The July North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting will be on Thursday, July 11, 2019. The meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. This month’s agenda can be found below.
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Boston Public Works Explains New Trash / Street Sweeping Schedule for the North End
Brian Coughlin, Superintendent of Waste Reduction for the City of Boston Department of Public Works joined the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association June meeting to discuss changes to the city’s trash and recycling pick-up, beginning July 1st. Starting July 1, Capital Waste will return to Boston as the City’s trash collector. Trash pick-up will Read More…
Greenway Celebrates 10th Anniversary this Summer with “The Auto Show”
Executive Director of the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Jesse Brackenbury joined the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) at their June meeting to share details about summer events and installations happening on the Greenway. The Greenway is celebrating its tenth anniversary this summer! In celebration there will be several interactive installations in the parks. Read More…
Residents’ Association June Reports: Parks, Mayor’s Office, and Zoning, Licensing & Construction Updates
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) June meeting began with a series of important committee reports. Watch the full video above or use this timeline to jump to points of interest. (0:54) Robyn Reed, Chair of Parks & Open Spaces: Fitnesses classes in the parks have returned for the summer. Christopher Columbus Park Read More…
Residents’ Association June 13 Agenda: Changes to Neighbor Notification Policy; Greenway Programming; Trash Pick-Up Updates
The June North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting will be on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. This month’s agenda can be found below.
Good Neighbor Award Presented to Don Scott of Lincoln Wharf
Don Scott has been a Bostonian for 20 years, but has always been from New England. He has worked at Lincoln Wharf, 357 Commercial Street, for 18 of those years. Don has made a hobby of planting the flowers in front and back of Lincoln Wharf and totally enjoys this voluntary chore. Before Lincoln Wharf, he was Read More…
Friends of Cutillo Park Updates Presented to the Residents’ Association
Kirsten Hoffman of the Friends of Cutillo Park presented a few updates about the park, located between Stillman Street and Morton Street in the North End, at the May North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association meeting. Watch Kirsten’s presentation in the video above and follow along with this timeline. (0:56) There is an exhibit with Read More…
Nazzaro Center Building Updates Presented to the Residents’ Association
Kirsten Hoffman, a member of the Save the Nazzaro coalition, presented updates about the Nazzaro Center building at the May North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting. (00:50) The Boston Landmarks Commission has accepted the petition to study the Nazzaro Center building as a Boston landmark. As such, it now has pending landmark status, Read More…
New Ferries to Connect Long Wharf to Seaport, Charlestown and East Boston
Director of Waterfront Planning for Boston Harbor Now Alice Brown presented summer programs and new water transportation routes to the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) at their May meeting. Watch Brown’s presentation above and follow along with this timeline. (1:06) The Harbor Islands will open on Saturday, May 18. On opening day the Read More…
Residents’ Association Reports; Withdraws Support for 149 Salem St. / 71 Prince St.
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) May meeting began with a series of committee reports. Most notably, the ZLC report led to NEWRA deciding to withdraw their support of the 149 Salem St. / 71 Prince St. project and request a new letter from the Inspectional Services Department. Watch the full series of Read More…
Residents’ Association May 9 Agenda: Boston Harbor Now Discusses Water Transportation; Cutillo Park & Nazzaro Center Updates
The May North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting will be on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. This month’s agenda can be found below.
Conservation Law Foundation Discusses Challenge to Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan [Video]
Peter Shelley of the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) provided an update on the non-profit’s legal challenge to the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan. After the State approved the Municipal Harbor Plan last year, CLF and abutting Harbor Towers, filed separate lawsuits to challenge the plan’s legality. After reviewing the history and intended MHP scope, Shelley Read More…