New Nazzaro Center Director, Steven Siciliano, Takes the Reins
The Nazzaro Community Center has announced its new director, Steven Siciliano, who formally starts this week at the 30 N. Bennet Street location in the North End. He takes on the position previously...
View ArticleState Rep. Aaron Michlewitz Honored at ABCD Community Heroes Celebration
On October 26, ABCD held its annual Community Heroes Celebration. This fundraising event pays tribute to the agency’s volunteers, people who make a world of difference in the lives of the most...
View ArticleGTA Co. Antonelli’s Donate Turkeys for Annual ABCD Center Lunch
GTA Co.’s Greg Antonelli donated this year’s turkeys for the annual lunch at the ABCD North End / West End Neighborhood Service Center. The lunch serves many seniors and low-income residents in the...
View ArticleAmos B. Hostetter, Jr. Presented With Charles Eliot Conservationist of the...
The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) recently honored Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. with its prestigious Charles Eliot Conservationist of the Year Award at the nonprofit’s 127th Annual Meeting held in...
View ArticleObituary: Frank J. Romano of Malden and Boston’s North End
Frank J. Romano, of Malden and formerly of Boston’s North End, died peacefully on November 15, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Cherished and dearly missed by his wife of 66 years, Mary (DiPrima)...
View ArticleNorth End / West End Neighborhood Service Center Celebrates Thanksgiving
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) held its annual Thanksgiving luncheon on Friday, November 16th. The turnout was impressive, with nearly 70 seniors from both the...
View ArticleSarah Turner Named Next North Bennet Street School President
Sarah Turner has been selected to be the next President of the North Bennet Street School (NBSS), a professional trade school located at 150 North Street in Boston’s North End. In this position, Turner...
View ArticleTrinity Martignetti Receives Good Neighbor Award
Trinity Martignetti was presented with the November Good Neighbor Recognition Award for her efforts in keeping the North End neighborhood clean. Trinity is pictured above receiving the award from...
View ArticleNorth End Ice Rink Stirs Memories of Stephen Steriti
Every time I drive by the Stephen Steriti Ice Rink in Boston’s North End, my mind wanders back to the spring of 1965 and meeting Stephen who, smiling, motioned toward me at Bova’s Bakery, excited to...
View ArticlePatrick Leehey Retires From Paul Revere House After 30 Years
Longtime Paul Revere House research director Patrick Leehey was recently saluted as his retirement approaches from the North End’s most historic house. Speaking of Patrick’s contributions at the annual...
View ArticleTony DeMarco To Be Inducted Into International Boxing Hall of Fame
North End resident and famous boxer Tony DeMarco, known in the boxing world as “The Flame and Fury of Fleet Street”, will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in June 2019. Among...
View ArticleNeighborhood Photo: Mediterranean Wine Night at Tresca
Tresca hosted a Mediterranean Wine dinner on Monday, December 10 with Chef Rich Ansara stepping away from the restaurant’s typical Italian menu and cooking up Mediterranean cuisine paired with Greek...
View ArticleFriends of the North End Annual Christmas Dinner [Photos]
The Friends of the North End held their annual “La Festa dei Sette Pesci”, Feast of the Seven Fishes, on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Sons of Italy in Winchester. Cooking for the Festa were...
View ArticleHealth Center Founder Elaine Wilson Honored at NEW Health Ceremony
North End Waterfront (NEW) Health held a small ceremony at the Coast Guard Base on Tuesday, December 18, to honor Elaine Wilson, the health center’s founder and first Chief Executive Officer. Wilson...
View ArticleFour New Members Elected to Greenway Conservancy Board
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, the non-profit responsible for management and care of the Greenway, has announced four new members will join its Board of Directors beginning January 1, 2019....
View Article“The Italian News” Predicted Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee Tony DeMarco’s 1955...
North End legend and famous boxer Tony DeMarco, who will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame next year, is famous for defeating Johnny Saxton in 1955 for the world welterweight...
View ArticleNorth End Resident Joins PMC Winter Cycle to Raise Money for Cancer Research
North End resident Ashley Kelley will be riding her first PMC Winter Cycle on Saturday, January 26, to raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where her father is currently undergoing...
View ArticleObituary: Gerald J. Esposito of Boston’s North End
Gerald J. Esposito of the North End passed away on January 6, 2019. He is the beloved son of Gerald and Donna (Bruno) Esposito. Loving husband of Theresa (Rikkola) Esposito. Adored father of Cameron...
View ArticleObituary: Carmela (Accolla) DiPaola of Medford and formerly Boston’s North End
Carmela (Accolla) DiPaola of Medford and formerly of Boston’s North End, passed away on January 19, 2019. Beloved daughter of the late Giuseppe and Antonietta (D’Augusta) Accolla. Loving wife of the...
View ArticleMissing Person Olivia Ambrose Found Alive
Boston Police Department has reported that 23-year-old Olivia Ambrose has been found alive in an apartment at the Bunker Hill housing development. Boston Police arrested Victor Pena of 49 Walford Way...
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