Commercial Street

Citizen complaint of the day: Mitt Romney's giant shredder truck

adamg — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:49:30 +0000

Looks like Mitt Romney's campaign has found a new way to keep little kids out of the parking lot of his North End campaign headquarters. A disgusted citizen reports:

Mitt Romney's giant Shredder Truck illegally parked outside his office on Commercial Street. This giant shredder truck often parked in tow zone in front of Romney National HQ, yet never towed or ticketed. Maybe he's shredding the parking tickets too?

H/t to the one person who scans Citizens Connect even more obsessively than I do!

When Atlantic Avenue had an el

adamg — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:40:35 +0000

Some photos from the good ol' days, back when there was a direct rail link between South and North stations.

Fans of absurd disasters, of course, recall that the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 took out part of the el on Commercial Street.

North End could get bike lanes next to the curb, rather than in traffic

adamg — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:32:08 +0000

NorthEndWaterfront.com reports on proposed "hybrid" bike lanes along Commercial Street and Atlantic Avenue that would swap the normal positions of car-parking and bike lanes on one side of the streets. Also, Segways would be allowed.

LNG to the left of me, toxic waste to the right ...

adamg — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:53:12 +0000

The feds says it's full speed ahead for truckers hauling hazardous materials to speed along Commercial Street in the North End again, Matt Conti reports.

Some North Enders fed up with tour groups on Segways

adamg — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:14:32 +0000

Matt Conti reports the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council will oppose an attempt by the owner of a Segway tour service to sell non-alcoholic beverages to parched customers after exhausting rides on the moving mini-platforms because of "abusive parking," dangerous Segway maneuvering and training right on the sidewalks of Commercial Street. The tour-service owner retorts some of the residents are themselves pieces of work.

Police: Photo taker arrested in the North End

adamg — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:12:08 +0000

9/28/08 - 10:43 pm

A Canton man who claimed he was trying to "protect the North End" was arrested early this morning when he started taking photos of a woman sitting in car and then proceeded to start cursing her out, Boston Police report.

Police say the woman was double parked outside 266 Commercial St. around 2:43 a.m. waiting for AAA when the man came up to her and started snapping away. She yelled at him, which only made him start taking photos of her license plate, police say:

At this point, the suspect began swearing at the victim. When a bystander intervened, the suspect yelled, "I'm trying to protect the North End."

John McGinnis, 44, of Canton, was arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace.

Innocent, etc.