For decades, the North End was a world apart, an isolated enclave whose streets felt more like a town in Italy than a neighborhood in Boston. But now, thanks to the end of the Big Dig construction and the push of gentrification, the old North End may soon be an old memory. Profiling the changing Read More…
The June 2015 North End Public Safety Meeting was held Thursday, June 4, at the Nazzaro Center. The meeting was introduced by the Chair of NEWRA’s newly-created Public Safety Committee (in conjunction / coordination with NEWNC), David Marx, along with District A-1 Captain Ken Fong, Sgt. James Chin and Officer Teddy Boyle. Also in attendance were Boston City Read More…
Following up on the deadly Thanksgiving eve fire in Boston’s North End, Fire Marshall and Deputy Chief Jack Dempsey spoke with the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) on Monday, December 11th. The recent fire was not arson according to Dempsey, but instead caused by careless use of smoking materials. The fire marshall reviewed important fire Read More…
