The new COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Massachusetts just before Christmas for clinical and non-clinical health care workers doing direct and COVID-facing care. While staff at clinics across Massachusetts have been vaccinated, North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) Medical Director Dr.…
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Winter Hats and Gloves Drive North End Friends of St. Francis Houses collecting donations to purchase winter hats and gloves for the needy. For information call John Romano at 617-750-9749. NEWNC Meeting The next North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) monthly…
District A-1 Overall Crime Down 25-Percent
The Boston Police Department released its year end crime stats for District A-1, which includes the North End, and overall Part One Crime was down 25-percent for 2020. Part One Crimes are the more serious crimes the Boston Police track…
Baker Signs Police Reform Legislation
Gov. Charles Baker signed “An Act Relative to Justice, Equity and Accountability in Law Enforcement in the Commonwealth,†a controversial piece of legislation that creates a mandatory certification process for police officers, increases accountability and transparency in law enforcement and gives police…
COVID Positive Test Rate up in North End
The COVID-19 surge across Boston is continuing and Mayor Martin Walsh said the city is focusing efforts on neighborhoods that have a high volume of community spread ahead of the Christmas holiday. According to the latest data released by the…
NEWRA Holds Hotel Informational Meeting
An informational meeting was held by North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) to discuss a proposal by Cross Street Ventures, LLC to develop a 135-room boutique hotel on Cross Street between Endicott and Salem Streets, according to NEWRA President Cheryl Delgreco.…
Some Students Return to In-Person Learning at the Eliot School
Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public School Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius announced that approximately 1,700 students across 28 schools, including the Eliot School in the North End, returned to in-person learning on Monday. The students returning to school this week…
Americans Are Ready to Be Vaccinated
New survey data show only 15 percent of Americans believe a return to normal life is possible without a vaccine, a broad and bipartisan acceptance that policy makers should capitalize on. The public opinion survey conducted by ScienceCounts, a non-profit…
Most Americans Will Not Travel for Christmas
A recent national survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) shows that nearly two-thirds (69 percent) of Americans will not travel for Christmas. With a new surge in COVID-19 cases, the CDC recommending that Americans do not travel over…
In Brief
North End Friends of St. Francis House WINTER Donation Drive North End Friends of St. Francis House has started to collect donations for winter hats and gloves which will be distributed to homeless and other needy people. However, due to…