The legislative session ended on Tuesday, July 31st for the Massachusetts House and Senate. As usual, there was a flurry of last minute activity. Here are a few legislative actions worth mentioning and how our local elected officials voted. Three Strikes Bill Gets Governor’s Support – After some haggling with the legislature on the mandatory Read More…
In addition to the photos we previously posted of the San Rocco procession, here are a few video clips of some musical moments. Included is the statue of San Rocco getting ready for the procession along with Portuguese dancing by Rancho Folclorico de Peabody accompanied by the Roma Band and Northeast Italian Band. Always a Read More…
Responding to constituent concerns regarding excessively loud parties in the North End and throughout Boston, District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina (North End / Waterfront, Charlestown, East Boston) has filed “An Ordinance Regarding Nuisance Control.” (View the full ordinance in pdf, also pasted below.) The “noise ordinance” targets unruly gatherings within private properties and classifies Read More…
The Joint Commission, an independent organization that accredits health care facilities, renewed North End Waterfront Health’s ambulatory health care and behavioral health accreditation and awarded the organization Patient-Centered Medical Home accreditation for the first time. “We are extremely proud of our three Joint Commission accreditations,” says Jim Luisi, CEO of NEW Health. “The surveyors were Read More…
Something recently happened on Charles Street that was disconcerting. It appears to have worked out okay. I’ll tell you about it because it has to do with what makes a good neighborhood shopping district. It has a good ending—so far. I’m not naming most names because it doesn’t matter at this point. The sources for Read More…
Sea level rise as a result of climate change and global warming is a regular news headline here in Boston and worldwide. (See the recent UMass Boston report and the Boston waterfront real estate view). Every national academy of science reporting to a major government and 97 percent of the most frequently published climatologists say Read More…
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center, NEMPAC, presents Live Jazz on the Prado RELAX… on a warm summer night with live Jazz Tomorrow Night! FREE Concert on the Prado Tuesday, July 31st 5:30pm Crafts & Activities- sponsored by the Boston Foundation & NEAD 7:00pm Jazz Performance given by: Sherri Snow, Lead Vocals Chris Voss, Vocals Scott Read More…
Our 13-5-1 record and 9 game winning streak has earned us the number one seed in the 19 and under Lou Tompkins Tournament of Champions. Here is the schedule. We open Wednesday at Bunker Hill College at 5:30 probably vs the South End. If you are interested in watching some good baseball we’d love the Read More…
All events are week-long unless noted. Play the Summer on the Waterfront trek and win great prizes! (FREE) Reach 20 points and be entered into weekly drawings Go to www.summeronthewaterfront.org and download the SCVNGR app to play! NEMPAC Concert Series: Jazz & Soul (FREE) July 31, 6:00pm The Prado Paul Revere Mall, North End, Boston, Read More…
The 2012 Saint Joseph Feast Grand Procession was held on Sunday, July 29th for seven hours through the streets of the North End. After a Saturday night washout at the feast, the weather held out for the procession which covered nearly every block in the neighborhood and where residents and businesses dressed the statue with Read More…
A shooting victim that collapsed on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway early on Sunday morning was pronounced dead near Harbor Towers and Rowes Wharf on the waterfront. The injured man was found on the Greenway near High Street and Atlantic Avenue when Boston Police arrived on the scene. Police believe they have identified the shooter. Read More…
Are waterfront buyers ignoring the likelihood of sea level rise in the real estate market? That is the question that Scott Van Voorhis asks in this week’s Banker & Tradesman. As sea levels rise, the Hub and other coveted coastal communities will soon face an even more challenging marketing problem as once-desirable waterfront neighborhoods suddenly Read More…