City Councilor At-Large Candidate Michelle Wu with Jim Salini at the Meet and Greet Event

Another Year, Another Real Estate Property Tax Increase From the City of Boston

For Fiscal Year 2012, the residential property tax rate will increase about 2% over last year (to $13.04 per thousand dollars of valuation from $12.79 in FY11, $11.88 in FY10 and $10.87 in FY09). Commercial property owners will also see a rate increase of 3% (from $31.04 in FY11 to $31.92 per thousand dollars of Read More…

NEAD Hosts Family Dinner and Talk With Frank DePaola, MassDOT Acting Secretary

In the midst of the Monday night rain, North End Against Drugs (NEAD) held a Family Dinner / Talk with guest speaker Frank DePaola, the Acting Secretary and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). DePaola was the MassDOT Highway Administrator before being appointed Acting Secretary to fill the position left in October by then-Secretary Richard Read More…

Neighborhood Photo: An Eerie Calm Over Boston Harbor

Following a dreary day of rain on Friday, an eerie calm settled over Boston Harbor. Bob Somerville captured this photo from Lewis Wharf with the lights of East Boston and Logan Airport in the distance. Fortunately the fog has finally lifted to reveal a beautiful Saturday morning! “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Send Read More…