A ground-breaking ceremony was held on July 25 at the Paul Revere Mall (Prado) with Mayor Martin Walsh. The Mall will be getting a complete overhaul with key improvements including an underground drainage system, better lighting and increased accessibility, according…
Month: July 2018
NEAA Dodgers Playing Winning Baseball
NEAA 21U baseball team reaches half-way point of season in second place. Led by coaches Dom DiCenso and Rob Pantaleo the North End Dodgers found themselves in second place behind Ayer with a 7-3-1 record. The Dodgers were led by…
Friends of the North End 46th Reunion September 15
One of the best gatherings to have fun, mingle with friends, tell a few jokes or stories (not always true) is the annual Friends of the North End Reunion being held at the Sons of Italy Hall, 117 Swanton Street,…
NEAD Family Fun Festival August 6-12
A week-long series of events and activities has been scheduled throughout the North End as part of the North End Against Drugs (NEAD) Family Fun Festival, throughout the community from August 6 to August 12. “NEAD has put together many…
NEAD Schedules Popular Family Pride Day
As they usually do, North End Against Drugs (NEAD) has put together one of the best neighborhood events, North End Pride Day, scheduled for Sunday, September 15 from 12 to 4:30 p.m. at the North End bocce courts on Commercial…
News and Notes
City launches new pilot program A new program, the Age and Dementia Family Friendly pilot program, has been launched by the City of Boston’s Commission of Elderly Affairs, and Mayor Martin J. Walsh. The pilot program encourages local businesses to…
Opinion
Recreational sale of pot has not cleared up the smoke It won’t be too long until recreational pot shops are opened throughout the State with apparent rigid rules, regulations and policies geared to control the industry that will possibly continue…
Letters to the Editor
Boston Foundation salutes retiring Police Comm. Evans, congratulates incoming Comm. Gross Dear Editor: We at the Boston Foundation applaud Commissioner Evans for his hard work not just as Commissioner, but in a career spanning nearly four decades as a member…
How to Address the Coming Shortfall of Primary Care Doctors
About 20,000 students recently graduated from U.S. medical schools. Now, they’re beginning the next chapter of their training, as residents. Yet less than 7,000 will be pursuing careers in primary care. America will be short up to 43,100 primary care…
Charlie Baker Represents All of Us
A recent news article in the Boston Globe quoted a number of reportedly-important RepubIican party members who asserted that they have been disappointed in the performance of Gov. Charlie Baker because he has been “too liberal.” They are upset with…