If you live in the North End you know when it is time for utility companies to do some work in the neighborhood streets are closed, rerouted and parking is reduced. This is nothing new in the North End and…
Author: John Lynds
North End, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Decreases
While some Boston neighborhoods have been hit particularly hard by the latest surge of COVID, the percentage of those testing positive in the North End and the surrounding area dropped slightly last week. According to the latest data by the…
NEMPAC Seeks Geraldine Marshall and NEMPAC Scholarship Applicants
In June Rep. Aaron Michlewitz’s 5th Annual North End Cornhole Classic to support the North End Music and Performing Arts Center’s (NEMPAC) Geraldine Marshall Scholarship Fund on the Rose Kennedy Greenway was a smashing success. The annual fundraiser, where all…
Wu Announces $20 Million Investment To Expand City’s Universal Pre-K Program
Last week Mayor Michelle Wu announced an expansion of Boston’s Universal Pre-K program to 992 total seats, which will greatly benefit working families in the North End and beyond. The $20 million investment in early education through Boston’s Universal Pre-K…
Nucci Elected To Serve Another Term on Massport Board
The Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee (Massport CAC) voted unanimously to reappoint John Nucci to another seven-year term as the committee’s appointee to the Massport Board of Directors. Nucci was sworn in to his second term on the board…
NEMPAC’s Free Jazz Series Set To Return on July 21
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center’s (NEMPAC) “Jazz in the Park†Summer Concert Series will return to The Rose Kennedy Greenway on Thursday, July 21 with Grammy Award Nominee Débo Ray kicking off the free concert series. Ray…
Michlewitz, House Pass Reproductive Rights Bill in the Wake of Roe V. Wade Being Overturned
In response to the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) recent decision to overturn Roe v Wade, Rep. Aaron Michlewitz joined his House colleagues to pass a bill to uphold reproductive justice and gender-affirming care. The bill, H.4930 “An Act expanding protections…
North End, Surrounding Area’s COVID Positive Test-Rate Increases to Nearly 13 Percent
The North End and the surrounding area’s weekly positive test rate is back on the rise and jumped to nearly 13 percent last week as another summer surge of the COVID omicron sub variants takes hold across the country. According…
Mary Skipper Selected To Lead BPS As New Superintendent
In a 4-3 vote at the Boston School Committee meeting earlier this month, Mary Skipper edged out Boston Public School Region 1 Superintendent Tommy Welch to become the next BPS Superintendent. With BPS recently avoiding receivership, School Committee members voting…
Wu Announces Completed Audit of City-Owned Land
Mayor Michelle Wu recently announced the completion of the Public Land for Public Good: Citywide Land Audit report. Wu said the report is the culmination of an effort to comprehensively inventory all city-owned property, identify vacant and underutilized properties, and…