Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn filed a hearing order last week calling for a review of the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Program in the City of Boston. The PILOT program was established to encourage large, tax-exempt, nonprofit institutions…
Author: North End Regional Review Staff
Watch the Eclipse Safely
With our area in the path of the solar eclipse this coming Monday (and with clear skies forecast), we urge any of our readers who are intent on watching the event to be sure to wear proper eyewear and to…
Russia Is Our Real Enemy
Sunday’s special report on the CBS news show 60 Minutes revealed that Russia has been the culprit in the hundreds of cases of debilitating neurological injuries that have struck American intelligence and law enforcement operatives around the world in the…
Bird Flu Is Not Just for the Birds
The second confirmed case of the bird flu infecting a human in this country (a Texas dairy farm worker who worked among infected cows) raises a red flag about the possibility of another pandemic ripping across the world. The current…
News Briefs
We Want To Hear From You The City of Boston is developing a five-year Consolidated Plan for an estimated $143 million in funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and we want to hear your thoughts…
St. John School Officials Announce Appointment of New Head of School
St. John School, a prominent institution in the heart of the North End of Boston, is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Annmarie Quezada as its first-ever Head of School. This new position has been created to steer St.…
NE/WE NSC Holds St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) held its St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Friday, March 15th, well in advance of the local parade and other festivities around the neighborhood! Over four dozen members of the community,…
Construction Update
Construction look-ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge through March 30 is as follows: Scheduled Work Removal of temporary vehicle bridge and pile supports Demolition of old bridge structure Work Hours Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.…
MassDOT’s Announces Second National Work Zone Awareness Week
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the launch of its second National Work Zone Awareness Week billboard design contest, exclusively for Massachusetts college students. The contest aims to raise awareness of work zone safety and encourage drivers to…
March Is the Cruelest Month
Spring officially arrived this week, with March 19 marking the vernal equinox. According to meteorologists, “meteorological spring’ began even sooner on March 1. The poet Emily Dickinson extolled the arrival of March (“Dear March—Come in— How glad I am—”). But…