NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee cheered the Governor’s signing of the new Green Ticket law! The provisions are expected to be a major catalyst in improving compliance with existing street trash regulations. The Committee thanked all those that supported the effort including residents, businesses, City agencies and elected officials, especially Representative Aaron Michlewitz (who made the Read More…
Park Permit Questionaire If you have applied for parks permits before, either for athletic fields or special events, or if you have ideas about park permitting, please fill out this brief survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/T5LHSQJ. If you have more comments about permitting than the survey can capture, feel free to send an email to me or Read More…
Sam Allis opines in the Globe: “Senior playgrounds apparently are popular in Europe and Asia, but not here. The closest thing to a senior sandbox in Boston are the boccie courts in the North End. They’re fine as far as they go, and they’re located near good cannoli, but boccie’s a guy thing. The city Read More…
Valentine’s Day ice sculpture at Quincy Market:
The Greenway Leadership Council Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy invites you to a Neighborhood/Community Meeting on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the New England Aquarium’s Harborview Café This is the first of two community forums to hear ideas and gather feedback from the public on Greenway operations and maintenance, programming and Read More…
Tue Feb 16 10:30 am African Dance with Wyoma Learn African and Caribbean dances with Wyoma at this lively, interactive event. Ages 5 and up. February is Black History Month. Wed Feb 17 2:30 pm Fun with Shrinky Dinks Draw, color, and bake a Shrinky Dink creation to wear or display! Ages Read More…
The Greenway Conservancy hosted the lighting of the Great Elm Tree in the northern part of the North End Parks on Thursday night. The elm is the largest tree on the entire Greenway and the lighting was part of the “Bright Lights for Winter Nights” campaign throughout the parks. More on the elm tree can Read More…
Here are the highlights from the February 12th North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting. State Representative Aaron Michlewitz announced that Governor Patrick signed the Green Ticket Bill into law. This issue was the subject of his maiden speech in the State House of Representatives. NEWRA’s Clean Streets committee, along with Councilor Sal LaMattina, strongly supported Read More…
Back in 2006, Sal Tecce went through the community process to receive zoning relief to develop the lot at 9 N. Margin Street. But, he didn’t know he had to pull a permit within two years so the application expired despite the previous approval of the City’s Inspectional Services. So now, a new attorney, George Moranci, was back this week Read More…
Friends of the North End Library are looking for volunteers to teach local children chess lessons at the Library every other Tuesday from 4:00-5:00 beginning in March. The North End Branch Library is located at 25 Parmenter Street. If anyone in the neighborhood is interested, please contact Lauren Wolf at lmarwolf@gmail.com.
Contact Becca at NEMPAC for more information: becca0923@yahoo.com See this previous post for more details on the event from the Greenway Conservancy: Great Elm Tree Lighting at North End Greenway Park – Free Community Event on February 11th, 5-6pm The lighting itself will be at 5:30 pm.