Government

Lydia Edwards for District 1 City Council Speaks at Ward 3 Democratic Committee Candidates Night

Lydia Edwards spoke at the Ward 3 Democratic Committee Candidate Night on Wednesday, June 21st, 2017. Recently, State Senator Joe Boncore endorsed Edwards for District 1 City Council. Edwards, currently the Deputy Director for Housing Stability, is an East Boston resident. She is the daughter of a veteran, which she says has instilled in her a sense Read More…

Government

Michael Kelley for District 2 Boston City Council Speaks at Ward 3 Candidates Night

Michael Kelley, running for District 2 City Council, spoke at the Ward 3 Democratic Committee’s Candidates Night on Wednesday, June 21st. At the end of the evening, the committee voted to endorse Kelley. From his website, Kelley describes himself: “Mike Kelley is a longtime South Ender, public servant and startup founder running for District 2 City Read More…

Community Government Health & Environment

North End Electric, Water, Sewer & Pavement Repairs Continue

The City of Boston hosted a Construction Update Meeting in the gym of the Nazzaro Center on June 15th. It was a rather low turnout so we are featuring each of the poster sessions in a series of updates here on NorthEndWaterfront.com with information from various city departments. View more construction posts. Utilities Eversource Energy Read More…

Government

Stephen Passacantilli for District 1 City Council at Ward 3 Candidates Night

Stephen Passacantilli, a life long resident of The North End and a father of two, spoke at the Ward 3 Democratic Committee Candidate Night. At the end of the Evening, Passacantilli was endorsed by the committee. Professionally, Passacantilli is the Director of Operations for the Boston Transportation Department. For six of the eight years he Read More…

Community

Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Raise Money for New Years Eve Fireworks, Talk Summer Events at Neighborhood Council [Video]

Ann Babbitt from the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park came to the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council meeting on June 12th, 2017 to talk about Summer Events at the park, along with information about fireworks on the harbor. This New Years Eve, there will be a fireworks display in the Boston Harbor! Joanne Hayes-Rines, the President Read More…

Featured Government Real Estate

North Square Renovation Project Starts Fall 2017

The City of Boston hosted a Construction Update Meeting in the gym of the Nazzaro Center on June 15th. It was a rather low turnout so we are featuring each of the poster sessions in a series of updates here on NorthEndWaterfront.com with information from various city departments. View more construction posts. North Square Renovation Read More…

Featured Government

Stephen Passacantilli and Michael Kelley Endorsed by Ward 3 Democratic Committee

On Wednesday, June 21, 2017, The Ward 3 Democratic Committee held Candidates Night for Boston City Council at the Nazzaro Center. The Committee voted to endorse Stephen Passacantilli for District 1 City Councilor with a vote of 22 to 1. The Committee also endorsed Michael Kelley for District 2 City Councilor with a vote of Read More…

Community Real Estate

Sumner Tunnel Admin Building to See Competing Bids by North End Music and Performing Arts Center and the North Bennet Street School

Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, President of North Bennet Street School, and Dianne Royle, President of the North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC), presented at the June 2017 North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) meeting regarding potential competing bids to acquire the Sumner Tunnel Administration Building at 128 North Street.  The Sumner Tunnel Administration Building, owned by Read More…

Government Meetings Transportation

Connect Historic Boston / Cycle Track Update at North End Construction Meeting

On Thursday, June 15th, 2017, the City of Boston hosted a Construction Update Meeting in the gym of the Nazzaro Center. Though information on several different departments and projects were available to the people of the North End, it was a rather low turn out (perhaps because of this). In a series of posts, we Read More…

Featured Transportation

Project Video: North Washington Street Bridge Reconstruction is Coming

At the June 2017 North End Waterfront Residents’ Association meeting, Nathaniel Curtis spoke about the upcoming North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. The project, which could start construction later this year or in early 2018, is expected to last 4 years. As it stands, the current bridge is over a century old and will be replaced with Read More…

Community Featured

Reports from the June 2017 Neighborhood Council Meeting [Video]

Several members from local elected officials’ offices, along with the Council’s president, provided updates at the Neighborhood Council meeting on June 12th, 2017. Use the timeline to jump to specific areas of interest in the video. (00:00) John Pregmon – Neighborhood Council President Pregmon welcomed new members to the Neighborhood Council: Tina Natale, Tania Green, Read More…