The North End Athletic Association (NEAA) Baseball Program is a well organized league that provides much needed recreational activities to over 150 local players. The program includes: Majors and Minor League teams and a T-Ball program. Players have a full…
Category: Editorials
Downtown View:Curiouser and Curiouser
In the last three weeks, one vehicle on my block was not towed on street cleaning days. This has never happened in the last decade. The debris under those cars sat there for two weeks. A South End resident said…
Notifying Police of Crimes Is Valuable Information
While Boston Police say every bit of information is crucial in the fight against crime, a recent study indicates that the Crime Stopper’s Hotline that allows anonymous callers and text messages to police has only led to a handful of…
Ruff’s Endeavor for a Dog Park Becomes a Reality
The opening of a pilot dog park in DiFilippo Park (Gassy) on Prince Street is a giant step forward toward keeping the North End clean and healthy. This long-standing endeavor’s positive results is due to the endless work of Responsible…
Downtown View:Big Question
Do San Diego residents experience joy? I don’t know the answer and I’m not sure I would believe a SanDiegoan if they told me. I’m talking about the sublime feeling, the rush, the pure happiness we Bostonians feel when the…
A Ban on Space Savers Should Be Implemented
A ban on space savers is being supported by many community groups including the North End/Waterfront Residents Association (NEWRA) and the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). While there is no ordinance that allows space savers in the city of Boston,…
Who Is Minding the Store?
There are many reasons to completely revamp the MBTA besides its horrible service and its terrible winter disaster. The news of the loss of federal funding of over $22 billion in capital fund over the last five years is the…
Picture L.A.
Picture the skyline of Los Angeles. How about Minneapolis, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Phoenix, even Chicago? You can’t? Oh, well. Now picture Washington D. C., Seattle, Toronto or New York. You know those skylines, don’t you? There might be a gimmick—Seattle’s…
Opinion
Boston Police Officer a real hero Off-duty Boston Police Officer Shana Cottone became a real-life hero when she risked her own safety entering a burning building on Stillman Place in the North End. When she arrived on the scene there…
In Brief
Mayor Releases First Ever Workforce Report  Mayor Martin J. Walsh released the City of Boston’s first ever Workforce Profile Report to transparently examine the racial and gender makeup of Boston’s municipal employee base. The report was led by Shaun Blugh,…