The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy (rosekennedygreenway.org) has begun a $400,000 improvement project in the North End Park on the Greenway. This project, driven by significant community input, will include upgrading the garden, replacing benches with “porch swingsâ€, and fixing lights…
Month: April 2015
Haymarket Hotel Receives Elected Officials Support
Jockeying continues around the long-debated development project at Parcel 9 along the Greenway, currently undergoing regulatory review. The Haymarket Hotel proposal by developer Normandy Partners/Harbinger has been designated by land owner MassDOT and has most recently received support from the…
Healey Cracks Down on Illegal Drug Prescriptions
Cracking down on doctors and “pill mill” clinics illegally prescribing the addictive narcotics that are fueling the deadly outbreak of opiate overdoses in the state is a top priority for Attorney General Maura Healey. The time has come to monitor…
Jaywalking Bills Should Be Scraped
Three different jaywalking bills have been filed under the Golden Dome on Beacon Hill that will cost the abusers heavier fines. One bill would increase the fine to $20. Another bill wants to give towns the choice to raise it…
Downtown View:What is best for Us, not Tsarnaev
We’ve had the trial even though Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers admitted he was guilty on the first day. This trial was important to endure. If we hadn’t had it, the conspiracy theorists would crawl out, accusing the police of cover-ups. The…
Taste of the North End at Steriti Rink on May 1
Boston’s popular festivals of food, charity and rich history of the neighborhood, “The Taste of the North End” will take place on Friday, May 1 at the Steriti Memorial Rink on Commercial Street from 7 to11pm. This is the fifth…
NEWRA Supports Two Proposals
Two requests were on last week’s North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) agenda. Both items were supported by a close vote. A proposal by Dr. Edward Harlowe to add a 4.5’x12′ three story build out to fill a notch in his…
Thanks to P.A.L., NEAA and NEAD Winter Extended 3 Extra Days
Once again, the Nazzaro Center teamed up with the Police Activities League, the North End Athletic Association and North End Against Drugs to provide families and friends of the North End with an incredible grand finale to the center’s ski program, a week-end of skiing at arguably…
City Begins Mechanical Street Cleaning
Record-setting snowfall has delayed mechanical street cleaning in the North End, however, according to the Department of Public Works (DPW), as of April 1 the program is now in full swing. Residential street sweeping signs have been posted and DPW…
NEAA Baseball Season Begins April 25
The North End Athletic Association (NEAA) 2015 baseball program opening day will be held on Saturday, April 25 with a five-game schedule at Langone Field on Commercial Street. The games begins with three Minor League games at 9, 10 and…