The Commercial Wharf East Condominium Association (CWECA) received a favorable ruling from the Massachusetts Appeals Court on July 31, 2020 in its fight against the State Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP). The court affirmed a Superior Court ruling that the DEP’s determination process was flawed regarding the need for a Chapter 91 license at Commercial Read More…
Boston Harbor Now will host Our Harbor Our Home, A Celebration of Our Waterfront and Islands on Thursday, August 27, 2020. This virtual event supports the organization’s efforts to enhance public access to the Harbor while simultaneously working to protect the region from the ever-increasing risks and impacts of climate change. In 2019, Boston Harbor Read More…
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, National Park Service, Boston Harbor Now, and Boston Harbor Cruises have announced that public ferry service to Spectacle Island, one of the 34 islands and peninsulas in Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park, has begun for the season as of July 1st. Spectacle Island boasts some of Read More…
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, a non-profit public interest harbor advocacy group, shares this video above to encourage social distancing at beaches this summer. As part of the Massachusetts phased re-opening, beaches are permitted to open as early as May 25—Memorial Day. Beach goers and managers must adhere to strict guidelines to ensure public safety. Read More…
Cape Air received final approval for a one-year trial to use Boston Waterboat Marina located at 66 Long Wharf for docking purposes. The move comes just after the FAA and Coast Guard authorized seaplane flights between Boston Harbor and New York’s East River. Releasing a memo this week, the Boston Planning and Development (BPDA) Board Read More…
Join Friends of the Boston Harborwalk on Saturday, February 22 for a two-hour, narrated Boston Harbor tour on Boston Harbor Cruise’s Regency. The heated vessel will travel around the Inner Harbor and out past the Boston Harbor Islands. Speakers will discuss the history and evolution of Boston’s waterfront. The Regency will depart from and return to Long Read More…
On Saturday, January 25, Boston Harbor Now, in conjunction with the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park and Boston Harbor Cruises, will host the Winter Wildlife Cruise, offering visitors the opportunity to witness how alive the Harbor is during the winter months. What: Grab your camera and join park rangers and local naturalists to Read More…
Cape Air is looking into serving Boston with seaplanes to create a downtown-to-downtown connection between New York City using 9-seat seaplanes available to the public. The company is working with FAA and US Coast Guard on permitting, and now are working with BPDA on a dock location. They are proposing use of the Boston Waterboat Read More…
Boston Harbor Now, an organization dedicated to bringing the Boston Harbor back to the people, hosted a panel that invited waterfront leaders from across North America to talk about how their cities are developing their waterfront spaces on Thursday evening. Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Boston’s Harborwallk throughout the month of October, the organization invited Read More…
A perfect late summer night brought large crowds to Boston’s waterfront for the 7th Annual Illuminate the Harbor fireworks show. Festivities kicked off at Columbus Park where Berklee’s Them Fantasies performed as families enjoyed lawn games. Boston Harbor Now also handed out special viewing glasses at Piers Park and Fan Pier to create an added fireworks effect. The dazzling displays Read More…
It was a beautiful summer evening for the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) annual boat cruise on Boston Harbor. The three-hour sunset cruise aboard the Rendezvous raises funds for the FOCCP annual Fall Festival. Photos courtesy of Meredith Piscitelli.
Join a celebration of community, love, and the end of summer with Boston Harbor Fireworks on Thursday night. The waterfront and the harbor belong to all of us and we should take pride in all of the communities and public resources that make up the city’s waterfront. The free end-of-summer celebration will take place on Read More…