The Lightship Nantucket or Nantucket Shoals was the name given to the light vessel that, established in 1854, marked the hazardous Nantucket Shoals south of Nantucket Island. Several ships have been commissioned and served at the Nantucket Shoals lightship station and have been called Nantucket. This particular Nantucket Lightship has been converted into a houseboat Read More…
Today is Tuesday, January 14 and the Parent University Monthly Leadership Forum, “Why Shared Decision Making Groups Are Important,” originally scheduled for December 10, has been rescheduled for January 28, 2020 at the same location (the Roslindale Community Center) from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Learn more and register here. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 6:30PM Read More…
The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) nominated Kirsten Hoffman as the NEWRA’s representative to Greenway Conservancy Board replacing Robyn Reed who completed her six-year term on the Board. “The interrelationship of the historic North End and the Greenway is vital to both, particularly as we see more development,” said Hoffman in a letter handed out Read More…
Mayor Walsh recently announced the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Public Garden have signed a formal cooperation agreement to enhance the care of Boston Common, the Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) strengthens the 50-year partnership between the Parks Department and the Read More…
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The North End Waterfront (NEW) Health along with the Nazzaro Center will be offering once again babysitting classes for children ages 11 and up. Registration will be on Thursday January 30 at the health center between 4-5pm. Classes will be 4pm – 5pm on February 6, 13, 27 and March 5. Read more below.
Today is Monday, January 13 and on Friday, January 24th, the ABCD Service Center is planning on hosting their second annual La Befana Celebration, continue reading. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 3:30PM Kids’ Crafternoons. Stop by the North End Library and use different art supplies to create a project to take Read More…
Local residents took advantage of some record-breaking warm temperatures this weekend. Here, a young man is skateboarding on the Greenway on Saturday, January 11, 2020 in 70-degree weather. Photo submitted by Lynn Roy. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Send in your photos using our Submit a Post form, via email to info@northendwaterfront.com or tag @northend.waterfront on Instagram. Please include Read More…
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center will host their second annual Celebration of La Befana on Friday, January 24 at 12:30 p.m. at their 1 Michelangelo Street location.
The Trustees of Reservations managing director, Nick Black, presented the idea of a new park and open space in the North End at Sargent’s Wharf to the North End/Waterfront Residents Association (NEWRA) at the January meeting. As part of the Trustees’ One Waterfront Initiative, the proposal explored the idea of converting the parking lot at Read More…
The following are recent incidents reported by Boston Police District A-1 for the North End / Waterfront area. Larceny/Shoplifting01/08/20 7:12 p.m.Male suspect stole a box of condoms from a Hanover St. pharmacy. Suspect was stopped by responding police officers. The item was retrieved and returned to the store. Suspect to be summonsed to court. A North Read More…
After twenty-two years of celebrating mass at the Old North Church in Boston’s North End, Vicar Rev. Stephen Ayres has retired from his position as Vicar of Old North Church as well as Executive Director of the Old North Foundation. Rev. Ayres preached his final sermon at Old North on Sunday, December 22, with Bishop Read More…