With all that is going on in other U.S. cities, Boston has been relatively calm lately as reflected in the latest monthly meeting reports at the North End Public Safety meeting. The day after the meeting, however, a suspicious package was detonated on Atlantic Avenue. Citywide crime reports are down 10% year-to-date with a 17% decline in Read More…
North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) elected new officers for the upcoming year at its annual meeting held on October 8, 2015. NEWRA past president Jim Salini ran the annual meeting because current President, Ford Cavallari, was running for re-election. Those running were nominated by NEWRA’s voting committee and there were no competing nominations. After Read More…
As NEWNC approaches our 30th anniversary on November 6th, help us compile a list of all those who have served on the Neighborhood Council since 1985. Using the comment section below, please help us with the names of past Council Members (perhaps even yourself) and the years they served. You can also email names to us at info@newncboston.org and Read More…
Missed anything big over the week? Here is your chance to see! With a look at the weekender, you can make sure that you caught all the top news stories from the past week. Top Posts of the Week: Top 10 Tweets of the Week: Ben Affleck Spotted, Hotel Plans Filed, Apartment Entrance, North End and Read More…
The September 10th meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) covered a host of local issues, presented by the group’s officers and committee heads. Here is a summary listing with timestamps for the video above. President’s Report – Ford Cavallari (00:00 in video) Lewis Wharf Hotel Proposal – Joint NEWRA/NEWNC meeting tentatively scheduled for October 2015 Read More…
Boston Police reported a 12% decrease in serious “Part 1” crime incidents this year through August. District A-1, including North End and Downtown, was down 24% versus last year. The crime updates were part of the September 3rd North End Public Safety Meeting hosted by Chair David Marx and BPD A-1 Captain Kenneth Fong, Sgt. James Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) hosted its annual Summer Party on August 19th at the Pilot House, Lewis Wharf. NEWRA members (and prospective members) enjoyed the scenic North End waterfront while socializing with fellow residents and local officials at the event. A special highlight of the summer party was Victor Brogna’s 80th birthday Read More…
Jerome Smith, Boston’s new Chief of Civic Engagement & Head of the Office of Neighborhood Services spoke to neighborhood residents at the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting held on August 13, 2015. Speaking on the role of neighborhood services in the city and his role with the community, Smith spoke in detail on Read More…
North End Public Safety Committee Chair, David Marx, was presented with a Community Service Award by Boston Police District A-1 Captain Kenneth Fong at Tuesday’s Neighborhood Night Out event on the Prado/Paul Revere Mall. Captain Fong recognized Marx’s efforts to work with District A-1 to improve the neighborhood’s public safety and advocate on behalf of North End residents. David Read More…
The June 2015 North End Public Safety Meeting was held Thursday, June 4, at the Nazzaro Center. The meeting was introduced by the Chair of NEWRA’s newly-created Public Safety Committee (in conjunction / coordination with NEWNC), David Marx, along with District A-1 Captain Ken Fong, Sgt. James Chin and Officer Teddy Boyle. Also in attendance were Boston City Read More…
Captain Ken Fong from District A-1, Sgt. James Chin and Officer Teddy Boyle of the Boston Police were on hand for what NEWNC’s Public Safety Chair David Marx said was the “quickest and easiest meeting in the several years that I have been attending.” Based on the statistics from the past month, it is hard Read More…
The January 2015 Public Safety Meeting was short with not many crime incidents reported during the last several weeks. Police noted that college students are due back next week and the Suffolk University party car will start patrolling during weekend nights. Two arrests for assault & battery were made following late night fighting incidents at Caffe Read More…