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District 1 City Councilor, Sal LaMattina, is considering a run for the Register post at the Suffolk Probate and Family Court, according to a post by the Dorchester Reporter. LaMattina told the Reporter he is talking with constituents to “see if this is the right move.” He said he loves being a councilor, but he [...]

Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, President of the North Bennet Street School, presented to the Eliot School Family Council this week regarding a likely NBSS bid for the North St. buildings as part of a building swap. He asked for the support of the Eliot parents based on his proposal’s potential for expanding the Eliot K-8 school into [...]

The North End Music & Performing Arts Center names Evelyn Harper as Merit Scholarship Award Recipient for the 2012 Winter Quarter. Evelyn is one of NEMPAC’s more advanced students, studying violin with Sarah Glenn for over two years. She has continued to show growth in her technique and musicality, and is a very dedicated, diligent student [...]

North Enders have noticed that Caffe Graffiti has been closed so far in January with no activity other than the Christmas tree blowing around on the ground in its outdoor seating area. Now, Boston dining scene websites are speculating it may be more than just a seasonal closing.  While other restaurants simply close for a [...]

At a recent parks meeting in the North End, residents were discussing how to mobilize efforts around fixing up the Prado when Mark Petrigno showed the group 1970′s photos on his camera of the Paul Revere Mall park.  I asked him to send over some of his photos to share in the gallery shown below. [...]

It was a big night for fundraising in the North End to support the Wounded Warrior Project, where friends and neighbors gathered at Lucia’s on Hanover St. on behalf of three soldiers currently deployed in Afghanistan. Ricky Scimeca from the North End, along with friends Robert McCarthy, Justin Santoro and David McGrath are “rucking” the [...]

Journalist and North End resident, Bob Skole, is profiled in the latest installment of the digital narrative project, North End Stories. Skole worked for The Italian News, having interviewed Tony Bennett and the Defense Secretary for the Sacco and Vanzetti trial. Check out all the entries at www.NorthEndStories.com.

The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy announced today that MassDevelopment, a State agency, has granted $250,000 in support of a custom carousel on the Greenway. In addition, the Conservancy has launched a Community giving campaign to fund the $2.9 million project, of which $1.6 million has been pledged by a private donor. The custom carousel [...]

The latest news on Hanover Street is this week’s opening of Carmelina’s North End restaurant at 307 Hanover Street. It’s actually a re-opening of Ristorante Damiano by owner and chef Damien DiPaola. In a Facebook posting, he says, It was alot of fun doing “Piattini” for three years at Damiano, and we did it with [...]

Boston Barber Company at 113-113A Salem Street received a unanimous vote of support last night from the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC. Robert DelloRusso, owner, was represented by Attorney William Ferrullo in his appeal for conditional use approval to add two accessory uses of body art (tattooing) and tanning (2 booths) to the [...]

Video: Fireworks over Boston Harbor for New Year’s 2012 !!! Happy New Year !!!