by North End Waterfront Health’s Health Educator Mary Wright, RN It’s summer and time to be out enjoying the warm weather. Here are some things to remember to keep you and your children safe in the sun: Use a sunscreen with at least 30 SPF. Use a broad spectrum sunscreen. Everyone, even those with darkly Read More…
Neighborhood View of the Day: Bruins Strong is the vibe of the neighborhood, as captured in this photo by Margie Sarzana. The Bruins take on the Penguins at home on Wednesday, 8:00 pm (NBCSN, Comcast 865). Did you take a cool photo in the North End / Waterfront? Email it to info@northendwaterfront.com to have it Read More…
The North End Chamber of Commerce (NECC) hosted its first major meeting of the year and introduced a new slate of 2013 officers and board members. The NECC meeting was held on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the Saint Leonard Parish Hall. (00:00 in video) New NECC President Donna Freni welcomed the business community and announced Read More…
North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council Email: info@newncboston.org Website: www.NEWNCBoston.org NEWNC AGENDA Monday June 10, 2013 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St. 1. Call to order & Roll Call – NEWNC President 2. Meeting Protocol – NEWNC Vice President 3. Report from the Office of Neighborhood Services – Nicole Leo 4. Report from the offices of Read More…
A woman fell from a roof Monday night around 11 pm at 214 Hanover Street, according to Fox25 with the above image. The address is the building with CVS on the ground floor. The report says the woman fell between two buildings before taken to Mass. General Hospital. View the Fox article.
Eliot School Family Council is having an old-fashioned Bake Sale on Wednesday, June 5th on the Hanover Street side of the Prado next to the firehouse. The bake sale will start at 8:00 am and end at 4:00 pm or whenever they sell out. All proceeds will support the Eliot’s student programs. For questions or Read More…
As previously reported, the North End Beautification Committee (NEBC) has developed a 12 week pilot program with Work, Inc. and Boston Public Works to beautify the streets throughout the North End. The primary goal of this program is to collect any litter on the sidewalks and street curbs and also to clean and wipe down Read More…
Neighborhood View of the Day: 12-year old Griffin has developed quite an eye, as shown in this image of a “heart” scene on the North End Greenway parks. Did you take a cool photo in the North End / Waterfront? Email it to info@northendwaterfront.com to have it featured here. North End / Waterfront Events on Read More…
This is the season in which Boston should look its best. Trees are fully leafed out. Window boxes have been filled. Front gardens have been tended. We are celebrating summer. When the city doesn’t look its best it rankles Bostonians’ souls. And they complain to me. Why are certain institutions, businesses, or homeowners so inconsiderate Read More…
A crew member of John Henry’s “Iroquois” yacht apparently committed suicide on Monday afternoon while docked at Rowes Wharf, according to Boston Police. Henry is part owner of the Boston Red Sox, that issued the following statement: Earlier today, a crew member on the vessel, M/Y Iroquois, apparently took his life aboard the vessel docked Read More…
A June 3, 2013 letter from Friends of Copp’s Hill Burying Ground is scanned below as written to the Old North Church and Paul Revere House regarding re-opening of public restrooms at the Michelangelo Visitor Facility. The letter is also available here in PDF format. Related attachments include: Welcome to the Historic North End; Sorry, Read More…
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is proud to announce that they have been selected as a 2013 grantee of Mayor Menino’s Boston R.O.C.K.S!!! Community Grants program. The purpose of the Boston R.O.C.K.S!!! Community Grants are to increase the number and variety of programs serving the youth of Boston and to ensure Read More…