Supporters of Sal LaMattina gathered Thursday evening on Cross Street to show support for the City Councilor. With the primary election this coming Tuesday, September 24th, supporters stressed the importance of visibility. “This is a great spot to stand because it has visibility and it reaches a ton of neighborhood people,” said John Romano, a long Read More…
In this series, NorthEndWaterfront.com profiles each of the three candidates running to be District 1 City Councilor. (See Incumbent Sal LaMattina Faces Two Challengers in Upcoming Election for District 1 City Councilor.) District 1 includes the North End, Charlestown and East Boston. All three candidates reside in East Boston. Each candidate was asked the same five Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i58glgZdQmM] District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina gave a brief update to the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association on Thursday, September 12, 2013. The primary topic covered was the reconstruction of Salem Street that will be repaved starting on October 15th. In addition, the Councilor agreed to setup a meeting with the Boston Read More…
Congratulations to North End resident Kathy Carangelo and Anthony D’Amore on their wedding this week! Officiating the marriage ceremony at Piers Park in East Boston was City Councilor Sal LaMattina. (Photo courtesy of Janet Knott)
Carita Mottola celebrated her 100th Birthday today with family and friends at the Casa Mari in Boston’s North End. Congratulating Carita were City Councilor Sal LaMattina and State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz. (Photo courtesy of Councilor LaMattina’s office)
A Superior Court judge denied a preliminary injunction requested by Boston by Segway (BBS) against a 2011 City of Boston ordinance that regulates Segway tours in the city. The ordinance was championed by District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina (North End, Charlestown, East Boston) in response to complaints about the safety issues related to Segways Read More…
Incumbent District One City Councilor, Sal LaMattina, faces two challengers, Brian J. Gannon and John Ribeiro, Jr., that submitted signature papers this week for the district seat in the September 24, 2013 municipal election. All three candidates are East Boston residents. Gannon is part of the “No Eastie Casino” fight against a resort/casino at Suffolk Downs Read More…
As part of a $1.8 billion FY 14-18 capital plan announced on Friday, Mayor Thomas M. Menino designated $18.6 million for the expansion of the North End’s Eliot School. In addition, the plan includes $20.5 million for 585 Commercial Street, the building that will serve as a new downtown Boston K-8 public school starting in Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvZJCZwUBl0] The annual meeting of Friends of Christopher Columbus Park was the forum for a lengthy discussion regarding increasing homeless problems in the park, including a recent death. One of the most troubled areas is the tot lot that often becomes an encampment for homeless people to sleep at night. Parents have found blood Read More…
City Councilors Sal LaMattina and Bill Linehan have proposed using the current Boston building boom to increase funding for the city’s ailing parks system. The program would work similar to the Inclusionary Development Program (IDP). The IDP sets aside 13% of units for affordable housing in new developments or builders contribute 15% of the total Read More…
A large crowd of North End residents gathered on Tuesday night to discuss how to improve the neighborhood’s parks and playgrounds. The meeting was chaired by Anne M. Pistorio of the NEWRA Parks and Open Spaces Committee. Special guest speakers were Parks Commissioner Antonia Pollak and City Councilor Sal LaMattina. Commissioner Pollak thanks North End Read More…
Parks Commissioner Antonia Pollack and City Councilor Salvatore LaMattina “North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Parks” Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Nazzaro Center, 7:00 PM. Antonia Pollak, Commissioner of the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, will join City Councilor Sal LaMattina in a discussion about our neighborhood parks at the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association’s (NEWRA) Parks and Open Space Read More…