Month: March 2011
Petition to Expand the North End’s Eliot School
The following note and petition is being circulated by members of the North End / Waterfront Mothers Association (NEWMA). Dear North End community: The North End has one public elementary school – The Eliot. This past week many North End families received word that their North End child will not be able to go to Read More…
Informal Lectures at North Bennet Street School for Neighborhood Homeowners and Collectors
North Bennet Street School, the North End’s local academy of craftsmanship training, will host a series of informal lecture-demonstrations covering topics of keen interest to neighborhood homeowners and to collectors and admirers of specific, hand-crafted objects. The lectures will take place at the school on Thursday evenings during April from 6:00 to 7:30pm. Topics range Read More…
Will you turn off your lights at 8:30pm on Saturday?
Boston will be among thousands of cities world-wide that have pledged to shut off their lights for Earth Hour, raising awareness about climate change through World Wildife Fund’s Earth Hour 2011 event on March 26th from 8:30 to 9:30 pm. Earth Hour asks participants to turn off all non-essential lighting during this one hour time period. Visit Boston Earth Hour to for more information and Read More…
New Signs at Commercial Wharf West Parking Lot
Good news! The owner of the private parking lot at Commercial Wharf West has installed several new, larger signs to warn parkers of the towing risk that has befallen many residents and visitors. NorthEndWaterfront.com readers will remember when we raised the issue of a parking/towing trap last January and was further investigated by GlobeWatch. Then, Read More…
Moving Day for City’s Old Printing Presses
It was moving out day for the printing presses from the City of Boston’s former printing plant on North Street, as captured in the photos below by Bruce McCue. The equipment was recently auctioned off by the city.
Obituary: Keith Rodney of the North End
RODNEY, Keith Reeves Of Boston, insurance executive, public servant, and avid sailor, died March 6, 2011 at his home in the North End. He was 67 and suffered from esophageal cancer. An insurance and financial industry expert, Keith Rodney in 1975 was appointed Deputy Insurance Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts serving under Governor Michael Read More…
Globe Wades into NEWNC vs. NEWRA Debate on Recent Alcohol License Extension Applications
Using the examples from the recent closing hour extension requests for The Living Room, Monica’s and Tresca restaurants, Boston Globe Your Town reporter, Jeremy Fox, analyzes the differing opinions of the Residents’ Association (NEWRA) and the Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). In a district where the once-dominant population of working-class immigrants is being replaced by college students Read More…
Books and Volunteers Needed for Book Sale
The Friends of the North End Branch Library are now accepting new or gently used books, DVDs, CDs, videotapes and audiobooks for our upcoming Book Sale. We do not accept toys or damaged books. The Book Sale date is Saturday, May 21, 2011. The raindate is June 4, 2011. Time is from 10 am – Read More…
Obituary: Dr. Ronald X. Conway, Retired Boston Police Captain, Area A-1 Commander
CONWAY, Dr. Ronald X. (Ret. Capt. B.P.D.) Of Quincy, formerly of Dorchester, March 18. Beloved husband of Patricia A. (Sullivan). Loving son of the late George L. & Loretta E. (Byrnes) Conway. Devoted father of Ronald X., Jr., Christopher J. & his wife Susan, all of Quincy, Kara B. Norton & her husband Ronald of Read More…
Obituary: Craig F. Hughes of the North End
HUGHES, Craig F. Age 78, of Boston’s North End, died March 10, 2011, after a brief illness. Mr. Hughes, the former President of Relocation Corporation of New England, retired in 1991. He was born in New York City, attended NYU and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. A former resident of Read More…