On two perfect October days the west lawn of Christopher Columbus Park was transformed into a Pop Up Pumpkin Patch. Ann Babbitt, Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Vice-President, conceived of the idea for this alternative experience when the annual Fall…
Month: October 2020
Mercantile Wharf Housing Agreement Kept in Place
Affordable housing at the 60 unit Mercantile Wharf Building has been re-established for North End/Waterfront residents when an agreement was made by the City of Boston Housing Authority and investors in building located off Atlantic Avenue. Since 2018, the provisions…
NEWRA Expresses Concern Over the Boston Harbor Garage Plan
The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) has submitted a multi-page letter to Brian Golden, Director of the Boston Planning and Development Agency, expressing their point of view relating to plans for the development of the Boston Harbor Garage. NEWRA, in…
BPS Suspends All In-Person Learning; Every BPS Student Will Switch to ‘Remote’ Learning
A week after the Suffolk Superior Court rejected the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) request for an emergency injunction so teachers won’t be forced to teach in-person until the positive test rate in Boston goes below 4 percent, Boston Public School…
In Brief
Garden of Hope Gets Fall Cleanup Members of the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) horticultural team spent several hours cleaning out the award-winning Garden of Hope. With the garden cleaned, work began on replacing the leaking irrigation system. FOCCP…
NEWNC Approves North Square Restaurant Expansion
At the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) Oct. 5 meeting, the community elected Council voted 9-0 to support a request by Flagship Restaurant Group, LLC to expand the existing restaurant Forcella, 33 North Square to number 37 on the same…
Baker Celebrates Third Annual STEM Week With Virtual Kickoff
Gov. Charlie Baker, STEM Advisory Council Co-Chair Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, MIT President L. Rafael Reif, educators, business leaders and state officials kicked off the Third Annual Massachusetts STEM Week. This week, throughout the Commonwealth, academic and employer partners will…
Massachusetts Unemployment and Job Estimates for September
The state’s September total unemployment rate is down 1.8 percentage points at 9.6 percent following a revision to the August rate at 11.4 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary…
COVID-19 Update for North End; Positive Test-Rates Level off in the Area for Now
After a 40 percent increase in the COVID-19 positive test rate increased in the North Endl and surrounding neighborhoods two weeks ago the numbers here have seemed to level off according to data released by the Boston Public Health Commission…
Community News
81st Birthday-56th Anniversary Congratulations to North End Richie Longo, owner of Corner Café, recently celebrated his 81st birthday, In addition, Richie and his wife Mary Ann celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary. SPARK Applications Applications for the City of Boston 2021…