Nick Black, Managing Director of the Boston Waterfront Initiative for the Trustees, led a discussion on a new proposal to create a park or public open space at Sargent’s Wharf in the North End at the January North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) meeting. As part of the Trustees’ One Waterfront Initiative, the proposal explored the Read More…
Boston Bottle owner Daniel O’Connor presented his petition to change the off-premise alcohol license for his 372 Commercial St. shop from beer and wine to all alcohol at the January North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) meeting. The council voted unanimously to support the change. The reason for this petition, as explained by O’Connor, Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) started their January 2020 meeting with a series of important committee reports and updates. Watch the full video below or jump to points of interest using the timeline. (00:08) Brett Roman, NEWNC President’s Report: Roman opened the meeting by thanking Maria Lanza who recently left her position Read More…
District One City Councilor Lydia Edwards, representing the North End, East Boston, and Charlestown, highlighted accomplishments from the past year and shared her top priorities moving forward at the January North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) meeting. Watch the full video above or jump to points of interest with this timeline. (00:36) The snow Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, January 13, 2020, at 7 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. District One City Councilor Lydia Edwards will present legislative updates and Nick Black, Managing Director for The Trustees’ Boston Waterfront Initiative, will talk about open space Read More…
As part of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) “Community Chat” program, the group invited the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office to answer questions regarding substance abuse, homelessness and other cases that impact the community. North End resident, Jessica Frattaroli, Asst. District Attorney in the Suffolk County office, addressed the council with information Read More…
A new plan for 49 Charter Street received unanimous support from the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) at their December 2019 meeting. The revision maintains the property as three stories, without the previously proposed one-story addition that would have made a fourth floor. NEWNC has previously opposed the addition of a fourth story Read More…
A development proposal at 14 N. Bennet St., the former St. Leonard’s rectory in Boston’s North End, was met with skepticism by the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) which voted 5-4 to oppose the zoning variance application. The petitioner, George Kouris of Epsilon Partners, with architect Isaac Smith and attorney Daniel Toscano, presented Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, December 9, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. There are two petitions on this month’s agenda. The 49 Charter St. petition is back on the table to change the legal occupancy from a six-family Read More…
The Piarosa Group is seeking to amend conditions on an existing license at 123-125 Salem St., formerly La Galleria 33, to change its closing hour from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and to add a small bar inside the premises. The petition was heard by the North End / Waterfront Read More…
The November 2019 North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) meeting started with a series of notable reports by council and committee members. Follow along or jump to items of interest in this video timeline. NEWNC President Brett Roman opened with some thank you’s and reminders: Roman congratulated the city councilors elected in Boston’s recent Read More…
Maria and Paul Freddura, owners of The Daily Catch restaurant, presented a petition at the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) November meeting to transfer a license currently held by The Daily Catch at 2 Northern Avenue to 65 Atlantic Ave. The Freddura’s seek to transfer their existing beer and wine license from their Read More…