Event Notices Featured Meetings

Residents’ Association & Neighborhood Council Meeting with Mayor Walsh & Elected Officials Sept. 22

The North End/ Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) and the North End/ Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) will hold a meeting with elected officials on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 7pm via Zoom. Mayor Marty Walsh, Senator Joe Boncore, Councilor Lydia Edwards, Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George, Councilor Ed Flynn, and Representative Aaron Michlewitz will provide updates on important Read More…

Featured Police & Fire

Police Blotter: Attempted Scooter Theft; Stolen Bicycle

The following are recent incidents reported by Boston Police District A-1 for the North End / Waterfront area. Investigate Property09/09/20    11:00 p.m.Witness observed four male suspects attempting to steal a Honda scooter from in front of a Prince Street building. The suspects were in the process of  cutting the chain lock from a street Read More…

Daily Briefs

Monday’s Brief: Expanded Outdoor Dining Capabilities, First Day for Boston Public Schools, Emergency Informational Meeting on Temporary Heaters & Outdoor Dining

Today is Monday, September 21 and some North End restaurants want expanded outdoor dining capabilities as the city continues to navigate functioning during the pandemic, but others say rules are being ignored, read more on NBC 10 Boston. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 3:00PM Emergency Informational Meetings on Temporary Heaters & Read More…

Featured People

Old North Church Welcomes New Vicar Rev. Dr. Matthew Cadwell

Rev. Dr. Matthew Cadwell has accepted the Call to serve as Vicar-in-Charge at Old North Church in Boston’s North End. He will begin his ministry at Old North on November 16, 2020. Rev. Cadwell replaces Vicar Rev. Stephen Ayres, who retired in December 2019 after twenty-two years of celebrating mass at Old North. Rev. Cadwell Read More…

Featured Transportation

N. Washington St. Bridge Project Update: Pedestrian Walkway Over Locks Closed & Vessel Traffic Limited Sept. 21–27

Below is the construction look ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project as provided by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). DCR Recreational Advisory: New Charles River Dam Pedestrian Walkway  Starting Monday, 9/21 at 6:00 a.m. and ending on Sunday, 9/27 at 6:00 p.m., the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will implement a closure Read More…

Community Featured

Weekly Top Reads: COVID-19 Clusters at Colleges, Save Boston’s Waterfront Opposes Pinnacle, Daily Catch Expansion, Greenway’s Brackenbury Departs for Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Outdoor Dining Extended, Back-to-School Donations

This week’s top posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com featured COVID-19, schools, development, businesses, people, outdoor dining, and more! Read on below to see the most popular articles from this past week. Some Boston Colleges See Coronavirus Clusters; State Travel Exemption List Changes Yet Again [COVID-19 Weekly Update] Our most recent COVID-19 update highlighted changes to the state Read More…

Featured Health & Environment

Massachusetts’s Positive Test Rate Remains Below 1% [COVID-19 Weekly Update]

There were twenty-eight new COVID-19 cases this week in the Downtown, North End, Beacon Hill, and Back Bay neighborhoods, according to the Boston Public Health Commission’s weekly report through September 17th. Visits to the Emergency Department for COVID-19-like-illness increased from 1.9% to 2.6%. The City of Boston reported 16,514 total cases with 408 new cases this week according Read More…

Community Featured Food & Drink Meetings

City Hearings Dish Out Details on Extension of Outdoor Dining and Heating Options

Conducting two hearings on Thursday, the City of Boston’s Licensing Board in concert with an interdepartmental team discussed details related to outdoor dining. Following the Walsh administration’s decision to extend outdoor dining until at least December 1st in an effort to offer continued relief for the restaurant industry in the wake of the COVID-19 publish Read More…

Featured Meetings

Neighborhood Council Committee Reports; Updates From Save Boston’s Waterfront & Old North

The North End/ Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) September 2020 meeting started with a series of notable reports and updates, summarized below. Brett Roman, NEWNC President’s Report: Members were reminded that the North End/ Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) and NEWNC will host a joint meeting on Tuesday, September 22nd at 7pm with local elected officials. Agenda Read More…

Featured Police & Fire

Wharf District Council Police Update: Three Commercial Breaking & Entering Incidents, Neighborhood Vigilance

Boston Police Department (BPD) Sergeant Steven Moy provided a police report at the September Wharf District Council (WDC) meeting. September 4th 2020, 8:16PM, 12 Post Office Square: Breaking and Entering Responding to a 911 call, officers were briefed upon arriving on-scene by building maintenance and Northeast Security who directed their attention to a window that Read More…

Announcements Community People

North End Against Drugs Elects New Officers for 2020-2021

North End Against Drugs (NEAD) Board of Director’s elected its slate of officers for the upcoming year at their annual meeting on September 8, 2020. The new officers are: President: John PregmonVice President: Steven SicilianoClerk: Maria LanzaTreasurer: Ann FitzgeraldPresident Emeritus: John Romano The new officers look forward to working with the community over the next year to Read More…

Photos & Videos

Social Highlights This Week: In a Box & Scenes From the Parks

Check out our weekly social media highlights from residents and visitors in the area. To be featured, tag us @northend.waterfront on Instagram, @northendboston on Twitter, @northendwaterfront on Facebook. Use hashtags #northendboston or #bostonwaterfront. In a Box Scenes From the Parks Furry Feature Reader Submissions