Dan Petrigno is threatening to move out of the neighborhood after too many bad trash nights in the North End, including this scene last night in front of 43 1/2 Charter Street.
Archive | January, 2012
Photos: Monica’s Hosts Successful Eliot School Family Council Benefit
“An Evening for Education” Supports the Eliot School Family Council On Wednesday, January 25th, the Mendoza Family of Monica’s Restaurant hosted a special four course wine pairing dinner at Vinoteca di Monica to benefit the Eliot School Family Council, a 501(c)(3) charity that supports the North End’s public school. It was a packed event with many friends, [...]
North End Waterfront Health Joins Petition Drive to Support Health Centers
North End Waterfront Health is participating in a national petition drive organized by the National Association of Community Health Centers calling on Congress and the President to oppose Medicaid Cuts and increase funding to health centers. Health Centers like NEW Health are currently the family doctor and health care home for nearly 23 million people [...]
Kevin White Statue Photo: “Thank You, Mr. Mayor”
Flowers at the base of the larger than life Kevin White statue by Pablo Eduardo at Faneuil Hall. The former mayor lays in wake on Tuesday, January 31st at the Parkman House in Beacon Hill from 2-8pm (open to the public). The City’s archives department has also posted a set of historical photos with the [...]
BBJ: Two-Dozen Developers Tour North End Buildings Up For Sale
The City of Boston hosted two-dozen developers last week for a tour of the vacant pair of North St. buildings between the Greenway and Richmond St., according to Boston Business Journal’s Thomas Grillo. Mentioned in the article is Pizzuti Development, where John Henry’s wife works. Among the others who toured the facility or received the [...]
Public Works Notice: Streetlights on Snowhill and Charter Streets Out Until Tuesday
The Mayor’s 24 Hour Constituent Hotline has received notice from Public Works Department that the lights around Snowhill St. and Charter St. will be out until tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan. 31st). A total of eight street lights will be out on Monday night. Contact the hotline at 617 635 4500 with any questions.
Photos: North End Restaurants Host CityFeast 2012 – Dining Out to Conquer Diabetes
Five North End restaurants held a special benefit dinner on Sunday night to support the Joslin Diabetes Center’s High Hopes Fund. The annual event, CityFeast – Dining Out to Conquer Diabetes, is organized by Carla Agrippino Gomes of Antico Forno and Terramia with joint participation from Lucca’s Matt and Sean Williams, Taranta’s Jose Duarte and [...]
Neighborhood Council Calls for Moratorium on Sale of North End City Buildings Until Eliot School Expansion Addressed
In a January 2012 letter issued to Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, is calling for a moratorium on the disposition of city-owned properties in the vicinity of the North End until the expansion needs of the Eliot K-8 public school are addressed. The letter comes in response [...]
NEWMA Update: BPS First Round Ends Feb. 3rd & Mandarin Playgroup Starting
Boston Public Schools First Round Registration Ends This Friday, February 3, 2012 The Boston Public Schools offer a variety of academic, social and cultural experiences that are hard to match anywhere else. Families can make choices from a customized list of schools that typically includes more than 20 elementary schools. When you register, we strongly [...]
Explaining North End Street Names and Copp’s Hill With a Windmill
From local resident and researcher, Anne M. Pistorio, comes this street name article including a picture of the mid-17th century North End, complete with a windmill on the location now occupied by Copp’s Hill Burying Ground. Anne spent almost two years looking for this 1999 Boston Tab article and found it with help at the [...]
Paul Revere Antique c. 1782 Teapot Video
M.S. Rau Antiques posts this video about a circa 1782 silver teapot made by the North End’s own Paul Revere. This outstanding antique silver teapot by American patriot Paul Revere is one of only four known to exist in this, Revere’s original “raised drum” design. Two others are part of the collections of the Museum [...]
Poll Results on North End Waterfront.com New Style – Love, Like & Hate
Almost 70% of the web poll voters “Love” or “Like” the new NorthEndWaterfront.com website style. Cool. And then, there is the 30% that “Hate It,” which has me emotionally devastated. (Not really. It’s the internet. Change is hard. I get it.) Most folks like the magazine-style grid layout and the “wow” factor of the big [...]
North End Stories Publishes Video Interview With Antonetta “Antie” Bonaffine
The latest installment from North End Stories is out! The digital narrative project interviews Antonetta “Antie” Bonaffine, lifelong resident born on Greenough Lane in the North End, 96 years ago. Antie talks about growing up in the neighborhood (60 years on Hull St.), family (7 brothers, 6 sisters), the feasts and swimming from the North [...]
Obituary: Rocco A. Balliro of the North End
BALLIRO, Rocco A. Of Boston’s North End, died Jan. 18th at age 75. Son of the late Angela (Richardi) & Rosario C. Balliro. Brother of Mary Tzannos, Francis Bent, Lucille Winship, Rosario (Billy), Bruno Balliro & the late Josephine (Novello), Florence (Monteforte), Rosalie (Foy), Joseph, Frank, Salvatore (Rudy) Balliro. Very special friend of Dan & [...]
Globe Travel: North End vs. Federal Hill
This week’s Boston Globe travel section compares the offerings found in the Little Italy section of Boston versus Providence. Yes, it’s the North End against Federal Hill. These competition articles are interesting, but like the endless cannoli debates, there is no rule saying you can’t have more than one! Here is the headline rundown: Parking: [...]
Assault With Gun Reported By Valet On Atlantic Avenue
Reported incidents from this week’s District A-1 Boston Police Journal Log for the North End / Waterfront area are shown below. Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Gun) 01/24/12 8:25pm Atlantic Ave. restaurant valet worker reports a white Nissan Maxima pulled into the valet parking area. When he approached the operator to ask if wanted to [...]
Free New Programs From The North End Historical Society
Dear Members and Friends, Please join us for these FREE events in February and March. If you would like to renew or buy a membership, please visit our website here. Lastly, if you haven’t already, please become a fan on Facebook at Facebook.com/NorthEndHistory. Thank you! NEHS Board of Directors www.NorthEndBoston.org On February 8, NEHS [...]
Greenway Conservancy Exposed – We Knew That, But Thanks Herald
I have to hand it to the Boston Herald this week with multiple cover stories on transparency issues at the Greenway Conservancy. The GC is a private non-profit that leases the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway public parks and is largely funded with taxpayer dollars. There is nothing like an insulting, errant email to motivate a [...]
Italian Photography Show on Saturday, January 28th
Italian Photography Showing by Bethany Terrio on Sat., January 28th, 6-9pm at Friendly Framer, 347 Hanover St.
North End Election Officers Needed
ELECTION DAY OFFICERS NEEDED THROUGHOUT BOSTON FOR 2012 ELECTION CYCLE Have you ever gone to vote and thought that you might enjoy being an Election Officer “someday,” or have you thought that the poll workers at your precinct are a great group, and you would love to have the opportunity to work with them? The [...]
City Councilor Sal LaMattina Considering Election Run for County Register
District 1 City Councilor, Sal LaMattina, is considering a run for the Register post at the Suffolk Probate and Family Court. People close to the situation have confirmed the election run is under serious consideration as first reported by the Dorchester Reporter. LaMattina told the Reporter he is talking with constituents to “see if this [...]
Eliot School Parents Hear From North Bennet Street School President About North St. Buildings, Potential Swap And Eliot Expansion
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 [...]
Ward 3 Democrats to Hold Caucus in North End on February 18, 2012
For Immediate Release: January 24, 2012 Contact: Jason A. Aluia – 617-447-4987 Ward 3 Democrats To Hold Caucus – Saturday, February 18, 2012 Registered Democrats in Ward 3 of Boston will hold a caucus at the Nazzaro Community Center, (30 North Bennett Street) on Saturday February, 18, 2012 at 10:30 AM to elect delegates to [...]
Herald Cover Story: Misdirected Email Reveals Salary Details at Greenway Conservancy
The mix of high executive salaries and public funding of the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is once again making news. On the cover of today’s Boston Herald is “Our Little Secret“, a story regarding a misdirected email by Greenway Conservancy Executive Director, Nancy Brennan, regarding her compensation. An errant email sent to a Herald [...]
Ask Toni & Maria – Real Estate Column #7
“Ask Toni & Maria” is a real estate column written by Toni Gilardi and Maria DiTullio from Elite Boston Landmark Realty. Have them answer your questions in an upcoming column by emailing info@bostonlandmark.com. 1. Hi Toni and Maria, I received an offer to purchase on my condominium in the North End. I am having a [...]
Shredder Truck Complaint at Romney Headquarters, 585 Commercial St.
A Citizens Connect user complains to the city today about a shredder truck, illegally parked outside Romney headquarters at 585 Commercial St. 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. [...]
NEMPAC Names Evelyn Harper as Merit Scholarship Recipient
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 [...]
Boston Conservation Commission to Hear Boston Boat Basin LLC, Yacht Haven, Request for New & Replacement Pilings and Floats
PUBLIC HEARING In accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, the Boston Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing in Boston City Hall, Room 801 on February 1, 2012 to review the following projects to determine what conditions, if any, the Commission will impose in order to protect the interests [...]
NEWRA Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee Agenda for January 24, 2012
The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association’s Zoning, Licensing and Construction (ZLC) Committee will meet this Tuesday evening, January 24. NEWRA meetings are open, and all North End/Waterfront residents are invited to participate in these important neighborhood discussions. NORTH END/WATERFRONT RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee Meeting Agenda Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 7:00 PM Mariners [...]
Speculating on Caffe Graffiti and the Future of the Cross Street Plaza
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 [...]
