There will be several items of community interest on the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) January 8 public meeting agenda, according to President Cheryl Delgreco. The 6:30pm meeting at the Nazzaro Center will start with NEWRA Committee Reports, that include…
Author: Phil Orlandella
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Funds needed to care for Armenian Heritage Park The Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway in downtown Boston has attracted thousands of visitors over the years and remains a popular place to visit. However, the year-round care and maintenance of…
FOCCP Horticultural Committee wins Mayor’s Garden Contest
This year’s City of Boston Garden Contest was captured by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) Horticultural Committee. The hard and dedicated work of this all-volunteer committee led to Mayor Michelle Wu’s annual garden contest throughout the city, winning…
NEW Health distributes 200 Thanksgiving meals
NEW Health along with many volunteers held its annual meal packing and complimentary distribution of Thanksgiving meals for needy residents to have a festive Turkey Day experience. Over 200 to go meals were distributed at the Center’s North End and…
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City taking trash collection survey Trash collection in Boston, especially in the North End, has always been a major problem. Sometimes the collection is OK but most of the it is a KO. In an effort to collect information on…
NEWRA elects officers; hears agenda requests
The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) at its October 10 meeting, held in the Nazzaro Community Center, held the election of officers, discussed the new City of Boston alcohol licenses, voted on liquor licenses requests and heard from Aaron Michlewitz,…
NEAA Flag Football a huge success
The Friday Night Under the Lights North End Athletic Association (NEAA) boys and girls flag football program has “significantly grown from last season” according to Sports Director John Romano. “This year the program has expanded into two divisions, the Gold…
NEWNC unanimously supports five full-liquor licenses
Close to 100 residents attended the latest North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) monthly public meeting according to President Kevin Fleming. Many people attended the meeting to hear and pose questions to the city’s apparent new plans for Rodent Control in…
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Noble Journey Sculpture dedication held at Peace Garden A traditional ribbon cutting ceremony for the Noble Journey Sculpture at Saint Leonard Church’s Peace Garden was recently held. Cutting the ribbon were: Dr. Anthony Cortese, Tom Damigella, North End Historical Society…
NEWRA Supports All Agenda Items
All four requests that were on the North End/Waterfront Resident’ Association were approved at the group’s September meeting held at the Nazzaro Community Center. A large number of residents filled the hall to express their opinions on the…