Team from Public Archaeology Lab inside 5-6 Lathrop Place behind the Paul Revere House. Renovating an 1835 North End building has turned into a mini-archaeological dig at 5-6 Lathrop Place for the staff at the adjacent Paul Revere House. Executive Director Nina Zanneri shared a quick look at the goings on inside 5-6 Lathrop Place Read More…
by Marianne Aiello North End Waterfront Health CEO Jim Luisi was reelected as the Speaker of the House for the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) on August 28 at the organization’s annual conference in San Diego. Luisi has already served two years as Speaker and is looking forward to serving at least another Read More…
Highlights from this week’s District A-1 Boston Police Journal Log for the North End / Waterfront area: Assault & Battery / Assault & Battery on a Police Officer 09/03/11 3:12am Male suspect arrested outside of a Hanover St. restaurant for Assault & Battery on a male victim and also Assault & Battery on a Police Read More…
Watch the evening procession of the statue of San Antonio Di Padova Da Montefalcione from the Saint Anthony’s Feast held on September 4, 2011. At this late hour in the day, the statue of St. Anthony is quite a sight “loaded” with gifts and money. The bands are still going strong with some of the Read More…
We are fortunate in the North End / Waterfront to have two model “Friends” groups helping out our neighborhood jewels, the Friends of the North End Branch Library and the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park. These all-volunteer groups can only thrive with the support of neighbors, both in time and money. Why not become a Read More…
The Santa Rosalia Di Palermo Society commemorated the 10th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks as part of their annual procession through Boston’s North End with the statue of Santa Rosalia. The society presented a plaque to the North End Fire House in thanks to their years of service to the community. The procession also Read More…
The 2011 Boston “ahts” Festival came to Christopher Columbus Park in Boston’s North End / Waterfront this weekend. The video shows clips from all of the performances on September 10, 2011 along with general scenes from the festival. In addition to the music, theater and poetry performances, there were over 60 juried visual and craft Read More…
At this week’s meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA), the private, non-profit resident group unanimously voted to adopt a policy cap of 11 retail alcohol licenses (package and liquor stores) in the North End / Waterfront. The cap is advisory, not binding, to the Boston Licensing Board that is the regulatory Read More…
The Parks & Open Spaces Committee is focusing its efforts on celebrating and refurbishing the Prado, also known as the Paul Revere Mall. The committee, part of of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA), held its monthly meeting this week at the Nazzaro Center. The committee is concerned about the crumbling brick in Read More…
Former Massachusetts House Speaker and North End resident, Sal DiMasi, was sentenced to eight years in prison today by a federal court judge after being convicted on corruption charges last June. In his decision, US District Court Judge Mark Wolf said DiMasi’s life had been “a great American story to a point.” The ruling also Read More…
North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC)www.NEWNCBoston.org AGENDAMonday, September 12, 2011, 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St. 1. Call to order & Roll Call 2. Meeting Protocol 3. Report from the offices of local elected officials 4. Committee reports a. Resident Parking/Traffic Committee b. Public Safety Committee c. Bylaws Committee d. Greenway Committee 5. Read More…
At the 2011 Saint Anthony’s Feast in Boston’s North End, the statue of Saint Lucy joined with the statue of St. Anthony for a special appearance in honor of the 90th Festival in honor of Santa Lucia. This video shows the closing ceremony and fireworks at the end of the festival on September 4, 2011. Read More…