The moratorium related to A Temporary Executive Order Concerning Exemption of Certain Businesses from the City of Boston Plastic Bag Ordinance will end on September 30, 2020. Effective October 1st, the Inspectional Services Department’s Weights & Measures Division will resume enforcing…
Month: September 2020
Hard Work, Big Dreams At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu Announces Bid for Mayor of Boston
On Tuesday, At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu announced she is going to attempt something that has not been accomplished in Boston politics since John Hayes unseated incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley in 1949. Wu has officially tossed her…
Winter Survival: Masks and Flu Shots
The testimony of Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, before a U.S. Senate subcommittee last week regarding the need for every American to wear a face mask in public to thwart the spread of Covid-19…
COVID Is the Leading Killer of First Responders
Recently-revealed statistics have brought into sharp focus the deadly and tragic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic upon our nation’s police and firefighters. At least 101 police officers have died from Covid-19, and it is estimated that this figure represents only…
The Meal Program for Senior Citizens Returns
Many senior citizens remember the monthly celebrations and weekly Friday meal at the local centers. Unfortunately, during these unprecedented times caused by the pandemic, the ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) cannot have gatherings in the community…
Area A-1 Sees 21-Percent Drop in Part One Crime from Last Year
As August of 2020 was drawing to a close, Area A-1 had seen a 21-percent reduction in violent and property crime from last year. According to Boston Police, 1,252 incidents of Part One crime were reported between Jan. 1 and…
NEWNC Virtual Meeting Sept. 14
There will be 5fiveagenda items on the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) Monday, September 14 monthly meeting President Brett Roman has announced. Healthy Streets Program, North Washington Street Northbound Bus Lane, Jack Halverson (BPDA) & Matt Moran (BTD), to discuss…
North Street Book Store Closing its Doors
Reportedly, the past several months has taken a huge toll on I Am Books, a small business located at 189 North Street, resulting in the closure of the store which opened in 2015. The uncertainty the COVID-19 pandemic during the…
In Briefs
FOCCP Wins 2-Round Trip Jet Blue Tickets Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) not only capture the City of Boston Garden Contest in the Organization or Maine Street category, but at 9-1 odds, they won a raffle prize for two…
NEMPAC Receives Boston Art and Culture Grant
Last week, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) was one of 146 local arts and cultural organizations to receive grant money as part of…