The Massachusetts State Senate on Thursday, July 16, 2020, passed legislation to jumpstart investment in transportation infrastructure and make the Commonwealth’s transportation system more reliable and accessible to residents. Read the full release from the Office of Senator Joe Boncore below. The bill, An Act Authorizing and Accelerating Transportation Investment, authorizes more than $16 billion Read More…
Boston Outdoor Preschool Network is a nonprofit early childhood program committed to place-based learning and play. We are an inspired team of teachers with experience in public, private, and Montessori schools, who are thrilled to give children the opportunity to play, learn, and thrive outdoors. We run outdoor early childhood programs at the Arnold Arboretum Read More…
Taste of the North End (TONE) has announced the 2020 event will take place virtually on Wednesday, September 9, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Read the full save the date from the TONE organizers below: We’re taking the annual festival virtual this year, but it will certainly remain a celebration of North End culture, Read More…
Ready to have a blast? The USS Constitution Museum is selling activity kits to make and fire an Alka-Seltzer® Cannon at home. Each kit includes printed directions, two 35mm film canisters, 8 Alka-Seltzer® tablets, and three American flag temporary tattoos. This is a great family activity to do while virtually watching USS Constitution’s 21-gun salute on July Read More…
While we are still awaiting word on when we will be able to reopen the museum, two of our Paul Revere House senior staff are participating in an upcoming free, virtual public event hosted by the Concord Museum: “Paul Revere: Man and Myth Virtual Forum”. Nina Zannieri, Executive Director of the Paul Revere Memorial Association Read More…
June 12 Update: The scheduled rally has been canceled. City officials including Mayor Marty Walsh plan to meet with leaders of the Italian American groups who had scheduled the event. Dr. Frank Mazzaglia, Communications Officer for the Italian American Alliance said, “We appreciate Mayor Walsh for his sensitivity to the feelings of Italian Americans across Read More…
Join the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) on Thursday, June 11 via Zoom from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for a meaningful conversation and discussion on “Diversity and Leadership in the Arts.“ This workshop, part of NEMPAC’s “Ask an Expert Series,” will address the role diversity plays in our institutions and art Read More…
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards, representing District One (North End, East Boston, and Charlestown), has announced the hire of Jesse Purvis as the new Director of Policy in her office. Purvis joins the office after graduating from UMass Law where he served as a Public Interest Law Fellow and founder of the school’s local chapter Read More…
From the office of Senator Joseph Boncore: The Massachusetts Legislature passed a bill on Thursday May 21, 2020, that will provide additional Unemployment Insurance (UI) relief to low-income families, non-profit institutions and employers. An Act Providing Additional Support to Those Affected by the Novel Coronavirus Through the Unemployment Insurance System builds on UI legislation already Read More…
American Flags decorate the lawn along the Harborwalk in Boston’s Seaport in observance of Memorial Day. Photo submitted by Jon Campanelli. “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 a caption or story telling us about your photo. See past neighborhood Read More…
Just a little bit of North End Wisdom! Photo by Pearson O’Meara. “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 a caption or story telling us about your photo. See past neighborhood photo posts.
Maria Carella, the retired dressmaker in North Square, has been busy making masks for community members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Distribution just got even easier, with masks pinned to the Crosstown Foundation for the Arts studio door in North Square available to anyone who needs one. These are 100% recycled cotton and rubber band masks. Read More…