The Boston Athenæum has launched an online exhibit called “(Anti)SUFFRAGE†at https://www.bostonathenaeum.org/exhibitions/antisuffrage The new, permanent online exhibition highlights rare books, broadsides, photographs and other items from the Boston Athenæum’s special collections. From a variety of perspectives, they reveal how the…
Author: North End Regional Review Staff
U.S. Department of Labor Finds OSHA Falling Short When Needed Most
With unjust firings resulting from requesting a mask, reporting feeling sick, or suggesting safer work protocols to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection, thousands of workers are finding their rights on the job being violated without consequence, according to MassCOSH.…
Congresswoman Pressley Leads Lawmakers in Standing Firm on Postal Service Funding
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley sent a letter urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to “stand firm†in their fight to protect the United States Postal Service (USPS) from Trump Administration attacks and secure billions in emergency…
Community News
NEWRA Meeting The next North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) monthly meeting will be held Thursday, September 10 at 7 p.m. Vote Primary Day The State’s Primary Election is Tuesday, September 1. Don’t forget to vote. Future Reading Club Planned Once…
Be Sure to Vote in the Primary
This Tuesday, September 1, is primary election day in Massachusetts for both national and state legislative offices. Primary elections in Massachusetts typically are of little or no consequence because of the overwhelming Democratic voting enrollment and because most Democrats run…
Politicizing the Pandemic
This past Sunday evening, President Donald Trump held a news conference to announce that the use of blood plasma in treating patients who have contracted Covid-19 has been shown to reduce the death rate from Covid-19 by 35% — a…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella NEWRA Turns Off Electric Billboard Ordinance North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) at its last meeting voted to send a letter to the Boston Zoning-Licensing Committee opposing granting of an ordinance allowing the placement of electronic billboards throughout…
2020 Mayor’s Garden Contest Winner
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Win City’s Golden Trowel Award
Special to the Regional Review On Wednesday, August 5, Parks Commissioner Ryan Woods presented the Golden Trowel Award to Friends of Christopher Columbus Park’s Horticultural Committee Co-Chairs Robyn Reed and Terese O’Connell for the “Garden of Hope.†Commissioner Woods noted…
Community News
NEW Health Provides Food Assistance Beside the COVID-19 testing NEW Health is providing, in the Nazzaro Community Center parking lot, they are also providing support facing food insecurity. Call 617-643-8000 for testing and information on food assistance. Friends Cancel Reunion…