The annual Blink! Faneuil Hall tree lighting will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2016 starting at 8:00 p.m. This live hour-long show, co-hosted by WBZ-TV news anchors Lisa Hughes and David Wade, will feature performances by singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor, the Boston Children’s Chorus, America’s Got Talent finalist Sons of Serendip, Boston Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”, Blue Read More…
On behalf of the Lewis Wharf Hotel project opposition group, Sydney Asbury spoke to the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council asking them to submit a letter to the Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection supporting their ruling of new development not being able to extend over pilings or piers that are below water at high tide. Most of the pilings at Lewis Wharf are not Read More…
This year, the Eliot K-8 Innovation School hosted the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, Mitchell Chester as well as the Red Sox Foundation Programs Manager, Ms. Tyler Petropolous for the city wide Principal Partner event. The annual Principal Partners event “brings out the best in Boston.” Hosted by Bank of America, Boston Public Schools Read More…
Three Things to Know for the Weekend! 1. Packed weekend of events from the community calendar: Friday, November 18 10:00am (Also on Saturday, November 19th, 10:00am) North Bennet Street School Open House at 150 North Street. Visit one of the country’s oldest schools of traditional craftsmanship located in Boston’s historic North End. Watch presentations in Bookbinding, Cabinet & Read More…
Former Massachusetts House Speaker and longtime North End representative, Sal DiMasi, received early compassionate release from prison, after a U.S. District Court ruled on Thursday. Judge Mark Wolf ordered that DiMasi be freed on November 22nd and returned to his home state. In its order, the court sympathized with the 71 year-old’s past prostate and throat cancers and ongoing chronic Read More…
Imagine Boston 2030, the city’s first master planning effort in over 50 years was released, in draft form, by Mayor Walsh’s office. The document comes after an outreach effort with over 12,000 participants (such as this North End session). The strategic vision is headlined Expanding Opportunity, focusing on housing and job growth to meet an increasing population. The Read More…
Scholars at the Eliot K-8 Innovation School love to go on field trips! Last week as our students enjoyed learning outside the four walls of the Eliot. All seventy-seven fantastic first graders were welcomed by Nazzaro Center director, Carl Ameno to see first hand what they were learning in school. Our students in the first Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) voted unanimously to support two separate petitions for building alterations in the neighborhood. The first petition is at 8 Cooper Street, where the petitioner is seeking to erect a one story addition to their existing single family residence and construct a private roof deck. The second proposal was at 112-118 Fulton Street Read More…
Colleen Carter, Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement of Boston College High at a gala dinner celebration at Cadigan Hall on the Dorchester campus, announced the close of the most successful fundraising effort in the school’s history. An award was established for J. Barry Driscoll on a plaque which reads: “In honor of your years Read More…
Three Things to Know for Thursday! 1. Did you catch the following two articles? Boston drivers need to get ready to slow down Do you think Boston driving is crazy enough? Just wait until the default speed limits are decreased from 30 to 25 m.p.h. and 20 m.p.h. in certain designated zones. The City Council unanimously Read More…
After a few quick reports from City Councilor Sal LaMattina’s office (00:00 – 00:22) and neighborhood liaison Maria Lanza (00:26 – 03:10), the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) continued with their agenda items at their monthly meeting on November 14th. Petitioners Christopher and Samantha Iannella presented to the council (3:22), requesting zoning relief to Read More…
St. John School 8th graders, John Paul Anderson, Michael Buttiri, Teddy Pasto, Nicholas Seaver and Nicholas Williams, received the sacrament of Confirmation this past weekend. These five young men have all been together at St. John School since they were in the first grade. The Confirmation services were held St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Read More…