaker. This event was free and sponsored by a Read More…
This picture was taken at 3:08 pm Saturday afternoon, February 20th at 15 Clark Street. There are several violations shown in this picture. First, trash is not supposed to be on the street until 5:00 pm the day before pickup which is Monday. So, this garbage will be on the street for two days and nights. Read More…
Kurt Swanson presents a Tabblo of North End images. “I live in the North End of Boston, so I volunteered to do my best to capture what life is like here, even though, like so many other places in the world, this is a neighborhood in transition. In the 1930’s there were over 45,000 people Read More…
The Globe’s Brian McGrory keeps the conversation going on LNG tankers in Boston Harbor as he goes out and see’s for himself. “Soon enough, the ship’s name, the SCF Polar, was visible, as well as human-sized letters across the ship’s bridge that warned, “No smoking.’’ I wondered if anyone on the crew spoke English. By Read More…
Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee Meeting Agenda Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 7:00 PM The Pilot House, 2 Atlantic Avenue Zoning and Licensing Applications 7:00 PM – 7:15 PM 31 Tileston Street, Mirella Petruccelli seeks zoning relief related to proposed renovation of three residential units on floors 2, 3 and 4. Zoning relief is needed for Read More…
The North End has always been a popular place for Bruins players to live given the proximity to the Garden. Banker & Tradesman reports that Milan Lucic, a 21 year-old Bruins forward, has bought a condo at 50 Fleet St. for $1.65 million from teammate P.J. Axelsson who has left the NHL. In case you Read More…
Breaking & Entering 02/13/10 1:30am- 3:30am Victim reports her laptop was stolen from her Wiget St. apartment. No sign of forced entry. Detectives to follow up on incident. Larceny from Motor Vehicle 02/17/10 10:30pm Commercial St. garage worker reports unknown person stole his wallet, cell phone and personal papers from the work booth. View the Read More…