Naomi Paul (left) and Patricia Thiboutot, co-chairs of NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee.The North End’s “Waste Management Maven,” Naomi Paul, recorded an interesting radio interview with WGBH’s Callie Crossley on the trash situation in the neighborhood. Naomi is also co-chair of the NEWRA Clean Streets Committee. The show is titled “Vigilantes” and Naomi’s interview is the second segment in the show.
Description from the show: “Trashy Boston: Naomi Paul, Co-Chair of North End Waterfront Resident Association (NEWRA) Clean Streets Committee, wouldn’t stand for a dirty neighborhood, and rallied citizens to take ownership of their trash.”
Click the link below to listen to the interview at WGBH’s website. Naomi’s part starts at about 16 minutes into the show.
http://www.wgbh.org/897/programDetail.cfm?programid=855
Here is the full description for the radio show:
Vigilantes: From local citizens taking matters into their own hands to superheroes saving the day on the big screen, we’re devoting the hour to celebrating the quests and achievements of vigilantes.
The Great Typo Hunt: Boston natives Jeff Deck and Ben Herson traveled across the country in search of typos. Armed with chalk, markers, and white-out, they made the country’s signs more grammar-friendly.
Trashy Boston: Naomi Paul, Co-Chair of North End Waterfront Resident Association (NEWRA) Clean Streets Committee, wouldn’t stand for a dirty neighborhood, and rallied citizens to take ownership of their trash.
Saving A Bus Route: Cynthia Gonnerman, a resident of Tilton, New Hampshire, lobbied the Department of Transportation preserve her bus route.
Bicycle Lane Blues: Eric Berger, a resident of Arlington, MA, has spent over 40,000 of his own money to prevent Boston from narrowing a portion of Massachusetts Avenue to make room for a bike lane.
