The North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) will discuss and vote on two agenda items at the Council’s Monday, February 14, monthly meeting. Hamel Properties LLC seeks to change the existing conditional use permit at 227 Hanover Street allowing a small…
Pressley Introduces Bill to Bolster Mental Health Resources for Children and Families
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), introduced legislation aimed at boosting and expanding mental health services for low-income children and families. The Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act (H.R. 6509) would require…
BCYF Nazzaro Community Center to Close February 28 for Two Month Lead Paint Remediation
The BCYF Nazzaro Community Center, 30 North Bennet Street in the North End, will close on Monday, February 28, for a lead remediation project which will remove old lead paint from several areas of the building. The project is expected…
State Senator Lydia Edwards Endorses Former Chief of Staff Gabriela Coletta for the District 1 City Council
State Senator Lydia Edwards said her former Chief of Staff Gabriela Coletta is the best candidate to take over her District 1 City Council seat when she leaves in April. Edwards, who was sworn in as First Suffolk & Middlesex…
Upcoming Walking Tour Focuses on Colonial New Englanders’ Drinking Habits
Colonial New Englanders drank roughly three times as much alcohol as Modern Americans, and an upcoming walking tour will explore this phenomenon before making its way to the Green Dragon, one of the city’s most historic watering holes. The program,…
North End, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Increases
The group of anti-vaxxers camped outside Mayor Michelle Wu’s home are going to have to admit sooner rather than later that her vaccination mandate for indoor venues is working to combat the latest COVID surge in the city. Less than…