You have heard people say books are going away, that we’ll all be reading on Kindles, etc. for the foreseeable future. The more extreme prognosticators declare that whole libraries are in demise, and with the cloud, their books are destined…
Category: Editorials
North End Holiday Stroll a Great Way to Shop
Over the years, the North End Holiday Stroll has attracted many customers to the annual neighborhood event involving twenty boutiques and shops that will stay open late night for holiday shopping directly in the community and take advantage of some great discounts.…
Communications and Cooperation Keys to Eliot School Construction
Design and construction plans for a new Eliot Innovative School at 39 North Bennet Street were revealed last week at a public hearing in the Nazzaro Community Center. The major project will create an inconvenience for the North End for twenty-three…
Joslin Center to Honor Carla Gomes
Former North End residents and local business owner Carla Agrippino Gomes will be honored by the Joslin Diabetes Center recognizing her for her support for the center’s life savings care and research. Carla has been a familiar face around the center…
From Our Readers
Holiday Appeal Dear Editor Happy holidays! As you know from reading about our work in the community, many of the 2,400 clients we serve a year in the North End, West End, and surrounding neighborhoods are immigrants, elderly, non-English speaking,…
Neighborhood Engagement Walks Provide Valuable Information
Neighborhood Engagement Community Walks being held in the North End community have become a great service to residents, especially abutters of proposed projects. These on the spot meetings held by the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services provides the community a…
Marathon Memorial Should Be on the Top of the List
Placing a memorial for the victims and survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing is simply the right thing to do for these innocent people that had to pay a terrible price for being at the wrong place at the wrong…
Opinions
Support NEBC holiday decorations Each year, the North End Beautification Committee (NEBC) decorates several local streets for the holiday season. The volunteer organization has helped put the community in the holiday spirit with festive decorations. In order to complete this…
NEMPAC Provide a Great Service to the Neighborhood
North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) was founded in 2001 by a group of local residents seeking musical programming in the community. They have succeeded by leaps and bounds and continue to move forward each year with musical…
NEWRA Elects Officers
Four North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) members were named as officers by the community based all volunteer organization. NEWRA members have shown their support and confidence in the officers that are expected to provide leadership for the organization that apparently…