Why the City of Boston feels that two household trash pickup days is better than three is not comprehensible. Three is always better than two when it comes to most things. Simply put, the North End population is growing, with…
Category: Editorials
Potential Parcel 9 Projects to Be Discussed
Two potential developers for Parcel 9 in the North End will present Request For Proposal plans at a MassDOT/Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening, Wednesday, March 20 at 6pm at the Mariners House, 11 North Square. Development of this…
Downtown School
The announcement on last Friday by Mayor Thomas Menino of the pending purchase of the building at 585 Commercial Street in the North End for a new K-8 school with an opening in 2016 certainly comes as good news to…
Student Jobs Are Important
Thousands of Boston students will be seeking jobs this summer and it appears that there will not be enough jobs to go around. Apparently the city’s budget cannot provide all the jobs needed for the amount of students expected to…
Public Works Department Responsive to Community Suggestions
It’s not easy making everyone happy with developing something in the North End. However, it appears that the City of Boston Public Works Department (PWD) has done just that with its rehabilitation project at Bartlett Place a small area just…
RUFF is Wagging the Tail
RUFF (Responsible Urbanites For Fido) has become a viable North End community volunteer organization that is getting things accomplished in the neighborhood. In less than a year, RUFF has established itself as a community group that takes their responsibilities as…
Group Leaders Doing the Job
North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) President Stephen Passacantilli and North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) President Jim Salini are doing and admirable job running their respective community group’s monthly meetings. The meetings are conducted in a professional manner and before everything…
North End Crime Continues to Decrease
Crime statistics in the North End were down 16% for the month of January 2013, compared to January 2012. This continues to be a downward trend since the community crime rate decrease 10% during 2012. The North End compiled the…
Columbus Park Friends a Solid Force
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) is an outstanding all volunteer, non-profit organization comprised of North End and Waterfront neighbors that make the popular park a great place to visit and do things. FOCCP, over the course of the year,…
Mechanical Street Cleaning is Working
Mechanical Street Cleaning will begin this coming March, but in order for the City to do the job right residents must move their vehicles at the designated times. Boston Public Works will be sending out all sorts of communications reminding…