School field day at Puopolo Park, 80 degs 11:00 AM. 6/20. If this were artificial turf as proposed by Parks Dept the field would be about 120 degs. How usable would it be? Submitted by John Modzelewski. (Read previous letter here on grass vs turf.) “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Send in your photos Read More…
Boston Parks & Recreation recently hosted their third and final community meeting to discuss improvements to Langone & Puopolo Parks. Two final design concepts were presented and attendees provided feedback on the proposed layouts. In addition to the highly debated topic of the grass, meeting attendees also discussed the relocation of the playground. In Concept A, Read More…
Local resident John Modzelewski urges the design team to reconsider their proposal of artificial turf for the multi-use field at Puopolo Park in a letter to the Boston Parks & Recreation Department Project Manager. John lists seven arguments for natural grass over synthetic turf and notes that other local areas, including the Boston Common, the Esplanade Read More…
Boston Parks & Recreation hosted their third and final community meeting last week to discuss improvements to Langone & Puopolo Parks. Two final design concepts were presented and attendees provided feedback on which layout, or which features of the two layouts, they preferred. One of the biggest concerns discussed was whether the multi-use field at Read More…
Boston Parks & Recreation hosted their third and final community meeting this week to discuss improvements to Langone & Puopolo Parks in the North End. At the meeting, representatives from the Parks Department shared their design recommendations for the new parks, shown below, and listened to the resident feedback that followed. (Click images to enlarge.) Read More…
The third community meeting regarding improvements for Langone & Puopolo Parks will be held on Monday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center. At a previous meeting, three design alternatives were presented – Boston Parks & Recreation will now share the preferred design and hear feedback from attendees.
[hr] At the end of January, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department held a community meeting to talk about renovations to the Langone & Puopolo Parks in the North End. The Parks project team presented attendees with these three design alternatives: As you can see, all three plans include the little league field, bocce courts, and Read More…
On Tuesday, January 23, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department hosted a community meeting at the Nazzaro Center to discuss the design phase of the Langone & Puopolo Parks improvement project. This was the second meeting in a series of community forums designed to help the Parks Department determine the best ways to rehabilitate the Read More…
Last week, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department hosted their first community meeting to discuss proposed improvements for Langone & Puopolo Parks on Commercial Street in the North End. The city has budgeted about $4.5 million to rehabilitate the park facilities and will be planning out how to use this funding over the next year, before construction Read More…
On Tuesday, October 24, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department hosted their first community meeting to discuss proposed improvements for Langone & Puopolo Parks on Commercial Street in the North End. The city has budgeted about $4.5 million to rehabilitate the park facilities. The current production schedule estimates design plans for the new park will Read More…
The Corner Café softball team blended together some classy veterans with some high energy youth to win their 17th championship in the North End Softball League. The Corner entered the playoffs as the one seed posting a 9-1 regular season record. In the semi-finals the Corner swept away Bricco with a two game to none Read More…
Summer in the North End / Waterfront always requires more police presence due to an abundance of warm weather events including feasts, concerts, park activities, and the many visitors to the neighborhood. North End Public Safety Committee Chair, David Marx, invited Captain Kenneth Fong and Office Teddy Boyle to this month’s North End Waterfront Residents’ Read More…