Boston Police District A-1 provided North End / Waterfront residents an update on recent neighborhood crime incidents, summarized below, at the April 2019 North End Public Safety Meeting. Aggravated Assaults (3) – 3/13/19 at 10 a.m. (Charter St.): The victim reported she took her dog for a walk. When she returned to her apartment ~10-15 minutes later, Read More…
Today is Tuesday, April 9 and here’s what else you need to know for today… 6:30PM FOCCP Monthly Meeting at Mariner’s House. Stop by 11 North Square on the 2nd floor for the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park monthly meeting, see additional details here. News from Across the Harbor: Check Out the Opening Menus (and Read More…
It was truly a marathon of music and song at the Improv Asylum for the annual Perform-a-thon to support the North End Music & Performing Arts Center and benefit NEMPAC’s music scholarships and educational programs. Held on Sunday, April 7th, at the Improv’s North End theater, the event featured four hours of non-stop student and Read More…
Welcome back to our weekly update that highlights some of the cases appearing on 311 in the North End/Waterfront neighborhoods. All 311 cases are public information and can be found at 311.boston.gov. Five Needles Found Throughout the North End Last Week Three separate 311 posts about needles discovered in the North End were reported in early April. All Read More…
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh: Every year on the third Monday in April, tens of thousands of athletes gather in Hopkinton, and begin the 26.2-mile journey to Boylston Street in Boston. All along the Marathon route, spectators cheer on their friends, family members, and complete strangers. It brings our city together like nothing else. That’s Read More…
As the weather improves, preparations are being made for another Summer feast season in Boston’s North End. To wrap up the 2018 feast season, videographer Rocco Capano shares these feature highlights from Boston’s First Annual San Gennaro Feast. San Gennaro is the patron saint of Naples, Italy. For the first Boston feast, a newly created Read More…
The Boston City Council is looking at extending the required retiring age for Boston Police officers. During the regular city council meeting, Councilor Michael Flaherty requested a public hearing surrounding the retirement age for police officers. Currently, police officers are required to retire once they reach 65 years old. “It’s 2019. Does 65 make sense?” Read More…
Today is Monday, April 8 and summer will be here before you know it! If you’re looking for a summer job, check out the Boston Yacht Haven Marina & Charlestown Navy Yard Marina – they are seeking both marina office and dock attendants! This could be a great opportunity for local students, continue reading. Here’s Read More…
A new Italian restaurant, Casarecce, has opened at 285 Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. Casarecce Ristorante’s menu highlights that all pasta is made fresh on premises, under the headline of “Eat Fresh, Eat Local, Eat Casarecce.” Casarecce are short pasta noodles with curled edges and a groove down the middle. The name comes from Read More…
Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George wants more nurses and social workers in Boston Public Schools. During a hearing this week, Essaibi-George stressed the need for a full-time nurse and social worker in every school. “They need to be in every school, every day, every hour to support all of our students,” she said. The councilor said schools Read More…
*Sponsored Post* East Boston, MA: A 15,943 SF combined key urban re-development site in East Boston’s Orient Heights neighborhood was sold on 3/22/19 to the MG2 Group of Quincy for $2,200,000. Boston City Group, Inc.’s Caroline Ligotti, Emily McGranaghan and Linda Redeker, brokers at Coldwell Banker on Boylston Street, represented the Seller, Robert Katz. Read More…
Shannon Murray is training hard to run the Boston Marathon on April 15. Murray’s goal is even bigger than completing 26.2 miles, though — she is raising funds in support of FamilyAid Boston, a local nonprofit that empowers parents and caregivers facing homelessness to secure and sustain housing and build strong foundations for their children’s Read More…