NEWRA/NEWNC Meeting The North End/West End community groups have scheduled their December monthly public meetings. NEWNC will meet on Monday, December 11 at 7 PM at the Mariners House, 11 North Square. NEWRA will meet on Thursday, December 14 at…
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Construction Update
The Construction Look-Ahead for the North Washington St. Project through November 25 is posted. Work Hours Most work will be done during weekday daytime hours (6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.). The MassDOT-implemented contraflow pilot will continue to be in effect…
Election Results 2023: Coletta Re-Elected As District 1 City Councilor
Gabriela Coletta, who represents Charlestown, East Boston, the North End and the Downtown Waterfront on the Boston City Council, was re-elected Tuesday. Coletta, 31, had won a special election in May, 2022, to succeed now-State Sen. Lydia Edwards. Coletta was…
City Council At-Large Results
There will be a new face as Councilor at-Large this January. Henry Santana, who previously worked in the office of former District 8 Councilor Bok and also served as the city’s first Director of Civic Organizing under Mayor Michelle Wu,…
The Greater Boston Food Bank’s Chain of Giving Confronts Sustained Food Insecurity
Special to the Regional Review The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, held its 18th annual Chain of Giving event last week, a yearly tradition convening civic leaders and community members to spotlight and…
Louijeune to be Next Council President
Last week, Ruthzee Louijeune, At-Large Boston City Councilor, announced she would be leading the council as Council President for her upcoming term. This comes two days after Louijeune earned the place as top vote getter in her first bid for…
NFPA Urges Extra Caution When Preparing Your Feast This Thanksgiving
The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) urges added caution when cooking on Thanksgiving Day, by far the leading day of the year for home cooking fires. In 2021, an estimated 1,160 home cooking fires were reported to U.S fire departments on Thanksgiving…
Brahms Symphony No. 4 Highlights North Shore Philharmonic “Fall” Concert
Special to the Regional Review The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will honor the memory of one of its most beloved and longstanding members, clarinetist Murray Burnstine, when Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts the NSPO in its Fall concert to begin…
FOCCP Fall Festival
Got Pumpkins? Compost Them in the Common on Nov. 6
Special to the Review Boston does Halloween right. We decorate our stoops with pumpkins and a skeleton (or three); we dress up in costumes, kids and grown-ups alike; the city closes our streets to traffic; and neighbors open doors to…