State Senator Anthony Petruccelli and State Representative Aaron Michlewitz hosted an “Open Forum” in the North End this week to discuss State issues going into the end of the 2009-2010 legislative session. This was not a campaign event, although both the Senator and Representative are running for re-election this November. Both are Democrats and so Read More…
Highlights from this week’s police blotter for the North End/Waterfront area: Larceny 03/07/10 1:00pm-6:30pm Victim reports an unknown person stole a ring and a chain from the kitchen counter of her Commercial St. apartment. Larceny/ Shoplifting 03/10/10 5:50pm Male suspect arrested for shoplifting at a Hanover St. pharmacy. Assault & Battery with a motor vehicle Read More…
The following message was sent to the President of the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC), Stephen Passacantilli, by a representative of Segway Inc. regarding recent neighborhood and city meetings for Segway tour operator, Boston Gliders. It is posted here with permission. Dear Mr. Passacantilli, I represent Segway Inc., located in Bedford, N.H. Segway Inc. is Read More…
Ok folks, it is time for a grass roots, neighborhood effort to tell the “powers-that-be” to preserve the North End Branch Library. As a result of its budget crisis, the Boston Public Library is looking to close many of its 26 neighborhood branches. Because we have one of the smaller physical book collections, the circulation Read More…
City Councilor-At-Large Felix ArroyoFelix Arroyo, City Councilor-At-Large provided an update on his 2010 agenda at this week’s North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) meeting. He described his interest in heading up the Youth Affairs Committee to help create youth jobs. Arroyo is also chairing the City Council’s committee on the 2010 census, noting that each person Read More…
It was announced at last night’s North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) meeting that the Licensing Board denied the C.V. License (food/non-alcoholic beverage) for 75 Commercial Street. This is the location where Boston/Orlando Gliders is expanding their Segway Adventure Tours operations. Francine Gannon, Commercial St. resident, shared the thanks of the neighbors who spoke against the Read More…
Plenty of folks are tweeted from the Tuesday afternoon Boston Public Library Trustee meeting regarding the budget and the possible closure of branches. As far as I can tell, there was no vote or any specific branch announcements. Scroll through the tweets for the latest. Universal Hub’s Adam Gaffin sums up the hearing: Even without Read More…
Boston Public Library is currently featuring an exhibition “Man in the Street: Jules Aarons Photographs Boston 1947 – 1976” with several photos of the North End as well as other Boston neighborhoods. From the Boston Public Library: In 1997, the Boston Public Library began collecting the work of Boston photographer Jules Aarons (1921-2008),and the library Read More…
This week brought no news on the whereabouts of Eugene Losik who disappeared after leaving the Long Wharf Marriott in the early morning hours of February 21th. There have been several large scale water searches in Boston Harbor. According to an article in the North Andover Citizen, “On March 2, after the dogs scented in Read More…
From the TBHA’s Harbor News Update: The Boston Harbor Association (TBHA) will host its 17th annual Boston Harbor Celebration and Harbor Auction on Tuesday 13 April 2010 from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the beautiful Wharf Room at the Boston Harbor Hotel, Rowes Wharf, Boston. Join in an annual tradition for waterfront businesses, community Read More…
NEWRA’s (North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association) burgeoning Parks & Open Spaces Committee shared the following information from last week’s meeting, courtesy of David Kubiak on behalf of chair Anne Pistorio. Nina Mukherji represented the Boston Park Advocates at the meeting to raise public concern over proposed additional cuts in the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Read More…
The following events are at the North End Branch Library at 25 Parmenter Street this week. Mon Mar 8 11:00 am Films for Children On Mondays, come and watch children films at the North End library. Tue Mar 9 10:30 am Baby Storytime 25 minutes of rhymes, bounces, and songs for those birth to 1 Read More…