This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Holiday • No…
Month: April 2022
Unemployment, Job Estimates for March
The state’s March total unemployment rate dropped by four-tenths of a percentage point at 4.3 percent over the month, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts gained…
Earth Day Report, 2022: The Planet Is Doomed
We were around for the first Earth Day in 1970. We clearly recall the incident a year earlier that spurred Congress and President Richard Nixon to create the Environmental Protection Agency when the Cuyahoga River, which feeds into Lake Erie…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Become a Candidate in NEWNC Elections Residents interested in serving the neighborhood and have a direct voice to City Hall should consider becoming a candidate in the May 14 North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) public election to…
Eagle Bank Sponsors Meal for St. Patrick’s Day
Special to the Regional Review The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) extends its heartfelt appreciation to its friends at Eagle Bank for the generous sponsorship of a hot lunch for 50 of the ABCD North End/West End…
Mayor Wu Announces Next Steps for Outdoor Dining in the North End
Following an outcry from some North End restauranteurs in response to her new outdoor dining policy in that neighborhood, Mayor Michelle Wu announced some conciliatory next steps for outdoor dining in the North End during a March 29 press conference.…
MBTA Cancels Upcoming Blue Line Tunnel Work
At a community meeting last month the MBTA’s Adam Kamoune announced the T would be closing down the Blue Line for nearly two weeks between Airport and Government Center from Saturday, April 2 to Thursday, April 14 for harbor tunnel…
District 1 City Council Candidates Take Part in Forum
With the special election preliminary for the District 1 City Council seat less than a month away, the two candidates vying for the seat squared off in a candidates forum Monday night. Sponsored by the Environmental Justice League of Massachusetts,…
Old North Church, Historic Site Re-Opens the Clough House
After closing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Old North Church and Historic Site is re-opening its doors to the 1715 Clough House, one of Boston’s oldest surviving brick residences. The former home to the nonprofit’s colonial chocolate program and rotating gallery…
In Brief
Greenway Food Truck Festival The Greenway 2022 Food Track Festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 7 from 11 AM to 3 PM with everything from dumplings to tacos to bubble tea. The festival is an outdoor culinary experience and will…