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“Open Forum” with Your State Senator & State Representative

Senator Anthony Petruccelli and Representative Aaron Michlewitz are hosting an “Open Forum” from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center (30 N. Bennet St.) on March 10th. They welcome everyone in the neighborhood to attend and participate in a discussion on State Issues heading into the final months of the 2009-2010 legislative session.

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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
http://www.bostonabcd.org/centers/north-end-west-end

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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Saturday
06Mar2010

North End Residents Testify At City Council Hearing on Green Ticket Law

DateSaturday, March 6, 2010

On Friday, March 5th, Boston’s City Council held a hearing on the “Green Ticket Law,” recently passed by the State legislature and signed by the Governor. Each municipality, including Boston, has the ability to “opt-in” to the requirements that would add fines to a property owner’s next tax bill for violations of trash and cleanliness ordinances. All of the testimony at the hearing, including the councilors, was in support of enacting the law within the city. The law could go in effect as soon as May 1st.

Testifying at the Green Ticket hearing from the North End were Naomi and Mark Paul from NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee. (See photos below courtesy of Penny Cherubino at Bostonzest.com). NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee has been supporting the bill through the process as a way to help clean up North End/Waterfront streets. The law also has received support of local officials, State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz (watch his maiden speech on the subject) and District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina.

Read more on the Green Ticket Law.

Clean Streets Co-Chair, Naomi Paul, Testifies in Support of the Green Ticket Law at City Council Hearing (Photo: Penny Cherubino, Bostonzest.com)NEWRA President, Mark Paul, Testifies in Support of Green Ticket Law at City Council Hearing (Photo: Penny Cherubino, Bostonzest.com)

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Tuesday
23Feb2010

Excerpts From This Week's City Council Agenda

DateTuesday, February 23, 2010

Below are some items of interest from the agenda for the February 24th City Council agenda.

0280 - Message and order to accept the provisions of Chapter 40T of the Massachusetts General Laws, enacted as Chapter 26 of the Acts of 2010, An Act Relative to Unpaid Municipal Fines. (Ed: This is the Green Ticket law recently passed by the State legislature and signed by the Governor. More information.)

0286 - Petition of Super Tours Upper deck Trolley Tours, for a license to operate motor vehicles for the carriage of passengers for hire over certain streets in Boston.

Councilor LaMattina offered the following:

0308 - Order for a hearing to discuss and examine how the city plans to accommodate Segway users.

Councilor Ross offered the following:

0310 - Order approving a petition for a Special Law re: An Act Authorizing the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Commission to Lease Certain Real Property under its control and owned by the City of Boston.

0311 - Order that, in accordance with Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution, policies be established and implemented so as to enter into lease agreements for the use of the Comfort Station (“Duck House” as it is called) in the Back Bay Fens and the Men’s Comfort Station (“Pink Palace” as it is called) on Boston Common.

Councilor LaMattina offered the following:

0316 - Resolution congratulating Lillian Salza on her 90th Birthday.

0321 - Resolution in memory of Frankie Vilar.

0322 - Resolution congratulating Jason Fitz-Gerald.

View the full agenda (pdf).

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Friday
19Feb2010

City Council Calendar - February 22-26

DateFriday, February 19, 2010

The City Council has a full schedule next week as shown in the calendar below (click the image below to enlarge). If you are interested in development issues, take note of the discussion on Tuesday, February 23rd at 10:30 am. If you cannot attend in person, you can watch on City Council TV at http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil.

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Saturday
30Jan2010

Boston City Council Committees

DateSaturday, January 30, 2010

The Boston City Council announced its 2010 committees. Councilor Sal LaMattina represents District 1 (which includes the North End/Waterfront), and is Chair of the City Neighborhood Services & Veterans Affairs, a position he held last term as well. He also sits on the following committees: Humanities & Tourism, Economic Development & Planning, Education, Environment & Health, Post Audit & Oversight, Public Safety, Ways & Means, 2010 Census and Federal Stimulus Oversight.

The full list of committees is shown below. (Click on the list to enlarge.)

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