New officers were voted in at the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Annual Meeting held on May 11th. The elected offficers and directors are: President: Joanne Hayes-Rines Vice President: Trish Baumer Treasurer: Virginia Kimball Clerk: Liz Green Directors At Large: Joe Bono & Meghan Denenberg Fundraising Chair: Anne Devlin Tagliaferro Horticulture Chair: Mary Ann Esparo Read More…
VOTE TO HELP US WIN SOME MONEY FOR OUR BASEBALL PROGRAMS: The City of Boston Credit Union sponsored a contest for local baseball organizations. The first step was by lottery and we entered the Nazzaro Center Baseball Program and we were one of 5 finalists chosen. The next step involves voting by e-mail. Of the Read More…
***Reminder: This hearing is Friday, May 14th, 11:00 am at City Hall, 5th Floor.*** District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina filed an order this week for a hearing regarding the placement of satellite TV dishes, antennas and receivers on residential and commercial properties throughout the City of Boston. The order cites “visual dissatisfaction” and “concerns Read More…
The movie production for “What’s Your Number?” is coming to the North End with filming planned for Wednesday May 26th and Thursday, May 27th from 10am to 2am. Parking and traffic will be impacted on several North End streets, including Salem, Prince, Cross, Cooper, N. Margin, Parmenter and Bartlett Place. So far, there is no Read More…
The North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) voted 8-0 to support the addition of “liqueurs” to Sapori Di Napoli’s existing beer & wine license at 115A Salem Street. Vincenzo & Giovanni Grimaldi presented to the council after receiving the new license a few months ago from City Hall (supported by NEWNC and NEWRA last December). Typically, the Read More…
Caffe Graffiti received unanimous support for 36 outdoor patio seats from the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) at Monday night’s meeting. Luigi DeMarco and his attorney presented an amendment to add outdoor patio service with 36 seats to their existing alcohol license for beer and wine with liqueurs. The amendment is for their recently opened Read More…
There was a fire this afternoon on the residential 9th floor of the Strada Building at 226/234 Causeway Street. One person was taken to the hospital but the fire was put out by the automatic sprinkler system. Boston Fire Department estimates $250,000 of damage, mostly from the water pouring down to the lower floors. Read More…
News from the Eliot about teachers and students piloting a new walking kit for middle-schoolers: Teachers and seventh graders from Boston’s Eliot K-8 School in the North End are piloting a new, free kit designed to get students up and moving. The 20-page walking kit, created by clinicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, aims to Read More…
Before the business of the May NEWNC Public Safety Committee meeting, attendees reflected on the contributions of its founder and long-time Chairman, Bob DeCristoforo. On behalf of the Boston Police, Sgt. Tom Lema and Officer Teddy Boyle, Area A-1 Captain O’Rourke expressed sincere appreciation for the work of Bobby D. to keep the neighborhood safe. Read More…
The following post comes from Nathan Swain, a local artist and North End resident, who has some ideas for the Callahan Tunnel vent building as part of the upcoming facade reconstruction. Readers may remember Nate from his work on the Salem St. Powerhouse where he painted large murals on the “windows” of the barren Edison building, making it Read More…
FOCCP Annual Meeting Election of Officers and Directors Tuesday, May 11th 6:30pm The Voting will open at 6:00 pm, feel free to come early to cast your vote even if you can’t stay for the entire meeting. Every Vote Counts!! Mariners House 11 North Square, North End, Boston (Two doors up from the Paul Revere Read More…