Mayor Martin J. Walsh signed the City’s $3.15 billion Fiscal Year 2018 budget, which through strong fiscal management and strategic savings initiatives allows for further investment in quality City services in neighborhoods across Boston, and builds on the success of…
Month: July 2017
Partnership Formed
By Phil Orlandella A highly welcomed private-public partnership to provide financial support for the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway that draws thousands of visitors and residents from abutting neighborhoods in the general area has been officially announced. One of the most…
Legendary Restaurant Supplier is Moving:Eastern Bakers Supply Holds Relocation Sale
By Cary Shuman Robert “Bobby†Kalustian knows restaurants. And if you own or have owned a restaurant in the region, you know Robert Kalustian. For 71 consecutive years, Kalustian’s family has been providing equipment to restaurants large and small, bakeries,…
North End/Waterfront Health Center Funding in the State Budget
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz and Senator Joe Boncore joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature in approving the state’s $40.2 billion budget. Among the many spending priorities highlighted in the budget, local initiatives were prioritized, including the North End/Waterfront Health…
Boston Harbor Ferry Study Now Underway
By Phil Orlandella Traffic congestion in the City and up and down the North and South Shores has created a high rate of volume over the past several years. During most of the day it’s virtually impossible not to get…
Greenway News and Notes
The Greenway Conservancy reached a landmark new agreement with MassDOT, the City of Boston and A Better City (on behalf of over 20 Greenway-abutting private properties) to establish a public-private partnership to financially support The Greenway well into the future.…
North End Public Safety Metting
By David Marx Boston Police District A-1 provided an update on recent neighborhood crime incidents, summarized below, at the July 2017 North End Public Safety Meeting. Aggravated Assaults (2) -6/3 @ Stillman St. @ 12.53pm: Male and female victims reported…
Sponsors Needed for the NEAD Family Fun Festival
By Phil Orlandella North End Against Drugs (NEAD), for the 28th consecutive year, is attempting to provide numerous free events for all North End residents, families, teenagers, single adults and seniors during the summer months, according to NEAD President John…
Inspectional Services Approves Two Requests
By Phil Orlandella Boston Inspectional Services Department Board of Appeals approved a request by Patrick Maloney to construct a roof-top deck with additional egress on top of existing structure on Causeway Street. The Board also supported a proposal to change…
Edwards Endorsed by Unions
32BJ SEIU, representing 18,000 property service workers in the Massachusetts, Boston Teachers Union, representing 10,000 education professionals, and SEIU Local 888, representing over 8,000 public service workers and higher education workers in Massachusetts, announced their endorsement of Lydia Edwards for…