Every few weeks — or even more often, it seems — we learn of some new, looming catastrophe for our planet because of the combined effects of climate change and the degradation of our environment by human activity. Everyone agrees…
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Opinion
Trash cleanup day a success Once again, the City of Boston, spearheaded by Neighborhood Services North End Liaison Maria Lanza conducted a very successful community cleanup day for the neighborhood. Many residents armed with shovels, brooms and trash bags made…
Anti-vaccine Hysteria Puts All of Us at Risk
The recent outbreak of measles in the United States is cause for concern for every Amercian. First and foremost, measles is a highly-contagious disease that places at risk anyone who is in the vicinity of someone who is infected with…
Guest Op-ed: How We’re Investing in the North End
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Every spring, we release our Capital Investment Plan which funds the critical improvements to our infrastructure and facilities in Boston over a five-year period. It is a reflection of our priorities, and is guided by…
Opinion
Take advantage of meeting with the Mayor directly Mark the day, Tuesday, June 4 when Boston Mayor Martin Walsh will hold his annual Neighborhood Coffee Hour in the North End at Paul Revere Mall. This is a great opportunity for…
Support Senator Markey’s Effort to Ban Robocalls
Robocalls are the new plague of the digital and cell phone era. According to some estimates, Americans received 48 billion robocalls last year, up from 30 billion in 2017. It used to be that only a person’s land line would…
Will April Showers Bring May Flowers?
As Bob Dylan noted, ‘you don’t need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing’. Similarly, we have not needed a weatherman to tell us that this has been a particularly rainy April. However, we learned this…
Guest Op-ed: Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Care and Data
By Alexander Acosta A little more than a year ago, I had the opportunity to visit Maryhaven treatment facility in Columbus, Ohio, to hear from those recovering from the effects of addiction. The visit was an impactful one. I met…
Opinion
Baseball Season in the North End As they usually do, the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) has put together a fantastic 2019 Baseball Program for the community. Under the direction of Baseball Commissioner Ralph Martignetti and Baseball Coordinator John Romano…
Plastic Bag Ban Makes Sense
There presently are 90 communities across the state that have banned the use of those ubiquitous single-use plastic bags that typically are found at check-out counters in all kinds of stores — and which then typically end up strewn by…