Plenty of folks are tweeted from the Tuesday afternoon Boston Public Library Trustee meeting regarding the budget and the possible closure of branches. As far as I can tell, there was no vote or any specific branch announcements. Scroll through the tweets for the latest. Universal Hub’s Adam Gaffin sums up the hearing: Even without Read More…
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News from NEWRA’s Parks & Open Spaces Committee
NEWRA’s (North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association) burgeoning Parks & Open Spaces Committee shared the following information from last week’s meeting, courtesy of David Kubiak on behalf of chair Anne Pistorio. Nina Mukherji represented the Boston Park Advocates at the meeting to raise public concern over proposed additional cuts in the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Read More…
Weekly North End Branch Library Events
The following events are at the North End Branch Library at 25 Parmenter Street this week. Mon Mar 8 11:00 am Films for Children On Mondays, come and watch children films at the North End library. Tue Mar 9 10:30 am Baby Storytime 25 minutes of rhymes, bounces, and songs for those birth to 1 Read More…
Coast Guard & Friends of NE Library Presenting To NEWRA
North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) will hold its March monthly meeting on Thursday, March 11th at 7:00 pm at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. March Meeting Agenda Reports 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM • President’s Report • Reports from City Hall: – Nicole Leo, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services – Kathy Read More…
News From the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park
Latest news from the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park: At our March monthly meeting, Tom Powers, President of Boston Harbor Alliance, will be talking about the Pavilion that will be on the Greenway located between Quincy Market and the Christopher Columbus Park. The Alliance’s mission is to promote public awareness and use of the Boston Harbor Read More…
Mayor’s Youth Council – Apply Now
Apply for the 2010-11 Mayor’s Youth Council: Are you a high school sophomore or junior and Boston resident who wants to make a difference in your community? Do you want to take an active role in government? Then apply for the MYC. Each year, teens from all over the city are selected to outreach to Read More…
BRA Announces 6th Greenway District Planning Study Meeting
The Boston Redevelopment Authority invites you to attend the sixth public meeting on the Greenway District Planning Study Thursday, March 18, 2010 6-8 PM at the BRA Boston City Hall, 9th Floor, Board Room BRA staff and the consultant team will present draft recommendations for corridor-wide development scenarios including height and density ranges, building uses, Read More…
NEWNC Agenda for March 8th Meeting
NEWNC AGENDA Monday, March 8, 2010 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30. N. Bennet St. 1. Call to order – Stephen Passacantilli 2. Roll call – Stephen Passacantilli 3. Meeting Protocol – Marie Simboli 4. Update from the Office of Neighborhood Services — Nicole Leo 5. Report from the offices of local elected officials 6. Committee reports Read More…
North End Dog Group Survey
The North End Dog Group has become a very active constituency within our neighborhood, especially as they work toward the creation of a dog park. They are doing a survey and asking neighborhood dog owners to participate. Anya Potter leads up the dog group and shares the following message. Dear Dog Members, As responsible dog Read More…
Helping the North End Branch Library
The Boston Public Library has set up a webpage regarding its budget crisis that asks for feedback and ideas. It also specifically asks for descriptions of positive attributes and community benefits of individual branches. If you wish to submit comments on the North End Branch Library, the link is: http://www.bpl.org/general/budget The next meeting of the Read More…
Greenway Talks Food, Furniture & Programs at Community Meeting
I attended the Greenway Conservancy community meeting last Wednesday held at the Aquarium Cafe to discuss the 2010 plans for the parks. There were some interesting slides that Executive Director Nancy Brennan promised (repeatedly) to be prompty posted on the Conservancy’s website. As of this writing on Saturday morning, they have not been posted (nor Read More…
North End “Open Forum” With Your State Senator and Representative
Senator Anthony Petruccelli and Representative Aaron Michlewitz are hosting an “Open Forum” from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center (30 N. Bennet St.) on March 10th. They welcome everyone in the neighborhood to attend and participate in a discussion on State Issues heading into the final months of the 2009-2010 legislative session. The Read More…