Ward III State Representative Aaron Michlewitz (North End/Waterfront) and his colleagues in the House passed legislation that would allow consumers to take advantage of prescription drug discounts in an effort to lower medical costs. “The cost of prescription drugs are increasingly becoming more and more unaffordable for consumers,” Michlewitz said. “With this bill, Massachusetts...
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Commercial Street hazmat vehicle route stalled
A controversial move allowing hazmat vehicles a new route up and down Commercial Street to gain access to Interstate 93 is on hold, at least for now. Actually the new route went into effect on Monday, May 17, but a 45-day extension has been granted to the City of Boston by the federal government...
Majors entering final weeks of divisional play
It’s well past the midway point of the 2010 North End Athletic Association/Nazzaro Community Center Majors baseball season and the games continue to be exciting and competitive. In just a few weeks, the league will begin its playoff season with all five teams participating in post-season play to crown this year’s baseball championship team....
The awakening of the city council
Tuesday afternoon in the Council Chambers at city hall, 1:00 p.m. marks the time when the Boston City Council regains some of its lost relevancy as it takes up the first of a number of measures dealing with the firefighter arbitration ruling. That recent ruling giving Boston’s firefighters a 19% raise amounting to $20,000...
Obituaries 06-02-2010
Olga Capossela North End resident Olga (Baldassari) Capossela of Boston’s North End died on May 19. She was 91 years old. She was the beloved wife of the late Carmine; devoted mother of Marguerite and her husband, Angelo Buonopane, of the North End, Josephine Amatucci of Wolfboro, NH, Domenic Capossela of the North End,...