Dear Members and Friends:
Summer is quickly fading away, so enjoy the remaining outdoor events: Wednesday, join us at Ramler Park for our final summer concert! Thursday, last chair yoga class! Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end of Summer – as we switch towards fall, remember, elections are coming up soon! AUGUST 30 is the deadline to register for Boston’s Sept. 9 preliminary municipal elections! (See details below.) Get out the vote! Be part of the solution. We have an open city council seat in East Fenway.
NEWS ON BOWKER OVERPASS WORK
MassDOT will begin tree protection and pruning around the Bowker Overpass later this week. Tree removal is tentatively scheduled to begin August 24th to last approx. one week: one night shift is required on the Pike, then work will be done during daytime hours on local streets for the removal of approximately 50 trees.
Temporary traffic control workzones commence: Aug 24th on Ipswich Street; Aug 25th on the Charlesgate On Ramp. We will follow up with specific traffic advisories for each stage as we get closer. MassDOT is planning a virtual legislative briefing and public information meeting for the week of September 8th.
September is a great time to be out and about in New England, so we’re having an EAST FENWAY BLOCK PARTY on Thursday, September 4th from 4:30-7:30 pm at Symphony Community Park. Details coming soon!
THE WEEK AHEAD
Wednesday, Aug 27, 6:30 pm – 8:30, Jazz at Ramler Park, 130 Peterborough Street
Kenji Kikuchi Jazz Quartet is dedicated to making you groove! Join your friends and neighbors for a mellow kickback in the park; bring a blanket and a picnic and enjoy the lush sounds of this awesome quartet, who we can’t get enough of! (see the flyer below, share the news, it’s our last concert of the season!)
Moving On Fenway – Line Dancing! (See flyer for more detail)
Get moving, have fun, feel good in the ‘hood!
Thursday, Aug 28, and Thursday, Sept 4th, Wednesday, Sept 17th.
Moving On Fenway – Line Dancing! (See flyer for more detail)
Get moving, have fun, feel good in the ‘hood!
Thursdays, 10 – 11 am, Chair Yoga with Michelle, LAST CLASS- Aug 28, Symphony Park, 39 Edgerly Road. Join Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series for energizing chair yoga, taught by Michelle Coleman. For more information, visit: Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series Chair Yoga Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
UPCOMING
Fenway Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC).
Tuesday, September 9, 6:00 PM The Fenway NIC Meeting
(NIC) is an all volunteer group of Fenway Neighborhood residents, organizations and businesses, facilitated by Berklee College of Music, with the goal of encouraging shared stewardship of the Fenway Neighborhood. We will send out a reminder in the coming weeks.
CITY OF BOSTON ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP – ARE YOU REGISTERED?
Boston Elections Department Sends Vote-By-Mail Applications, Issues Call For Poll Workers
Preliminary Municipal Election for the city of Boston is scheduled for Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
Check this link for a full list of candidates for Mayor, City Councillor At-Large, Councillor District 7 (East Fens included in D7)
Important Dates:
· August 30, 2025 Voter Registration Deadline for Preliminary Election
· September 9, 2025 PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION (7AM- 8PM)
· October 25, 2025 Voter Registration Deadline for Municipal Election
· November 4, 2025 MUNICIPAL ELECTION (7AM-8PM)
For more details visit: Election | Boston.gov
View video of Boston Democratic Ward Coalition 2025 Mayoral Debate
Vew video of Boston District 7 City Council Forum – May 22, 2025
View Boston Multi-Ward 2025 City Council At-Large Candidate Forum
ONGOING
Sundays, 10 am – 8 pm, Open Newbury Street through 9/21 (except 8/31). A pedestrian-only walkway August: 24 September: 7, 14, 21.
Sundays, 10 am – 2pm, Charlesgate Farmers Market through October 12
DCR Charlesgate Park (Comm. Ave. between Charlesgate East & West
Every other Wednesday, 3:30 pm ‘til done – next date: 8/27
FENWAY CARES
Fenway Cares Food Distribution at 2 locations:
West Fenway – Fenway Community Center, 1282 Boylston (enter-Jersey)
East Fenway – Symphony Community Park, 39 Edgerly Road
Volunteers are welcome to sign up for all dates and both locations!
The MGH/MBG Community Care Health Clinic will now rotate locations between the West Fenway and East Fenway locations from 1-5 p.m. on Fenway Cares dates. Upcoming schedule: Fenway Community Center on 9/10 and Morville House, 100 Norway Street on 8/27. Offerings may include blood pressure monitoring, blood sugar testing, COVID-19 and flu vaccines.
RED SOX: Go Sox! Red Sox Schedule / Neighborhood 9s / Concert Schedule
Fenway Park Concerts Neighborhood Committee post-concert survey
The online FPCNC SURVEY collects comments after each concert. The areas of concern are, traffic, noise levels, park impacts, trash management, etc. Reports are meant to inform the City and the Red Sox of any issues.
Concerts at Fenway Park (dates remaining in 2025)
Saturday, 8/23 Jonas Brothers | Boston Red Sox
Monday, 8/25 Chris Brown | Boston Red Sox
Tuesday, 8/26 The Who | Boston Red Sox
Sunday, 9/7 My Chemical Romance | Boston Red Sox
DEVELOPMENT NEWS by status: “Under Review”: “Board Approved”:
POSTPONED Tuesday, August 12, until Sept 16, 2 Charlesgate foreclosure auction Read more on Universal Hub. Banker & Tradesman reports a foreclosure sale where the developer, Scape, had won approval – and a change in city ordinances – for a 28-story, 400-unit apartment tower. Here’s the project as last shown on Boston’s City Planning site.
Boston Police D4 Community News eMail for local event details, public announcements, and safety bulletins. Add your email to the list
See you around!
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