Cold weather didn’t stop residents from attending last week’s North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) monthly meeting in the Nazzaro Community Center as the hall was filled to capacity. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â While the agenda included only one voting items, there were three…
Month: January 2015
Boston Welcomes 2015
As part of First Night celebrations, the city commissioned ice sculptures, which were on display in Copley Square. In the above photo The 2015 First Night “Ice Dragon†created by Donald Chapelle.
January Community Meetings
The following is a listing of community meetings during the month of January. Thursday, January 15 at 6:30pm North End Boston Police Public Safety Committee in the Nazzaro Community Center. Monday, January 12 at 7pm North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC)…
Area A-1 Sees Rise in Part One Crime Stats
Area A-1 had experienced an approximately 7–percent spike in violent and property crimes as 2014 drew to a close, compared to the previous year, according to police. Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 16, 2014 (the most-recent crime statistics available on…
Protesters Distanced Themselves from N.Y. Police Assassinations
It’s incredible that police officers have become the target of anger over the justice system that did not indict cops involved with the deaths of teens Mike Brown and Eric Garner. Public citizens made those decisions, not the police. Assassinating…
Police Are the Cavalry
Sometimes things happen in a controversial way when it comes to police crime fighting. However, police have a difficult job to do and hard decisions have to be made under dire situations that really have nothing to do with the…
Disruption or Consequences?
Disruption was 2014’s trendy cliché. A new idea comes along and, poof, out with the old. Business school types are enthralled. New technology and new ideas are part of the disruption. But some businesses and industries are vulnerable, sometimes because…
Walsh Proposes 40 Minute Increase in School Days
At a cost of 12.5 million dollars, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, along with Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teacher’s Union have negotiated a proposal to permanently add 40 minutes of learning time to the city’s school day. Nearly 23,000…
Public Safety Meeting on Jan 15
The North End Boston Public Safety monthly meeting will be held in the Nazzaro Community Center on Thursday, January 15 at 6:30pm. District A-1 Commanding Officer Captain Kenneth Fong along with members of his staff will present Part 1 crime…
Mayor Signs Ordinance Extending Tenant Protection
Several weeks ago the Boston City Council, including the North End/Waterfront Councilor Sal LaMattina, voted to double the amount of compensation offered to tenants when their units become converted into condominiums, forcing them to relocate to new housing. Quickly following…