The following meeting reports are from the January 2016 public safety meeting, held monthly at the Nazzaro Center. The information was presented from Area A-1 Boston Police, covering the last 30 days. Overall 2015 Part 1 Crime Incidents: – Down 17% in District A-1 – Down 18% citywide During the past 30 days, the following Read More…
North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council Website: www.NEWNCBoston.org Email: info@newncboston.org NEWNC AGENDA Monday, January 11, 2016, 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30 North Bennet Street 1. Welcome: NEWNC President 2. Call to order & Roll Call: NEWNC President 3. Meeting Protocol: NEWNC Vice President 4. President’s Report: NEWNC President 5. Committee Reports: a. Resident Parking/Traffic Committee: Ryan Kenny Read More…
It was appalling, at best baffling. Lacking any semblance of a winning football team, the Patriots fell to the Dolphins 20-10, and in doing so, dropped to the second seed for the AFC playoffs. The path to Super Bowl 50 may now require a road trip to Colorado. Despite the obvious repercussions of the loss, Read More…
The Weekender, a weekly post derived from the top viewed posts from this past week: Top 5 Posts of the Week: North Ender and Newlywed Laurie Strazzullo Wins New Car on ‘The Price is Right’ This past fall, North Ender’s Louis and Laurie Strazzullo were married and went the TV game show, The Price is Right, where Read More…
It’s a wrap! As the holidays come to a close for another year, the ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center wanted to extend heartfelt thanks to the local community-based organizations, our elected officials, and members of our community for their support in the series of initiatives that have allowed us to bring cheer to Read More…
After last year’s big news that Salem Street True Value Hardware store is closing, a number of other business ‘comings and goings’ are happening as we enter 2016. Twilight Boutique is closing after 9 years at 12 Fleet Street. Shop owner Alison Barnard will continue to operate in-jean-ius at 441 Hanover Street. Just in time for your Read More…
Judging by the Twitter traffic in the neighborhood, 2016 is off to a busy start in the North End / Waterfront! The Top 10 North End / Waterfront Tweets From This Week: https://twitter.com/pinasalvopi/status/684110160026021889 "The North End: Boston's Italian Neighborhood" will be shown at Modern Theatre on 525 Washington St. in Boston at 7:00 on Wed, Jan Read More…
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month; in recognition of this, it is important to stay informed of this incurable, yet preventable disease. Use the information in this article to gain a better understanding of Glaucoma, and what you can do to keep it from affecting yourself, and others. Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage Read More…
This past December, West End resident Teresa Mazzulli was presented a citation honoring her 25 years and over three thousand hours as a dedicated volunteer, ambassador and gracious host at the historic Massachusetts State House. Representative Paul McMurtry of the 11thNorfolk District presided over the honor in the House Chamber. Pictured are Speaker of the House Read More…
“North End Italian Feasts” is the grand finale in a series of 1990 skits from “My Corner of Boston” performed at the North End Union, produced by resident Rosaria DiFinzio. See all the scenes here. Rosaria may not have realized it but when she wrote and produced these North End skits she was continuing an Read More…
A Bring Your Own Bottle (BYOB) ordinance that would allow diners to take their own liquor into eateries in several community restaurants has been passed in the Boston City Council. “Because the North End has so many restaurants and licenses, the new measure will not apply in that neighborhood,” according to City Councilor Sal LaMattina Read More…
Scanning other news outlets over the past week brought us to the following articles, relating to our own neighborhood. Uber, Lyft face wild ride in ’16 2016 is expected to be a pivotal year for ride sharing companies like Uber and Lyft, who are both in the midst of countless lawsuits and regulations looming with Legislators on Read More…