National Alcohol Screening Day is April 7, 2016. Drinking too much can harm your health. Excessive alcohol use, including underage drinking and binge drinking, can lead to increased risk of health problems such as injuries, violence, liver disease, and cancer. Excessive alcohol use can be described as women drinking 4 or more drinks at one Read More…
Atonietta N. (Colarusso) DeStefano of Stoneham passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 93 years of age. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend and will be missed by all who knew her. Antonietta was an accomplished business woman. She was the founder/owner of Café Paradiso Read More…
Mixing up the conversation with a debate format, the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council hosted five candidates running for Massachusetts State Senate on April 4th at the North Bennet Street School in Boston’s North End. Peter Howe, former NECN-TV news anchor, moderated the evening to an audience of over 100 North End residents who came out on the snowy evening. The entire debate Read More…
Related Beal, developer of the One Lovejoy Wharf, has sold the building to Union Investment. One Lovejoy Wharf in Boston is the current Converse headquarters and formerly known as the Hoffman Building. More information in the news release below. RELATED AND UNION INVESTMENT ANNOUNCE SALE OF ONE LOVEJOY WHARF Formerly Dilapidated Building Transformed into Highly Sought-After Waterfront Office in Read More…
This past week, 180 tickets were secured by Boston Community Collaborative’s Becca Griffin to send many Eliot School students to experience the World Figure Skating Championships at the TD Garden. The students loved seeing the magnificent moves and beautiful costumes of these world-class skaters. One skater was greeted by second graders who lifted her spirits Read More…
North End Friends of St. Francis House will hold their annual Flea Market & Bake Sale to benefit the St. Francis Homeless Shelter on April 8th and 9th. The group will also be collecting spare change.
Even the ducks (mallards) at Columbus Park seemed confused by the April snowstorm. (Photo by Matt Conti) “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email info@northendwaterfront.com with your photo and a caption. See past neighborhood photo posts.
Mayor John Hynes was elected in 1949, John Collins in 1960. Collins brought in Ed Logue as the director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, established in 1957. These men faced a problem. Boston was in trouble. After a depression, two wars, long-time corruption and a changing industrial base, the city was losing manufacturing, jobs and Read More…
This weekend, students and faculty from North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) will be taking over The KITCHEN at the Boston Public Market to entertain and raise funds for NEMPAC’s student scholarships! Executive Director, Sherri Snow, stated “We believe every youth is deserving of a quality, artistic education and/or musical experience. The NEMPAC Scholarship Read More…
Friday afternoon, I came home to the building littered with an oversized addressed mailing from Clean Energy Option. The official-looking envelope, complete with perforated edges, instructions for opening, and a NOTICE in bold capital letters, announcing NOTICE: MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS CAN NOW CHOOSE THE SOURCE OF THEIR ELECTRICITY After peeling open the envelope, I found a “Dear Read More…
Last week brought sun, snow, rain and wind. Even though the weather can be unpredictable, you can plan ahead for the weekly events! Monday, April 4 NEMPAC Spring Programs Begin View the Spring Program Brochure 2016! 4:00pm Leverett Circle Pedestrian Bridge Meeting at West End Museum West End Museum: New Basin Citizens Advisory Committee Agenda: Leverett Circle Pedestrian Read More…
Lydia Edwards spoke at the Ward 3 Democrats Candidates Forum this week and took questions from committee members. Edwards is a resident of East Boston and is a public interest lawyer who advocates for labor issues such as unemployment insurance, back wages, fair treatment for domestic workers, and tackling human trafficking. Fluent in Portuguese and conversational with Spanish, Edwards is focused on advocating for affordable Read More…