Month: May 2021

West End Cannabis Dispensary Now Open

After a soft opening a few weeks ago Boston’s latest adult use and medical cannabis dispensary, Ascend, officially cut the ribbon on its Friend Street location. Located at 272 Friend St. Ascend aims to serve customers from the West End,…

North End COVID Update Listed

Last week the North End’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate decreased for a third week in a row and fell to 1 percent after posting a 5.8 percent increase towards the end of April. According to the latest data released…

Community News

NEWNC Monthly Meeting The next North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) monthly virtual public meeting will be held on Monday, June 10 at 7 p.m. NEWRA Monthly Meeting The next North End Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) virtual monthly public meeting…

Get That Shot!

The idea of “vaccine hesitancy” is a relatively new phenomenon in our country. For those of the Baby Boom generation, there never was any question about getting shots for all kinds of childhood and adult communicable diseases. Vaccines, along with…

Opinion

By Phil Orlandella Opposition mounting for Cross Street Hotel proposal North End residents and community organizations have registered numerous concerns regarding Cross Street Ventures LLC proposal to develop a fifty-five-foot, 134 room hotel at 42 Cross Street the gateway to…