Thanks to the early voting laws, every registered voter in Massachusetts has the opportunity to cast their ballot for the upcoming Presidential election in the two weeks prior to Election Day itself, Tuesday, November 3. Although the exact locations and…
Month: October 2020
Voter Registration Deadline Is October 24
With all of the excitement (for lack of a better word) being generated by the upcoming election, a record turnout of voters is being predicted both in Massachusetts and across the country. Americans are voting early and in huge numbers…
Guest Op-Ed: Halloween Is Coming and Americans Are Scared
Dr. Glenn Mollette Halloween is typically a relaxed day for America’s kids to fill their coffers with candy. Children and adults often don their favorite wacky attire for a day of comic relief. America needs a day of some kind of…
North End Service Center Boxed-Food Program
ABCD’s North End/West End food program provides nourishing boxes of groceries and produce to people in need. A collaboration and support of the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) and Lovin’ Spoonfuls, the Center is able to give out boxes of…
Pagliuca’s Restaurant Receives Latest Good Neighbor Award
Janet Gilardi, Chair of North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association’s “Good Neighbor Award†has commended all the businesses and property owners for continuing to keep the North End clean during these trying months of a pandemic. She said, “there are many wonderful…
Columbus Statue to Get a New Home
The North End’s Christopher Columbus statue, that was vandalized once again over the summer during protests in Boston, will not return to its pedestal in Christopher Columbus Park according to Mayor Martin Walsh. Instead, the Boston Arts Commission will begin…
City, LIHC Investment Group, Belveron Partners Work to Preserve Affordable Housing in the North End
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Boston was facing a housing crisis. Rising property values and rent have forced many longtime Bostonionas to seek housing elsewhere, sometimes miles from the city they called home for decades. The pandemic has not…
Janine Balistreri Announces her Write-In Candidacy for U.S. Representative, District 7
Janine (Adiletto) Balistreri announces that she is a write-in candidate for Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020 for U.S. Representative of MA, District 7, unenrolled. Janine Balistreri, a lifetime Massachusetts resident. Born in Everett, MA, and raised in Everett and Medford. Mother…
NEWRA Elections Postponed to 2021
“The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has altered many normal practices and accepted traditions North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) is no exception,†according to President Cheryl Del Greco. “Because many members have not been able to regularly participate in our monthly meetings…
In Brief
Expanded Funds for Restaurants North End/Waterfront Restaurants with under 25 employees that have been approved by the Boston Licensing Board to operate outdoor dining and to apply for the Reopen Boston Fund. The fund ensures restaurants in Boston are able…