You made it! Welcome to the weekly recap of the top 5 posts from NorthEndWaterfront.com. Report Examines Irregularities on MCAS Tests at Several Mass. Schools, Including Eliot in Boston’s North End Reports last week indicated that several Massachusetts schools had irregularities with MCAS tests, among these schools was the Eliot K-8 Innovation School. At the Eliot, Read More…
Video: NEWRA meeting, November 10, 2016 – Executive and Committee Reports The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) presented its new executive team, led by President Mary McGee, at the November 10, 2016 meeting. Follow along with this summary and timeline for the embedded video above. (00:00) NEWRA President Mary McGee introduced NEWRA officers, including Vice Read More…
Happy Veterans Day! Three Things to know for the Weekend: 1. A busy weekend according to the community calendar: Friday, November 11 8 am-2pm. North Street Grille is offering a free breakfast to all Veterans as well as active duty Military. Stop by and choose from a traditional egg plate, pancakes, or french toast, all served with coffee. Thank Read More…
The following report is from this week’s District A-1 Boston Police blotter. Larceny/ Fraud 11/08/16 ~ 10:00am -4:00pm A Salem Street resident reports that an unknown person has cashed 5 fraudulent checks through her bank, using her name. Detectives to follow up. Larceny 10/29/16 ~ 4:22am A victim reports that he was attending a house Read More…
Longtime resident and community leader, Joanne Hayes-Rines, is featured in the cover article of the Inventors Digest November 2016 issue. You probably know Joanne for her volunteer work as President of the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, but you may be surprised to hear of her contributions to the inventing profession as editor and owner of Read More…
The popular “High Tide” public art exhibit by Carolina Aragón is being removed this weekend, so take a final gander before it leaves the North End. The installation will be moving from its location across the Rose Kennedy Greenway to the Snug Harbor rotary in Quincy. Professors Carolina Aragón and Elisabeth Hamin, from the University Read More…
New to the neighborhood is Laughing Buddha Boston, the first Swiss Healing Center in the country. Located at 7 Commercial Wharf West above the Golden Goose, LBB is a mind/body center for restoration and empowerment, offering people-centered treatments, non-factory-style yoga and other classes, courses, workshops and events. Owner Barbara Dummermuth says, “Cura Personalis”. We treat and Read More…
Three Things to Know for Thursday, November 10th! 1. Some hot topics from the news: North End shop’s offer of free Trump tattoos backfires Boston Barber & Tattoo Co. had to close just twenty minutes after posting an offer for a free tattoos of Trump or his campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.” Shop owner Robert Dello Read More…
St. John School’s 2nd Annual Wine Dinner held at Lucca Restaurant in Boston’s North End St. John School held its 2nd Annual Wine Dinner at Lucca Restaurant in the Wine Room on Tuesday, November 1st. Restaurant owner, Sean Williams hosted the dinner and Jeff Cirace of V. Cirace & Son Liquors donated the wines. It Read More…
Stephen Tocco, Chairman of ML Strategies, was honored with the You Matter! Award at the Elizabeth Stone House (ESH) fundraiser held at the Lenox Hotel in Boston. Tocco is an avid supporter the Elizabeth Stone House, which offers programs for battered women including transitional housing, and he is committed to ensuring the success of its Read More…
Remembrance Sunday is held throughout the British Commonwealth on the Sunday closest to Armistice Day, which commemorates the cessation of hostilities at the end of the First World War at 11:00 AM on November 11, 1918. Remembrance Day services will be held around the globe on Sunday, November 13th this year. A typical service includes Read More…
Donald Trump defied the pollsters, winning the national race to become the next President of the United States, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton. Adding to the surge, Republicans have kept majority control of the Senate and House. See the final US electoral map and rattled market reaction at the WSJ (subscription free today). In Boston, Hillary Clinton took Read More…