Last year’s public Holiday Sing & Stroll in the Charlestown Navy Yard was such a success that organizers plan to celebrate the season with an annual Sing & Stroll! This year’s event will be sponsored again by the Navy Yard Garden Association, Inc. (NYGA) and Ronald McDonald House at Boston Harbor. The event is scheduled Read More…
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is excited to welcome its new administrative team member, Nicholas Brown as their Charlestown Coordinator! Over the past few years, NEMPAC has expanded its music programming to the Charlestown neighborhood. This new role will assist in the development of current and future programs and partnerships, engagement with Read More…
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center in partnership with the Charlestown Working Theater present a youth holiday musical production of A Christmas Carol this December! Join us as students ages 7-12 retell the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his whirlwind adventure on Christmas Eve to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Show Schedule: Location: Read More…
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) has announced plans to bring new programming into Charlestown for its 2018 fall class offerings. Founded by local North End mothers to promote arts enrichment and prioritize music education for all, NEMPAC now serves over 1,300 students per week and expects to provide opportunities to hundreds Read More…
News from MassDot regarding the start of construction for the replacement of the North Washington Street Bridge connecting the North End/Downtown to Charlestown. A formal Notice to Proceed (NTP) has been issued to MassDOT’s general contractor for the replacement of the North Washington Street Bridge Reconstruction Project as of August 2018. Internal coordination between the Read More…
West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in a mosquito pool in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. WNV has been detected in Boston every year since 2000 during the summer and fall months (June-November). WNV in people is rare. Most people are at low risk of developing the disease. Those over the age of Read More…
It is important to beat the heat and stay cool during these hot and humid days of summer. This is the kind of weather that can lead to heat stroke or heat exhaustion when you don’t take proper care of yourself. There are several important things to remember that will keep you healthy: Drink plenty Read More…
North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) recently held their annual drug awareness day for students and teachers at the Saint John and Eliot Schools. The aim of the event is to make students aware of the dangers of drugs and alcohol, and to stress the importance of making good choices. Over 100 sixth, seventh and Read More…
Join the Mystic River Watershed Association and Climate Ready Boston for an Open House on Thursday, June 14 to hear ideas about the future of the waterfront space around the Schraffts Building in Charlestown. Come share your thoughts about design ideas for this waterfront space, including public access, open space and walking/biking improvements. The open house Read More…
A new community group, We are Boston’s Waterfront, introduced themselves at the April 2018 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). Co-founder Sydney Asbury explained the organization emerged from the “Save Our North End Waterfront” effort that successfully worked to stop a hotel proposal at Lewis Wharf in 2016. Community members have expanded their Read More…
The Charlestown YMCA is very excited to engage the North End community in our programs, offerings and plans as we start 2018. Please join us on Wednesday, 1/24, just over the bridge for our Annual Kick Off Event at Blackmoor, 1 Chelsea St, Charlestown. We will be showcasing what we have to offer to our service area of Read More…
On Thursday, December 21, staff from North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) in the North End traveled to Harvard-Kent Elementary School in Boston to deliver bags of fruit and groceries to students at the school. The health center did this as part of a program it started in September of 2016 called Over the Bridge. Read More…