North End residents and family members confronted company management planning to close the North End Nursing Home at the Monday night meeting of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). President of the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, David Storto, met face to face with the neighborhood stakeholders who are vowing to fight the transfer of nursing home residents to Read More…
Boston City Hall bathed in rainbow colors #OrlandoShooting #wcvb pic.twitter.com/4ebNLyIvv8 — John Atwater (@AtwaterWCVB) June 14, 2016 1. Thousands gathered at City Hall Plaza on Monday night to honor the 49 people killed in Orlando. Mayor Marty Walsh spoke at the vigil after which City Hall was bathed in rainbow colors overnight. More at the Read More…
Hey, Bostonians. Can we stop complaining about the Big Dig? Yes, it cost almost $15 billion. Yes, it took 15 years to complete. (It was a big job, moving all those utility lines and keeping the cars running overhead.) It was also worth every penny we spent on it. It has caused the area around Read More…
In order to support the life-long enjoyment found in books, Brooke Charter School East Boston and the Eliot K-8 Innovation School, a public charter school and a public district school respectively, once again partnered together to jointly host an intergenerational book club. On Friday June 3, a cross-section of higher education officials and public leaders Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) hosted a discussion regarding the proposed hotel project at 88 North Washington Street in the Bulfinch Triangle / North Station area. David Kubiak presented potential impacts on the North End and West End neighborhoods, highlighted the narrowing of the N. Washington Street corridor, lack of parking and zoning violations Read More…
Volunteers Wanted The ABCD North End/West End NSC has a plethora of open volunteer opportunities: Opportunity-teach computers to seniors at the NE/WE NSC on 1 Michelangelo Street in the North End. We need a patient volunteer to teach seniors basic Internet searches, typing in Microsoft Word, setting up email, and navigating online shopping services such Read More…
As many of you have heard, we recently made the difficult but necessary decision to move our skilled nursing operations to a facility in Brighton. The dedicated staff members of Spaulding North End have provided excellent care to residents for many years despite the significant physical and structural limitations of the facility itself. These limitations Read More…
Three Things to Know for Monday, June 13th: Boston's Zakim Bridge, @tdgarden, & @Converse Headquarters lit for the victims of #Orlando attack. @universalhub pic.twitter.com/vjoTvUZhyz — 617 Images | Boston & New England Photos (@617Images) June 13, 2016 1. Boston is remembering those killed and injured in this weekend’s shooting in Orlando killing 50 people and wounding 53 more. A vigil was Read More…
The feast day of Saint Anthony was celebrated Sunday by devotees processing through the streets of Boston’s North End. The statue of the Saint Anthony of Padua left from Saint Leonard Church for an all day march to the sounds of the North End Marching Band. June 13th marks the death of Saint Anthony and is recognized as the Feast Read More…
by Luigi Natale Saturday was another beautiful day for baseball. Luigi Natale’s Tigers and Tim Griffin’s Indians were ready for their 3rd meeting of the season. The Indians beat the Tigers earlier in the season 3-1 and forfeited their last game just 3 days ago. Both teams were ready for a rematch. And this rematch Read More…
Last week, using the BOS:311 app on my phone, I reported this unsightly graffiti. I am pleased to report that not even four days later, I looked out to see a young man scrubbing that graffiti off the building. I’d like to encourage North End residents to download the BOS:311 cell phone App. It DOES work. The city of Read More…
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz addressed attendees at the June 9th meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) regarding the expected closing of the North End Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Michlewitz expresses his initial thoughts on the effort to stop or delay the sale by Partners Healthcare, assist current nursing home residents and his expectations for the property Read More…