Earlier this year Superior Court judge Brian Davis ruled against the state in a lawsuit regarding the Downtown Waterfront District Municipal Harbor Plan for Boston and developer Don Chiafaro’s plans to replace the Harbor Garage on Boston’s waterfront with a…
Author: John Lynds
Swab for Gigi Drive Highlight of St. Anthony’s Feast
While the 100th Annual St. Anthony’s Feast in the North End over the weekend was filled with the usual processions, food, music and other Italian traditions, there was one tent set up to help a 2-year-old Peabody girl that suffers…
North End, Surrounding Area’s COVID Cases Jump 30 Percent
It’s a good thing the City’s new mask mandate policy for indoor venues went into effect last Friday because the North End and the surrounding area’s COVID numbers increased dramatically between August 23 and August 30. City health officials are…
Markey Hosts Climate Action Conversation at NE Aquarium
At a Climate Action Conversation at the New England Aquarium last Thursday U.S. Sen. Ed Markey called the global warming crisis a ‘Code Red’ and outlined steps needed to be taken now to ensure a sustainable future for the planet.…
Two Haitian Americans Running for At-Large City Council Ask for Help for Their Homeland in the Wake of Latest Earthquake
Haiti was still recovering from the violent 2010 earthquake that killed 200,000 Haitians when another magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula in the impoverished country on Saturday. The latest earthquake killed at least 1,419 people and injured another 6,900…
North End COVID Cases Back Up
After experiencing a 10 percent decrease in the weekly COVID positive during the final weeks of July, the weekly positive test rate has increased again in the North End and the surrounding neighborhoods. According to the weekly report released last…
Second Seaplane Company Begins Operations in the Boston Harbor
A second seaplane company operating off Logan Airport began shuttling customers from Boston to New York City on August 3. Tailwind Air recently received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Coast Guard approval to take off and land just off…
COVID Cases Decrease Slightly Following 115-Percent Spike
With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus running rampant across the U.S. and recent infections in Boston traced back to an outbreak in Provincetown over July 4th weekend, the North End and the surrounding areas have seen breakthrough infections…
Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront Host Mayoral Candidate Forum
Last Thursday afternoon at the New ENgland Aquarium the Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront hosted a Mayoral Candidate Forum. Of the candidates running for Boston Mayor in the upcoming fall election, John Barros, Annissa Essaibi-George, Andrea Campbell and…
Violent Part One Crime Up 15 Percent; Other Part One Crimes Down 1 Percent
Last week the Boston Police released its half-year crime stats that compares January 1, 2021 through July 25, 2021 with the same time period last year and found Violent Part One Crime is up in District A-1 but Non-violent Part…