BPDNews.com posted the following report of a woman being attacked on Salem Street in the early morning hours around 3:30 am on Saturday, August 21st. The man attempted to choke the woman before her screams scared him away. There is no word if this assault is connected to previous attacks on woman in the North Read More…
NEW Fall 2010 workshops and events The North Bennet Street School Workshop Program offers the finest short-form courses in bookbinding, calligraphy, carpentry, fine woodworking, jewelry making, locksmithing, and preservation carpentry. The Fall and Winter workshop schedule includes many new workshops as well as a large selection of old favorites. Our workshops are everything you expect Read More…
NORTH END/WATERFRONT RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee www.newra.org Meeting Agenda (Revised 8/22/10) Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 7:00 PM The Pilot House, 2 Atlantic Avenue Zoning and Licensing Applications There are no immediate zoning or licensing applications. The applications for zoning relief at 133 Salem Street (convert to retail on first floor, residential on Read More…
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center Fall Session Courses and Private Music Instruction registration is under way. To register online: www.nempacboston.org. Payments will be collected at your first class. All Best, Becca Griffin, NEMPAC COURSES FOR KIDS: Family Music Makers: Little Music Makers Toddlers (newborn – approx. 4) and their caretakers sing, dance Read More…
Boston Fire Department tweeted an electrical fire forced a power shutdown at the Intercontinental Hotel & Residences on Atlantic Avenue. Guests and residents were evacuated to the Boston Harbor Hotel at Rowes Wharf. Below are the BFD’s tweets: Response to the Intercontinental Hotel at 500 Atlantic Ave at 2:00 am for a reported fire in Read More…
A Memorial Mass will be offered for the repose of the soul of Father Thomas More Nicastro O.F.M. on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 12:00 Noon at St. Leonard’s Church, Hanover Street, Boston, (North End). Father “Tom” passed away on July 13, 2010 at the age of 93. Father was the Principal of the former Read More…
With the retirement of Daniel Pokaski, speculation is growing regarding the replacement appointment to the Licensing Board, expected in the next month. The Governor appoints the three members of the City of Boston Licensing Board. The Board regulates food and alcohol licenses throughout the city, as well as fortune tellers, pool halls, bowling allies and Read More…
Dr. Howard Koh, assistant secretary of health for Health and Human Services, visited the North End Community Health Center on Hanover St. this week. The visit is part of a campaign to increase awareness and spending on such centers as part of the rollout toward universal health care. The Boston Herald reports, “The red-brick tenements Read More…
Courtesy of the North End Historical Society: The Enduring Qualities: An Exploration of the Origins of the Fitzgerald and Kennedy Families in Boston, Saturday August 21, 2010 The Enduring Qualities: An Exploration of the Origins of the Fitzgerald and Kennedy Families in Boston, Saturday August 21, 2010 Ten days before his inauguration as president, John Read More…
NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee Meets To Discuss Neighborhood Trash & Cleanliness Issues. North End residents believe that enforcement of existing trash and cleanliness ordinances is key to cleaning up the neighborhood. That was the message at this week’s Clean Streets meeting, a volunteer neighborhood committee of the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). The Green Ticket Read More…
Selected incidents from this week’s North End / Waterfront police journal log: Sick/Injured – Person 08/20/10 2:12am Police Officer walking on Prince St. trying to locate a loud roof top party, heard a loud scream and a thud. P.O. found a female victim who fell off the roof and was stuck in between two buildings. Read More…