Safety reminders for trick-or-treaters
Stay safe this Halloween by following these three tips:
Comment period for 251 Causeway tower closes Monday (10/28)
The RMR Group of Newton has submitted a Project Notification Form (PNF) for redeveloping the southwest corner of Causeway and North Washington streets which includes a 447 foot tower. The window for public comment on the proposal closes on Monday, October 28th.
Neighborhood Council October 2024 meeting agenda
The Neighborhood Council will hold its October meeting Tuesday October 15th at 7pm at the Nazzaro Center.
The agenda includes a presentation from the City on its Rat Action Plan, five restaurants vying for one of 12 all-alcohol licenses, Giacomo's expansion into the old Pomodoro, and a continuation of the 60-70 Cross Street development discussion.
Old slides of North End digitized and added to Digital Commonwealth
The entire collection can be found on Digital Commonwealth. Here are a few that caught my eye. Thanks to the Friends of the North End Library for passing them along.
Most slides are from 1975, but some date back to the 1950s
Eliot school far outperforms city, state on MCAS - mostly makes up pandemic losses
The Eliot K8 Innovation school outperformed the State and City MCAS averages by a wide margin again in 2024. In fact, more students at the Eliot school meet or exceed expectations in Math and Reading than almost any other K8 school in the state.
Further, while scores at most districts in the state and schools in Boston lag far behind the benchmarks set in 2019, the Eliot school's tests show that students have largely made up for pandemic setbacks - or were never setback in the first place.
Councilor Coletta Zapata Coffee Hours: Saturday, September 28, 10am, Caffè Paradiso
Councilor Coletta Zapata will host a coffee hour the Saturday, September 28th, at 10am at Caffè Paradiso. Residents are welcome to stop by to discuss neighborhood concerns, hear updates from the Councilor on her work, or say hello.
"New Look Miffs Old Neighbors" - 2016
Eight years ago today, the Herald Published an article about neighborhood opposition to the proposed redevelopment of 60-70 Cross Street by Charter Realty. The president of the Neighborhood Council at the time explained that some residents didn't believe the design matched the historical nature of the neighborhood.
The last paragraph of the article gives a hint at the turmoil that came later - which ultimately saw the project cancelled .
North End and Boston Harbor panorama - 1900
These photographs (ten of them) were taken from the chimney atop Lincoln Wharf Substation in 1900. They are available online through the BPL and Digital Commonwealth.
Depasquale's new Cross St Plan: 2 stories; NEWNR supports 16-8
Frank Depasquale and his representatives and architect presented a new reduced-height, two-story plan for 60-70 Cross Street at tonight's Residents Association meeting.
The new plan eliminates the third floor and the plan for the second floor from the designs proposed at the Neighborhood Council meeting Monday.
The Association voted 16-8 in support of the updated plans.
"Santa lives at the north pole, not in the North End" - Neighborhood Council defers vote on Cross St development at 9pm
At 9pm, the Neighborhood Council President called on board members to Support, Oppose, or Defer Discussion on Frank Depasquale's development at 60-70 Cross Street. The Council voted to defer.