Welcome to a new 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. Homelessness at 24 Unity Street “4 homeless people sleeping in Paul Revere Mall/Prado.” The original 311 post can be found here. This case was submitted Read More…
RUFF was alerted last night by the owner of a dog that was poisoned in Greenough Lane, small park off of Charter Street. The owners were walking their dog, on leash, in the Greenough lane area when they discovered what their dog was interested in. The poison is the same that we have seen before Read More…
The following is a report from a meeting held this week with other Downtown Boston neighborhoods on the trash and recycling situation. Meeting attendees: -Various members of Beacon Hill Civic Association, as well as their Trash & Sidewalks Committee and Green Committee -the Director of Chinatown Main Street -a Member of Chinatown Benevolent Association -Stephen Read More…
Please look at these disgusting sanitary conditions on Cooper Street. Theses photos were taken on March 30, 2013 in front of 17 and 19 Cooper Street. This is not the first instance for these two buildings. I have repeatedly observed food and bottles (meat, vegetables and fruit) being thrown out in paper bags in front Read More…
Consider the rat—specifically the Norway rat, which doesn’t come from Norway. It is brownish gray and as long as 16 inches. During its year-long lifespan a female can produce up to five litters of seven babies, although litters can be as large as 14. It has excellent sight and hearing and an acute sense of Read More…
Are you missing the fuzzy, long-tailed, beady-eyed rodents? According to residents, the earthly creatures are few and far between these days and showing up much less than at this time last year. The update came at Tuesday night’s meeting with John Meany, Director of Environmental Services at the City’s Inspectional Services Department. The meeting was Read More…
The North End dog group, known as RUFF (Responsible Urbanites for Fido), sent out a warning to all dog owners (and parents) about two dogs having eaten loose rat poison on Greenough Lane. There was an incident this past weekend where loose rat poison was left out in Greenough Lane. Dogs are very attracted to Read More…
Green Ticket Law – Code Enforcement Code Enforcement Officer, Chris Stockbridge, updated the NEWRA Clean Streets Committee on Green Ticket law enforcement in the North End. Stockbridge works the night shift and said they are finding 15-20 violations per night. He noted that bagging is better with less CVS-type bags being put out by residents. Read More…
In the face of continuing skepticism by residents, Frank O’Brien from the Department of Public Works (DPW) led the second neighborhood meeting regarding winter street sweeping. Starting December 1st, mechanical street sweeping is scheduled to continue in the North End through the winter instead of being halted until April. This forum was held at the Read More…
North End residents were told to expect an immediate improvement in the cleanliness of the neighborhood’s streets at this week’s meeting of the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). Pulling together city agencies, District 1 City Councilor Salvatore LaMattina announced an extensive new street cleaning program that starts Monday, April 12th. Here are the highlights: The Read More…
The Boston Globes’s Meghan Irons highlights the baiting and trapping efforts of Pedro Torres, from Inspectional Services in this article. “After helping to cut the rat infestation in the Fenway and Back Bay, the 30-year veteran has been called to work his magic in the North End and curb the widespread fear the rats are Read More…
March is the time of year when the North End/Waterfront streets are the dirtiest. Street cleaning does not start until April 1st so all the trash from the winter is blowing around with no snow to hide it all. Attendees at this month’s NEWRA Clean Streets Committee agreed that the streets look pretty bad. No one is more frustrated by Read More…