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BAKE SALE & FLEA MARKET FOR ST. FRANCIS HOUSE

The North End Friends of St. Francis House will hold our 6th annual Bake Sale and Flea Market on Friday March 19th and Saturday March 20th at the Nazzaro Community Center at 30 North Bennet St. The event will go from 8am to 6pm on Friday and 10am to 2pm on Sat. We will have all kinds of homemade baked goods and wonderful pastries and cookies from all of the bakeries and pastry shops in the neighborhood. We will also have Mary Romano’s world famous eggplant sandwiches, meatball and sausage sandwiches.

We will also have tons of great flea market items for you to buy. We will also be collecting spare change. No amount is too small (or too big). If you would like to send in a donation, make checks payable to St. Francis House and mail to John Romano 247 Burlington Avenue, Wilmington, Mass. 01887. All of the proceeds we raise those two days and collect ahead of time will be matched by an anonymous donor, so your donation counts twice as much as you give. For more information call John Romano at (617) 880-9901 or e-mail at patjr@comcast.net.

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ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center
Participates in the Annual Feinstein $1 Million
Giveaway to Fight Hunger

NOW THROUGH APRIL 30th

Please send monetary donations, gift certificates for food, or non-perishable food items to the:

ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center
1 Michelangelo Street
Boston, MA 02113
(off Charter Street - in former Michelangelo School building)
(617) 523-8125
North End ABCD Website

All donations will support our food pantries in the North End and West End that serve the elderly, immigrants, unemployed, families, and anyone in need. The NE/WE NSC’s tax ID number for your convenience is 04-2304133. Please call the number above with any questions. Thank you for caring about your neighbors in need!

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NEWRA Supports Fortune Teller Permit, Really?

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Sophia Anderson, Seeking Fortune Teller PermitIn a surprising outcome, the North End/Waterfront Residents' Association voted 30-16 in favor of a fortune teller permit for Sophia Anderson to operate on the 2nd floor of 215 Hanover Street. The North End has generally not supported tellers that have long been eager to gain a foothold in the neighborhood.

Mrs. Anderson proposes to do tarot card and palm readings, teach reading skills, and sell related retail products, such as books, cards and incense. She will operate until 11:00 pm, 7 days a week. Mrs. Anderson operates a similar business in W. Bridgewater and previously had an operation at 6 Flags amusement park. The NEWRA vote occured at their September 10th monthly meeting after a presentation and discussion period.

The teller believes the business will be successful because the street gets a lot of tourist traffic. The location is directly above the Dolce Vita restaurant. Signs (2x3 feet) will be in the two large picture windows on Hanover Street displaying in gold lettering "Psychic Tarot Card Readings." Palm readings will cost $20, tarot cards $40 and candles will sell for under $10.

At the NEWRA meeting, an abutter spoke in support of the permit. The abutter owns an international real estate firm, also in the building. She believes that more traffic would be beneficial in the building. The abutter also believes the applicant has psychic ability.

The Licensing Board hearing has already transpired with a decision pending neighborhood input. The North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) will vote on the permit on Monday, September 14th at the Nazzaro Center at 7pm.

My thoughts: As a voting NEWNC member, I plan to vote against this permit at the September 14th meeting unless I hear something unexpected at the meeting. I have heard Mrs. Anderson speak at two previous neighborhood meetings and she seems very nice and sincere. However, I am concerned that this first permit will open the door to other tellers and amusement interests not in keeping with our primarily residential neighborhood. I guess I'm just not a "believer."

Update on Thursday, September 17, 2009 by

Matt Conti

The North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) voted NOT support the fortune teller permit in a vote of 8-2 at their meeting on Monday, September 15, 2009. The minutes from that meeting are available at www.newncboston.org.

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