L’Osteria Restaurant, 104 Salem Street, owner Paolina DiPietrantonia was the recipient of the November North End/Waterfront Association (NEWRA) “Good Neighbor” Award. She was selected because of her continued effort to help keep the community clean by sweeping and picking up…
Author: Phil Orlandella
NEWRA Requests ZBA to Defer Bricco Suites Hearing
Among the several items at the recent North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting, was the review for the proposed Bricco Suites-24 executive suites conversion, the neighborhood groups’ Executive Committee requested a deferral of the November City of Boston Zoning Board…
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NSC Continues to Provide Hot Meals Staff and volunteers at the North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NSC) on Michelangelo Street continues to work diligently to provide hot meals to needy people through its meal delivery program that offers three…
Two NEMPAC Board Members Selected
Two North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) Board members have been named by the non-profit organization. “I am extremely pleased to welcome Robin Wehbe and Rose Koch as NEMPAC’s new Board members,” said Chair Diane Royle. Robin has…
FOCCP Host The Great Pumpkin
It is probably a little late for pumpkin stories however, the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) put together a successful “The Great Pumpkin” event at the park. While social distancing prevailed, it did not stop FOCCP from presenting its…
North End Residents Support the Needy
Many North End residents have joined the HELPIS campaign to help people in need. It all started when Karen Parker Myers, a board member of the non-profit organization, began picking up donations in the community from her mother Marie Orlandi…
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NEMPAC Latin X Heritage Concert raises $10,000 The North End Music Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) “Nuestras Raices Concert”, a re-imagined online fundraising event honoring Latin X Heritage month successfully raised $10,000 for the Center’s annual fund which supports educational programming,…
North End/West End Center Has New Kitchen
With limitations of gatherings, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center, cannot currently present monthly celebrations and weekly Friday meals at its community drop-in center located at 1 Michelangelo Street. However, thanks to a…
Mercantile Wharf Housing Agreement Kept in Place
Affordable housing at the 60 unit Mercantile Wharf Building has been re-established for North End/Waterfront residents when an agreement was made by the City of Boston Housing Authority and investors in building located off Atlantic Avenue. Since 2018, the provisions…
NEWRA Expresses Concern Over the Boston Harbor Garage Plan
The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) has submitted a multi-page letter to Brian Golden, Director of the Boston Planning and Development Agency, expressing their point of view relating to plans for the development of the Boston Harbor Garage. NEWRA, in…