Welcome back to our weekly update that highlights some of the cases appearing on 311 in the North End/Waterfront neighborhoods. All 311 cases are public information and can be found at 311.boston.gov. Cooper Street Repaving Plea “For the love of all that is decent in this world, PLEASE repave Cooper Street, this year. We’ve been waiting for decades, Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) voted unanimously to support two separate petitions for building alterations in the neighborhood. The first petition is at 8 Cooper Street, where the petitioner is seeking to erect a one story addition to their existing single family residence and construct a private roof deck. The second proposal was at 112-118 Fulton Street Read More…
Michele Holdings, LLC, appeared before the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) on December 12, 2011 regarding zoning relief for 51-53 North Washington Street and 55 & 57-59 Cooper Street, buildings that formerly included Joe Tecce’s Restaurant. The developer’s appeal is to change the occupancy of the some of the total 16 units from Read More…
Attorney Daniel Toscano presents zoning relief requests on behalf of Michele Holdings LLC. The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association, NEWRA, voted 15 in support and 13 in opposition of the zoning relief requested by Michele Holdings LLC for 3 properties on N. Washington and Cooper Streets. Using a majority rules system, NEWRA will write Read More…
Paul Revere House Museum representatives present to NEWRA’s ZLC committee for an expanded visitor’s center at 5-6 Lathrop Place.The Zoning, Licensing & Construction (ZLC) Committee of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) recently listened to two significant zoning applications, the expansion of the Paul Revere House Museum’s expansion at Lathrop Place and the Read More…
Stabbing occurred A verbal argument turned violent last night as a North End man was repeatedly stabbed near the corner of Salem & Cooper Streets. Boston Police responded at 9:27 pm to the incident on Tuesday night. The victim was stabbed four times in the arm, left chest and stomach. He was stabilized on the Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) voted 10-21 to oppose the capacity addition at Bricco Restaurant at this week’s meeting. Bricco’s application is being made by owner Frank DePasquale at 239-241 Hanover Street. The expansion would add 47 seats to the existing 120 through an expansion on the ground floor into an abutting Read More…
These are the highlights from tonight’s meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). This was the first meeting led by new President, Stephanie Hogue. North End Winter Street Sweeping Pilot Program – Similar to her visit to the neighborhood council last week, Commissioner of Public Works, Joanne Mazzaro, gave an informational update Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) supported the three applications presented at Tuesday’s October 12, 2010 meeting. All council members were in attendance except Anne Devlin Tagliaferro and Luciana Burdi. Lucia Ristorante, 417 Hanover St., Live Entertainment Application Donato Frattaroli, long-time owner of Lucia Ristorante, appeared with attorney Bill Ferrullo to seek an Read More…
The North End is back! Or so it seems, based on the recent onslaught of new zoning and licensing applications which are an indication of businesses and developers willing to invest new money in the neighborhood. After a busy summer, you can still feel a buzz on the streets (often it’s a buzz saw) that Read More…