Upcoming meetings - Neighborhood Council, Sumner Tunnel, Councilor Coletta
Three upcoming meetings of note:
Neighborhood Council
When: Monday, March 13th at 7pm
Where: Virtually via Zoom | Meeting Link
On the agenda:
Three upcoming meetings of note:
When: Monday, March 13th at 7pm
Where: Virtually via Zoom | Meeting Link
On the agenda:
The Neighborhood Council met on Monday night to discuss and vote on two items: Permanent outdoor dining at the Sail Loft and increasing Bencotto's non-conforming 49 seat restaurant to 60 seats.
The Sail Loft is seeking permanent outdoor sidewalk dining and Bencotto wants to increase its capacity to 60 patrons.
The February NEWNC meeting will be held virtually Monday, February 13th at 7pm on Zoom.
Join here: Zoom Meeting Link
On Saturday, January 21st, NEW Health will offer a vaccine clinic at their North End site for people of all ages. All vaccines and doses will be available to accommodate every patient’s needs. The clinic is open to everyone, not just patients of Mass General Brigham, except for patients 12 or younger. Walk-ins are accepted, but appointments are strongly encouraged. To book an appointment, call 857-238-1100.
From UniversalHub.com
North End business owners Carla Gomes and Jorge Mendoza - along with two cops and a handful of others - saw their lawsuit against Boston's rule requiring proof of vaccination in indoor public places thrown out yesterday by US District Court Judge Angel Kelley. In her ruling, Judge Kelley explained that the plaintiffs didn't actually suffer any injuries:
North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) announced today the recent addition of new clinical staff at the North End site: Dr. Suo Lee, Dr. Brandon Luk, Nurse Practitioner Madeleine Bayne, and Nurse Practitioner Heather Patrick.
New patients are being accepted on a limited basis at this time as NEW Health continues to expand its primary care staff. More information is available by calling 617-643-8000.
The Residents Association will be hosting a public meeting on outdoor dining this Thursday from 6 - 8pm at the Nazzaro Center. Three concerns are often raised in these discussions: parking, traffic, and accessibility. Let's take a closer look at each along with some other topics and suggestions at the end.
NEWNC held its January meeting on Monday night. There was a single voting item on the agenda. The new owner of China House restaurant at 331 Hanover Street, Kakada Ly, wants to remove proviso on the permit which allowed restaurant use for prior operator only and to allow the new owner, Ly, to operate under the same permit. The council unanimously supported the proposal.
Peter Furth, Professor of Civil Engineering at Northeastern University, says he's cracked the code to fixing the congestion and unsafe conditions at Keany and City Squares: two short northbound green cycles at City Square instead of the current long one.
If that long green northbound period is replaced with two short green periods, each lasting 16 seconds, the number of vehicles that can be discharged per cycle will rise to 35 [from the current 28]