Twitter was soaring to new heights this week around the North End / Waterfront. The cut to make the top 10 list was as competitive as it can be, with the difference maker being the source and topics of the tweets. Be sure to tag @NorthEndBoston in your tweets to be part of the action! The Top 10 North Read More…
Even though it doesn’t feel like it baseball is right around the corner. We have opened our website for registration (neaabaseball.org). We will be running the same program as last year. Baseball will be available for all children ages 4 to 21. Age is determined as of 4/30/15. If you are ages 4 thru 12 Read More…
Parts of Franklin and Oliver Streets will be closed over the weekend, impacting driving in the Wharf District. Closures and detours will start on Friday, January, 16, 2015 at 10 PM and run through to Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 5:00 PM. More details in the notice and sketch below. .
When it comes to articles this week, it’s all about quality, not quantity. From the work at Harvard’s School of Public Health to the lighter side with Jennifer Lawrence’s skipping of the Golden Globes to dine in the neighborhood. Under the category of “Nothing New” we find micro apartments are trending and a 3D scan of the Paul Read More…
The Eliot K-8 Innovation School was featured on NBC News this week in anticipation of the Boston Teachers’ Union’s vote on expanding the school day by 40 minutes in grades K-8. Beginning last September, the Eliot School added one hour to the BPS’ typical six hour school day. The TV news report features scenes from the Eliot and Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) voted unanimously, 7-0, in support of Monica’s Mercato application for a take out license at 130-130B Salem Street in Boston’s North End. The pizza shop is in operation through a side door on Noyes Place and is part of the recently expanded grocery and gourmet shop on Salem Street. The request was presented by Attorney Read More…
Please join the Boston Fire Department (BFD) for a presentation regarding improvements to the BFD Marine Unit boat dock at Burroughs Wharf. Nazzaro Community Center 30 North Bennet Street, Boston Tuesday, January 20, 2015 6:00pm-7:00pm Contact: Jim McGaffigan, City of Boston Property and Construction Management James.McGaffigan@boston.gov
Mary V. (Giardini) Pagliuca of Medford and formerly of Boston’s North End on January 12, 2015. Beloved daughter of the late Carmela “Millie” (DePascale) Cesario and John Giardini. Loving wife of the late Alfred “Freddie” Pagliuca. Adored mother of Paula Bruno and her husband Frank of Winchester, Jodie Pagliuca of the North End, and Christine Read More…
At Faneuil Hall Marketplace, an out-of-town manager doesn’t understand how to run a Boston business. Local businesses are ousted to make room for chains. The manager believes the pushcart vendors, with their dubious tchotchkes, bring down the tone of the place. The vendors, however, accuse the manager of shutting them out of decision making and Read More…
New Boston Parks & Recreation Department Commissioner, Christopher Cook, gave an update to North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) on January 8, 2015. Cook spoke about the “TLC” and infrastructure projects long delayed in the parks and open spaces of the North End / Waterfront. He specifically made that point that new revenue streams will be required in Read More…
News from the office of State Senator Anthony Petruccelli: As is written in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the political year begins on the first Wednesday of January with Inaugural ceremonies for both the House of Representatives and the Senate. On Wednesday, January 7, 2015, both legislative branches were sworn in for the Read More…
Eliot K-8 Innovation School’s fifth graders visited the District A-1 Boston Police station on Friday to say “thank you” on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. All students wore blue today in recognition of the hard work and effort law enforcement officers do every day. Photos courtesy of Boston Public Schools.