The MassDOT contractor (G.V.W. Inc.) for the Callahan Tunnel Vent Building Project on North Street (not to be confused with the tunnel itself) has posted some construction updates on his web site. He will be posting updates every couple of weeks. Currently we are removing the exterior brick and block off of the south elevation Read More…
Month: August 2013
Hearing to Remove and Replace 12 Sophora Trees at 175 Causeway Street
Tree Hearing: 11am, Tuesday, September 10 The Boston Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public hearing at 11am on Tuesday, September 10, to discuss the proposed removal and replacement of 12 Sophora trees on Beverly Street in the West End’s Bulfinch Triangle. The Moreno Development Co. proposes removal and replacement in connection with a Read More…
North End Resident, Boston Attorney Elected President of the Massachusetts Bar Association
North End resident and Boston attorney Douglas K. Sheff has been elected president of the Massachusetts Bar Association for its 2013-14 year, beginning on Sept. 1. The MBA is the preeminent voice of the legal profession in Massachusetts, and Sheff is the first attorney in Massachusetts to serve as president of the MBA and the Read More…
Police Blotter: Gun Owner Summonsed on Firearm Violation
Reported incidents in the North End / Waterfront from this week’s Boston Police Journal Log are shown below, courtesy of BPD District A-1. Firearm / Weapon – Violation 08/25/13 2:27am Police Officers on patrol at Prince and Hanover Streets observed a male suspect drop a black handgun to the ground from his waistband of his Read More…
Boston “ahts” Festival Returns to North End / Waterfront on Labor Day Weekend … With Fireworks!
Now in its 11th year, the Boston “ahts” Festival has grown into a citywide event right here at Christopher Columbus Park. For 2013, there will be dozens of artist exhibitions, continuous music, theater and poetry performances using both the waterfront stage and the west garden area. The mural kids painting board is always popular as Read More…
NEWF Thursday 8/29/13: String Chamber Concert & Cinema Paradiso
Neighborhood View of the Day: What’s Going on Today: Arts and crafts at the Mirabella Pool, from 1-4pm, sponsored by Boston R.O.C.K.S. with Patricia and Marlo. Last NEMPAC Thursday Summer Concert – String Chamber Music – 7:00 pm on the Prado / Paul Revere Mall Cinema Paradiso Movie at Christopher Columbus Park – 8:00 pm Read More…
92nd St. Lucy’s Feast Honors Santa Lucia, Protectress of Eyesight [Photo Gallery]
Following the weekend’s St. Anthony’s Feast, Santa Lucia, St. Lucy, Vergine e’ Martire – Protectress of Eyesight, was honored on Monday, August 26, 2013 by the Saint Lucy Society on Endicott Street in the North End of Boston. Immediately following the closing of the Saint Anthony Feast on Sunday night, the statues of both saints Read More…
District 1 City Council Candidate John Ribeiro, Jr. Visits Villa Michelangelo
City Council Candidate for District 1 John Ribeiro Jr. makes a visit to the Villa Michelangelo Adult Center in North End on Charter Street. He is pictured with the lovely ladies of the Adult Center where he explained how his Family Court Program will address elderly and grandchildren issues. For more information, see www.johnribeiroforcitycoucil.com.
Single Justice Denies Appeals for Costa and DiBenedetto in 1986 North End Double Murder
News release from the Suffolk District District Attorney’s Office regarding the appeal denial of Louis Costa and Frank DiBenedetto in the 1986 murder of Joseph Bottari and Frank Chiuchiolo: A single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court has denied the twice-convicted murderers of Joseph Bottari and Frank Chiuchiolo an appeal of another judge’s denial of Read More…
Would Such Billboard Ads Be Allowed in Beacon Hill?
Would such billboard ads be allowed in Beacon Hill? That is the question asked by Adam Castiglioni (@ConciergeBoston) in a recent tweet about the billboard on the corner of Salem and Cross Streets across from the Greenway and the North End Parks. Well, the BRA has banned new billboards in several areas of the city, Read More…
Police Commissioner, Suffolk Downs and TD Garden to Appear at North End Chamber of Commerce Meeting on September 3, 2013
POLICE COMMISSIONER DAVIS, SUFFOLK DOWNS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CHIP TUTTLE AND TD GARDEN PRESIDENT AMY LATIMER ALL APPEARING SEPTEMBER 3rd AT THE NORTH END CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Boston’s Police Commissioner Ed Davis, Suffolk Downs Chief Operating Officer Chip Tuttle and TD Garden President Amy Latimer will be speaking before the North End Chamber of Commerce Read More…
North End Against Drugs Extends Thank You to Family Pride Week Supporters
North End Against Drugs, Inc Would like to give a great big “THANK YOU” to everyone that made our 24th Annual North End Family Pride Week a HUGE success!!! [twocol_one] City Councilor Sal LaMattina Carla Gomez James Salini Bob & Nancy McGann Joyce Amoroso Victor Passacantilli Virgilio Laundromat Fiore’s Ristorante Henry Hammond Connah Store Hook Read More…