State Representative Aaron Michlewitz set his legislative agenda for the new session, filing over 20 bills on various issues ranging from the Election Laws reform, gun control, increasing safety standards for highway tunnels, and eliminating unnecessary fees imposed on Boston residents. “These pieces of legislation are reflective of a wide variety of diverse issues...
Citizens Bank Foundation has made a $30,000 grant to the Paul Revere Memorial Association’s Capital Campaign. The Association has been raising funds and working on a phased construction effort to rehabilitate an abutting 1835 two-family structure located in Lathrop Place in the North End. Eventually the building will be turned into an Education and...
East Boston Senator Anthony Petruccelli was again appointed chairman of the second most important committee in the Massachusetts Senate aside from Ways and Means late last week. Petruccelli will serve Chairman for the Joint Committee on Financial Services. Senate President Therese Murray made Petruccelli’s appointment. ”Last Thursday I was appointed by the Senate President...
The words “local, sustainability and relationships” describe the experience that three native North Enders want to bring to the neighborhood with the grand opening this week of Local Roots Market on Hanover Street. Local Roots is an urban, farmers market where fruit is “fast food” and the specialized grocery is offering regionally sourced vegetables,...
From the Old North Church to Cobbs Hill Burial Ground, every street and alleyway that one walks in our neighborhood is a trip in history. And one of the most significant historic sites is the Paul Revere House in North Square that attracts more than 250,000 visitors a year. Currently, The Paul Revere Association...
Matteo Plagenza Of Chelsea Matteo Plagenza of Chelsea died on January 25. A US Navy veteran of World War II, he was the beloved husband of the late Mary A. (Corea) Plagenza; the devoted father of Linda List and her husband, Eric of Tewksbury and Joanne Colella and her husband, Dick of Norwell; dear...