As required by law after the latest 10-year census, the Boston City Council narrowly approved by 7-6 a redistricting map that made significant changes to the North End / Waterfront’s District 1, currently represented by Councilor Sal LaMattina, and Downtown/South Boston’s District 2, currently represented by Councilor Bill Linehan. The North End’s Precincts 1-4 of Read More…
The race for Suffolk County Register of Probate is profiled by Boston.com’s Jeremy C. Fox with interviews from both candidates, current District 1 City Councilor, Sal LaMattina, and current Program Supervisor for the Office of Community Corrections, Patricia Campatelli. LaMattina and Campatelli are both Democrats hailing from East Boston. “I managed a department with 99 Read More…
Responding to constituent concerns regarding excessively loud parties in the North End and throughout Boston, District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina (North End / Waterfront, Charlestown, East Boston) has filed “An Ordinance Regarding Nuisance Control.” (View the full ordinance in pdf, also pasted below.) The “noise ordinance” targets unruly gatherings within private properties and classifies Read More…
An enthusiastic North End neighborhood crowd turned out for Robert “Bobby” Dello Russo, candidate for Criminal Clerk of the Suffolk County Superior Court. The fundraiser on Monday night at Filippo’s Restaurant was sponsored by State Representative Aaron Michlewitz and brought out plenty of Democratic political firepower including Frank Bellotti, former Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor and Attorney Read More…
Dozens of North End residents joined with Mayor Tom Menino on Friday morning for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated tot lot and wall construction at DeFilippo Playground, commonly known as “The Gassy.” In a year-long series of community meetings, the City of Boston invested $933,000 to renovate certain Read More…
The Committee to Elect Sal LaMattina held a fundraiser this week at The Living Room for the current Boston City Councilor that is entering the election race for Register of the Suffolk Probate and Family Court. LaMattina lives in East Boston and is currently Boston City Councilor of District 1 representing the North End / Read More…
The Boston City Council approved an ordinance to ban new satellite dish installations on street-facing building walls, unless it is the only way to get a signal. It also orders removal of dishes not being used. Satellite TV dishes, dominated by DirecTV and Dish Network, will still be allowed on rooftops or the side/rear of Read More…
There was resounding applause at the Eliot K-8 School on Tuesday night as North End and Downtown Boston families joined with City and Boston Public School officials to celebrate an agreement substantially expanding the Eliot to a second campus at the nearby North Bennet Street School buildings. Importantly, BPS Superintendent Carol Johnson announced that a Read More…
Video: May 3, 2012 North End Public Safety Meeting with District A-1 Boston Police, City Councilor Sal LaMattina, Suffolk University & North End / Waterfront residents, held at the Nazzaro Community Center. It was another standing room only community meeting on late night noise, partying and crime issues in the North End. After getting an Read More…
The Paul Revere Mall in Boston’s North End was the sight of an inspiring community celebration on Sunday, April 29, 2012, commemorating the great American sculptor, Cyrus Dallin, his internationally known landmark Paul Revere statue and the Prado park, designed by famed landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff and architect Henry Shepley. The public event drew hundreds Read More…
The following letter to City Councilor Sal LaMattina from the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, FOCCP, details the April 20th incident with homeless people in the playground area of Christopher Columbus Park. It also requests certain protocols be put in place by the City of Boston, Parks Department, Boston Police and Health Department in future Read More…
The annual Patriot’s Day parade and April 18, 1775 reenactment of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride were held today at the Prado on Hanover St. in the North End. Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, City Councilor Sal LaMattina and Old North Church Asst. Vicar Matt Kruger were on hand for the Read More…