Month: September 2023
Dumpster on Salem/Hull Streets Poses Problem
A dumpster place that 176-176A Salem Street and Hull Street Court, just a few yards from the Old North Church, on the Freedom Trail, has created a rodent problem and other issues according to a resident that abuts the building…
Nazzaro Center Landmark Designation Moves Forward
Continued efforts by the North End Historical Society (NEHS) to declare the Nazzaro Center building a landmark took a giant step forward when the City of Boston Landmark Commission recently gave it their blessing. Reportedly, the next step for designation…
Boston Area Offers Wide Range of School Offerings for Kids of All Ages
A new academic year is just getting underway, but it’s already time for parents and guardians to start thinking about options for next year, and with the Boston area’s wide range of top-notch independent, private, and parochial schools, kids of…
Police Respond Three Times to Construction Sites
After Boston Police responded to two reported security breaches, at the Horace Dodd House LLC development site at 190-190A Salem Street and 4 Snelling Place, residents were assured that property had been secured by general contractor Anthony Bellarti, a former…
In Brief
Geraldine Marshall NEMPAC Scholarships to be Announced Six full scholarships, (in memory of Geraldine Marshall) will be presented this October to North End students to select and participate in a musical education or arts entertainment program, provided by the North End…
Officials Raise Risk for EEE to High in Three More Communities
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) last week announced that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been detected in an additional mosquito sample collected on September 13 in Brimfield. This finding raises the EEE risk level to high in Brimfield,…
Public Health Warning Issued on Recent Sewage Discharge
The following is a public health warning related to a recent sewage discharge, also known as a combined sewer overflow CSO). State regulations require local public health departments to provide notice to the public when these discharges may create a…
News Briefs
Daytime Bridge Machinery Installation at Chelsea Street Bridge The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that it will be conducting work to install span guide roller machineries on the Chelsea Street Bridge in East Boston and Chelsea. This work is scheduled…
Area Groups Form Plastic Free Mass
Over a dozen community and environmental groups have joined forces to form Plastic Free Mass, a new coalition dedicated to ending the use of polluting plastic. The group will push for new policies to protect our Commonwealth’s residents and natural…