North End Against Drugs (NEAD) will hold its Family Fun Festival, a week-long schedule of activity starting on Tuesday, August 1 with the Emile Pugliano/Bobby D. DeCristoforo neighborhood family boat cruise starting at Long Wharf at 7:30 p.m. Big Joe-Story…
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NEAD Family Fun Festival Cruise Scheduled for July 31
By Phil Orlandella North End Against Drugs (NEAD) will hold its annual Emily Puglianol/Bobby D. DeCristoforo Boston Harbor Boat Cruise on Monday, July 31 with boarding at 7 PM next door to the Marriott Long Wharf at the Boston Harbor…
Greenway News and Notes
As usual, the Greenway Conservancy has scheduled numerous events, activities and programs for the general public to enjoy individually or with friends and families. The Greenway has put together many things to do including celebrations through July. Get a taste…
Mayor Signs $3.15 Billion City Budget
Mayor Martin J. Walsh signed the City’s $3.15 billion Fiscal Year 2018 budget, which through strong fiscal management and strategic savings initiatives allows for further investment in quality City services in neighborhoods across Boston, and builds on the success of…
Partnership Formed
By Phil Orlandella A highly welcomed private-public partnership to provide financial support for the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway that draws thousands of visitors and residents from abutting neighborhoods in the general area has been officially announced. One of the most…
Legendary Restaurant Supplier is Moving:Eastern Bakers Supply Holds Relocation Sale
By Cary Shuman Robert “Bobby†Kalustian knows restaurants. And if you own or have owned a restaurant in the region, you know Robert Kalustian. For 71 consecutive years, Kalustian’s family has been providing equipment to restaurants large and small, bakeries,…
North End/Waterfront Health Center Funding in the State Budget
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz and Senator Joe Boncore joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature in approving the state’s $40.2 billion budget. Among the many spending priorities highlighted in the budget, local initiatives were prioritized, including the North End/Waterfront Health…
Boston Harbor Ferry Study Now Underway
By Phil Orlandella Traffic congestion in the City and up and down the North and South Shores has created a high rate of volume over the past several years. During most of the day it’s virtually impossible not to get…
Greenway News and Notes
The Greenway Conservancy reached a landmark new agreement with MassDOT, the City of Boston and A Better City (on behalf of over 20 Greenway-abutting private properties) to establish a public-private partnership to financially support The Greenway well into the future.…
North End Public Safety Metting
By David Marx Boston Police District A-1 provided an update on recent neighborhood crime incidents, summarized below, at the July 2017 North End Public Safety Meeting. Aggravated Assaults (2) -6/3 @ Stillman St. @ 12.53pm: Male and female victims reported…