Three voting items were scheduled on the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association monthly meeting held at the Nazzaro Community Center last Thursday, attended by over one hundred people. Just before the meeting started NEWRA President Jim Salini handed out roses for Valentine Day to all the female members. In addition members of RUFF handed out...
Twenty-eight North End/Waterfront restaurants will participate in Restaurant Week Boston scheduled for March 17-22 and March 24-29. They will join 200 of the region’s best restaurant that are participating in this popular annual March event which attracts thousands of customers to the still wallet friendly dining experience. Diners can take advantage of prix fixe,...
NEMPAC has undergone a number of changes in the last month. Matt Black, my predecessor, stepped down as President after 13 years of involvement with NEMPAC, during which time he created our website, designed our logo and worked tirelessly producing the NEMPAC plays. Becca Griffin has also stepped down from the organization. During her...
Due to blizzard related issues the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council monthly meeting at the Nazzaro Community Center was cancelled. The public community meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, February 25 at 7pm at the Center, according to NEWNC President Stephen Passacantilli. AGENDA Frances Lauria wants to change the legal occupancy at 420 Commercial Street...
Despite an increase in property tax bills and assessed property values for fiscal year 2013 there have been fewer abatements filed so far this year when compared to 2010. The cutoff date to file abatement with the City of Boston’s Accessing Department was February 1 and to date only 2,200 abatements have been filed....
Mechanical Street Cleaning will begin this coming March, but in order for the City to do the job right residents must move their vehicles at the designated times. Boston Public Works will be sending out all sorts of communications reminding residents when vehicles have to be moved. In addition street signage will convey the...
Still another US Senate race is just around the corner this coming April 2013.Candidates will be squaring-off to attempt to win the seat left open when former US Senator John Kerry was appointed Secretary of State by President Barrack Obama and confirmed by Congress. Unregistered voters who want to participate in the upcoming election...
It was one for the record books and the North End / Waterfront took the brunt with trouble clearing the snow from the narrow streets and the wind off the harbor creating huge drifts. Yet, folks seemed to take it all in stride and enjoyed the beauty of the scene while the kids had...
North End State Representative Aaron Michlewitz has again been appointed to chair the Joint Committee on Public Service. House Speaker Robert DeLeo made the appointment last week. Michlewitz, 34, a lifelong North Ender and rising star in the House was first appointed to the post by DeLeo in 2011. The committee that Michlewitz chairs...
District A-1 Boston Police started off on the right foot this year as crime in the North End is reportedly down sixteen percent during the month of January 2013, compared to January 2012 according to Commanding Officer Captain Thomas Lee. The Captain told about 25 or so residents that attended the Boston Police monthly...
With 305 responses, the North End Trash and Recycling Survey results are in. The majority of North End residents that completed the survey want to keep the current 3 days per week of trash pickups including only 1 day of recycling. However, most residents would support putting out their trash later the night before...
Senator Anthony Petruccelli, whose district includes the North End, has been named by Senate President Therese Murray as Chair of the Joint Committee on Financial Services. Aside from the Ways and Means Committee, this is the second most important committee in the Senate. It appears the Senator is moving his way up the Senate...
Congratulations to the local students that captured their local Spelling Bee contest at the Nazzaro Community Center and will move on to the Boston Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest which will be held at the Rabb Lecture Hall at the Copley Square Library this March 16. The Regional Review was proud...
Thus far, the North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) has provided two sessions of free flu shots to North End residents during a time of a nasty flu outbreak in Boston. During this time hundreds of localities received much needed flu shots. The Center should be commended for their immediate action to this serious...
Mario Cacici Of Boston’s North End Mario Cacici of Boston’s North End passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on February 1 with family by his side. His loving family includes his devoted sister and caretaker Anita Cacici of the North End and brother Bob Cacici and his wife, Marina, of Miami, Florida. He also leaves...
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...
Freezing temperatures, snow accumulation and forecasts for more of the same might have most people shutting in until spring, but for the Nazzaro Center ski program, winter weather is wonderful. The center, in partnership with the North End Athletic Assoc. (NEAA) and Youth Enrichment Services (YES) has just returned from a trip to Loon...
Last Wednesday the Boston Public School Department (BPS) presented the External Advisory Committee (EAC) on School Choice’s results for an improved school choice system. At the meeting members of the EAC said they will be looking at three options for school choice. The three options are a ten-zone option, and two home-based options that...
North End residents are being asked to take a very brief survey regarding how to improve the trash pickup and recycling procedures in the community. The survey is being conducted by the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) on its website www.newncboston.org. Questions posed on the survey ask about residents preferences for the number of...