The North End Clean Streets Committee will hold a public meeting on Thursday, January 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center. The Clean Streets Committee is part of District One City Councilor Lydia Edwards’ proposal to tackle the neighborhood’s persistent trash issues with a new non-profit structure similar to a BID. The committee will Read More…
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This Boston Globe article from April 18, 1982, has a photo of Morton Street (which runs from Salem Street to Endicott Street, next to Cutillo Park) with conditions that appear to have been much worse than at present, and discusses a huge neighborhood clean-up. Just an example of what the North End neighborhood is capable Read More…
Earlier this month, City Councilor Lydia Edwards spoke at both the North End Residents’ Association and North End Neighborhood Council November meetings to propose a new solution to the North End’s persistent trash problems – a voluntary clean streets program run by a local non-profit. With this program, tenants, landlords and businesses could donate on Read More…
The North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) met for their monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. The meeting began with a series of community reports, including a proposal for a new clean streets program by City Councilor Lydia Edwards. Watch the video above for the full rundown or jump to subjects of interest using Read More…
The Boston Public Works Department will resume regularly posted street sweeping on March 1st in the North End, South End and Beacon Hill. Weather permitting, efforts will be underway to clean the streets following this winter’s snow and ice. The Public Works Department will be proactively cleaning the streets. Several hand cleaning crews and mechanical sweepers will be Read More…
In this second of a series of posts, we are highlighting specific resident questions from the recent District 1 City Council Candidates Forum hosted by the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). The three candidates running to fill the seat being vacated by Sal LaMattina are Lydia Edwards, Margaret Farmer and Stephen Passacantilli. District 1 includes the North End, Read More…
In a little corner of our world these volunteers are working hard in the gardens at Old North Church to keep beauty and cleanliness alive. Thank you for your untiring efforts in caring for our neighborhood. Volunteers are shown in the above photo receiving the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) Good Neighbor Recognition Read More…
We live in an age where youngsters care for their environment as demonstrated by a brother and sister in Middleton, who head out with tools in hand and try to keep their corner of town free of street debris. Nicholas and Anna Wilson, children of Stephen and Amy Wilson will be awarded the North End Read More…
It seems like the first of every month comes with a trash ridden moving day, shown here in these photos submitted by Karen DiMaura. Complaints to Public Works had most of the piles removed during the day. As always, residents can call 311 or report trash problems online.
The North End “Love Your Block” cleanup brought out a large crowd of volunteers on Saturday, April 29th including many who met at the Prado (Paul Revere Mall) on Hanover Street. T-shirts and tools were distributed as groups went off to various streets, parks and alleys of the neighborhood to get things spruced up for Spring. We counted Eliot School students, along Read More…
North End rep. at the Mayor’s Office, Maria Lanza, followed up on the tagging of several buildings on Henchman Street arranging for “grafitti busters” from the City of Boston’s Property Management group to remove the errant spray paint in Boston’s North End.
RUFF, the local dog owner group, sponsors a monthly cleanup where members focus on various parts of the North End neighborhood. This month, Leslie and Amy scrubbed down the granite posts on the Prado. “It’s a hot spot for dogs passing through on a walk,” said Amy. “We used a mix of hot water with white vinegar. Read More…