The traffic situation on Commercial Street continues to be chaotic after the cycle track construction narrowed the vehicle lanes. Tour buses and trolleys are blocking intersections, seemingly confused as to where to let off passengers. Double parking is rampant with Langone Park and Puopolo Field in full swing for little league and bocce season. The situation Read More…
by Stephanie Hogue It’s closing night for the Postale. It was more than a place to get a cup of coffee and a knish with your keys. Like any good play, you entered a different world when you stepped through (and closed!) that door. You might find yourself in the controlled mayhem of a packaging Read More…
After weeks of hard work from 20 talented young actors and singers from the North End and Charlestown, the North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) Children’s Music Theater Troupe brought down the house on Thursday, May 18th and Saturday, May 20th with their production of “Seussical Kids” at the Improv Asylum. Directed by Read More…
The June 2017 work plan by Boston Water & Sewer Commission is shown below as part of Phase II of the multi-year North End Water, Sewer and Drainage Project. During June, work will continue on Hanover Avenue, Richmond Street and Snow Hill Street. See below for scheduling details and contact information. The second page explains all Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday! Events for Tuesday, June 6th: 1:00pm Colonial Weaving Demonstration – Paul Revere House. Located at 19 N Square: Talented craftspeople, Fred & Zoe Lawson demonstrate the art of creating cloth by hand and simple machines. Practice weaving on the small looms provided. 6:30pm NEMPAC Board Meeting (North End Music and Performing Arts Center). Located Read More…
Boston Police Captain Kenneth Fong gave a detailed rundown of recent crime activity in the North End / Waterfront area at the June 2017 Public Safety meeting. Year-to-date in BPD District A-1, crime incidents are up 2% over last year. Over the past month, there was one robbery, one aggravated assault, one break-in and four larcenies. Details Read More…
I’m sitting in the sun at a corporate event on Summer Street. Newspaper people often get invited to occasions like this. Millennium Partners are the hosts. They redeveloped the Filene’s block, restoring the 1912 Daniel Burnham Building, named after its architect, and adding the new residential tower built on the hole in the ground that Read More…
The annual Anthony “Wrinkles” Morella Memorial Street Hockey Tournament in Boston’s North End raised over $4,000 for the Fund for Autistic Children on Sunday, June 4th. Organizers Justin Amoroso, Michael James LoPriore and Sal Gesamondo said, “We would just like to thank you all, in particular all of our volunteers who made this day what Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, June 8, at 7:00 pm at the Nazzaro Community Center (30 N. Bennet Street). The full agenda is shown below.
Letter to the Editor: Dear Friends and Neighbors, First off thank you, Matt, for writing the article about my accident. I also appreciate your respecting my and my family’s privacy in the days after the accident. Now that I am home and realize the extent of my injuries to both of my legs, plus my Read More…
Each Summer month at the Paul Revere House offers a mix of 18th century music, colonial trades, and stories of real people who lived in the time of Paul Revere. Come explore with your family, bring a friend to see our new Visitor Center, or enjoy a moment of the past by yourself. All events Read More…
The ‘need to know’ for Monday Noteworthy articles: Some Boston school water fountains get special filters after lead concerns After several drinking fountains were shut down at four Boston Public Schools due to concerns over high lead levels, officials have reactivated these fountains after installing special filters. The Boston Globe has more on water in Boston Public Schools. Food trucks Read More…