Month: March 2023
New Federal Funding To Renovate Public Housing in the North End Announced
Special to the Regional Review Last week, Mayor Michelle Wu joined Senator Ed Markey, Congressman Stephen Lynch, and the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) to announce new federal funding for Ausonia Homes, a 100-unit public housing community for low-income seniors and…
NEWNC Will Return To Open In-Person Public Meetings
Special to the Regional Review Following an unanimous vote, NEWNC President Joel Faller announced that the group’s monthly meeting will return to an open in-person public meeting saying, “there is something to be gained by being together.†The meeting will…
Crypt Restoration Underway at Old North Church
In partnership with the National Park Services, the Old North Church and Historic Site, has embarked on a major restoration and preservation project on its Crypt which contains 37 tombs, which were used for burials from 1782 to 1860. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â …
FOCCP Election of Officers Set for May 9
Friends Of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) regular scheduled quarterly membership meeting will include the community group’s election of officers and two Directors-at-Large.              Officers’ positions include: President, Vice President, Treasurer and Clerk.              Details on the roles and responsibilities of…
NEWNC Supports Liquor License Transfer
 At its March monthly public meeting (Zoom) the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) supported an application by LoConte Restaurant, 114-116 Salem Street, for the transfer of their liquor license and the appointment of a new manager.              A request by…
Two Local Agencies Want To Run the Nazzaro Center
Now that it has been determined that a new North End Community Center will be developed adjacent to the Mirabella Pool on Commercial Street, the old community center on North Bennett Street, owned by the City of Boston, status is…
Officials, Residents Brace for Full-Time Tunnel Closure for Eight Weeks This Summer
By Stephen Quigley “This will be impactful,†was the way that MassDot official Mike Fielding described the impending closure of the Sumner Tunnel to all traffic for the entire period of July 5 through August 31 at a virtual public…
Another Week – Another Mass Shooting in America
The news this week of yet another mass shooting, this time in a private school in a wealthy neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, in which six persons (including three, nine year-old children) were killed, once again has highlighted the need for…
The Iraq War – Never Again
Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, a conflict that was broadcast into our living rooms on our TV sets in great detail thanks to the many reporters who were allowed to become “embedded” with…