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Weekly Top Reads: Feast Photos, Congressman Lynch Talks with Residents, Traffic Study, Municipal Harbor Plan Debate, Boat Cruise, & Movie Night

Posted on Author Amanda Stoll

This week’s top posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com featured a little bit of everything – culture, politics, transportation, development, local activities, and more! Read on below to see the most popular articles from this past week. 99th Feast of Madonna Della Cava [Photo Gallery] The Madonna Della Cava Society held their 99th annual feast last weekend, complete Read More…

Downtown Municipal Harbor Plan Zoning Meeting Brings Crowd and Debate

Posted on Author Steve Vilkas

It was an impressive turnout at Monday evening’s public meeting for Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan zoning amendments with continuing debate regarding the controversial regulations. Rich McGuinness, Deputy Director for Climate Change and Environmental Planning at the Boston Planning & Development Agency delivered a presentation with an update on current affairs in relation to BPDA’s Read More…

Weekly Top Reads: Paying for Parking, Rep. Michlewitz Concerned About Scooters, Egg Hunt Photos, Municipal Harbor Plan Challenges, Combating Substance Abuse, and Boston Harbor’s Ferries

Posted on Author Amanda Stoll

This week’s top posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com featured transportation, development, health, community events, and more! Read on below to see the most popular articles from the past week. Boston City Council Eyes Charging For Resident Parking During the regular city council meeting, Councilor Michelle Wu called for a hearing about potentially charging $25 for one residential Read More…

Conservation Law Foundation Discusses Challenge to Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan [Video]

Posted on Author Matt Conti

Peter Shelley of the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) provided an update on the non-profit’s legal challenge to the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan. After the State approved the Municipal Harbor Plan last year, CLF and abutting Harbor Towers, filed separate lawsuits to challenge the plan’s legality. After reviewing the history and intended MHP scope, Shelley Read More…

Municipal Harbor Plan Discussed at Residents’ Association Meeting (NEWRA)

Posted on Author Chris Romano

After many complaints about the Municipal Harbor Plan (MHP), the City still gave the go-ahead for the proposed 600-foot tower right on the Boston Harbor. At the July 12th North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting, Victor Brogna and Diane Rubin, representing Harbor Towers, discussed the plan with attendees. Brogna said there is a lack of vision and that Read More…

Residents’ Association July 12 Agenda: Municipal Harbor Plan Update, Harbor Towers Lawsuit and 38 Fleet Street Addition

Posted on Author NEWRA

The July North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting will be on Thursday, July 12, 2018. The meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. This month’s agenda can be found below. Last minute addition: Representing Harbor Towers, Diane Rubin will speak on the recently filed lawsuit regarding the Read More…

Weekly Top Reads: Municipal Harbor Plan Approved, Dog Park Opens, Taste of the North End Photos, Theft at Saint Leonard’s, Opening Day at Langone Park, & Piccolo Nido Anniversary

Posted on Author Amanda Stoll

This week’s top posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com featured neighborhood celebrations, downtown development, opening days and more! Read on below to see the most popular articles from this past week. State Approves Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan; Chiofaro and Hook Towers Move Forward With New Long Wharf Park State regulators have finally approved the city’s Downtown Waterfront Municipal Read More…

State Approves Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan; Chiofaro and Hook Towers Move Forward With New Long Wharf Park

Posted on Author Matt Conti

After more than a year of review, state regulators have approved the city’s Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan (MHP). City officials, led by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) received nearly all the flexibility they were seeking from the Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) for two new tower developments at the Harbor Garage and Hook Read More…

State Rep. Michlewitz Opposes Municipal Harbor Plan in Letter to the State

Posted on Author NorthEndWaterfront.com

State Representative Aaron Michlewitz sent an opposition letter on the Municipal Harbor Plan to the State stressing his concerns about the Harbor Garage site development. Michlewitz reiterates his earlier point of contention that any development on the garage site should not exceed 50% lot coverage on the ground level. He states that anything less could lead to the Boston Read More…

Petition Circulating to Oppose Municipal Harbor Plan

Posted on Author Joanne Hayes-Rines

A waterfront residents group, Preserve Boston’s Waterfront, is actively soliciting signatures on a petition to oppose the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan. As of this writing, the petition has about 300 signatures with a deadline of April 9th. PreserveBostonsWaterfront.org was created by local residents who oppose the City’s development proposals for the Harbor Garage and the Read More…

Wharf District Residents Express Frustrations with Municipal Harbor Plan Revisions

Posted on Author Amanda Stoll

Harbor Towers Garage Committee Chairman Lee Kozol represented the East India Row Harbor Towers residents when he spoke out against the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan (MHP) and its latest supplement at the Wharf District council meeting on Tuesday evening. The unified response by waterfront neighbors came after a presentation by Rich McGuinness of the Boston Read More…