News from the Office of City Councilor, Sal LaMattina, on fencing restoration at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground: City Councilor Salvatore LaMattina, Chairman of the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services held a hearing on Thursday, December 13, 2012 to have a $73,000 grant accepted and expended for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. The grant Read More…
The pending owner of 133 Salem Street, David Crocini, came before the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) last night with a preliminary renovation plan that raised more questions than it answered. The building is currently occupied only on the first floor by Sheldon’s Discount which is closing. Council members voiced generally positive opinions toward renovating Read More…
Many students receive their only meal of the day while attending school. At Eliot School in the North End, 30 percent of the 740 students are food insecure and there are 40 homeless families. At the Harvard-Kent school in Charlestown, 50 percent of the 495 students live in public housing. Over 75 percent of the Read More…
