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The Beacon Hill Athletic Club presents Movers and Shakers: A Summer Camp for Kids Camp Details: Taught by Amanda, camp will be held rain or shine. We’ll focus on motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and body awareness. Most of all, camp will be FUN! 85 Atlantic Ave. Session One: July 9-August 1 & Session Two: August [...]
North End Against Drugs is pleased to announce that applications are now available for the 9th Annual NEAD Michelina and Raymond Costa Scholarship fund for the 2013-2014 academic year. Students attending tuition & non-tuition based schools are encouraged to apply. Gift cards for supplies will be awarded to non-tuition based school winners. You “must” be [...]
Hundreds of parents and neighbors pitched in at the annual Friends of Christopher Columbus Park tot lot cleanup. This year’s event was expanded to a full blown family social for kids of all ages. Boston Fire brought out Engine 8 and let the kids shoot water from the fire hose into Boston Harbor. Big Joe [...]
The newly formed non-profit, The Boston String Academy, visited both St. John School, and the K-8 Eliot Innovation School this week. Forty-five 1st and 2nd graders at St. John School, and forty-seven 2nd and 4th graders at the Eliot were treated to an interactive instrument demonstration and performance with violin instructors Marielisa and Mariesther Alverez, and [...]
It was Opening Day for the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) on Saturday, April 27, 2013. This year’s event included four games at Langone Park on Commercial street with a pizza party and ceremony in memory of lifelong North End resident, Carmen “Tilly” DeMartino. Photos by Phil Orlandella. See more at NEAABaseball.org.
There are several North End kids who just completed another season of swimming at the BCNC (Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center). The team is developing into a real powerhouse within the city league. Attached is a picture from their last practice, submitted by Cheryl Sullivan. Swimmers come primarily from Chinatown and the North End, though there [...]
NEAA baseball will begin on Saturday April 27th. All 8 of our Minor and Major League Teams will play a full game starting at 10am. The Game will be played in honor of Carmine “Tilly” DiMartino. We will have a big pizza party for all of the players, families and fans who attend all of [...]
As part of an anti-bullying program, students at the Eliot K-8 School in the North End heard from Harlem Globetrotter stars Bucket Blakes and TNT Maddox along with Nate Solder, left tackle for the New England Patriots. At the visit to the school last week, the celebrities demonstrated the ABC’s of Bullying Prevention – Action, [...]
The NEAA-Nazzaro Center Basketball League held its annual award banquet on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Filippo’s Ristorante, celebrating its 40th season this year. The Knights and Small Fry Leagues are among the most popular programs run out of the Nazzaro Center. The various levels of the league provide winter long basketball instructional and (mildly) [...]
The Eliot School Daisy Girl Scout troop spent Thursday afternoon on the Prado with RUFF, Responsible Urbanites for Fido. North End dog owners, Sarah, Holly & David, stopped by to teach the girls about the responsibilities that come with owning a dog in the city. The Eliot School Daisy Girl Scouts are led by North [...]
The North End Egg Hunt was a huge hit with over 90 kids showing up at Langone Park, Puopolo Field and the Mirabella Pool area. Eggs were hidden on the ball fields, basketball court, around the bocce courts and the playground. The successful event was organized by Becca Griffin on Friday, March 29, 2013. A Parks [...]
Capping off a successful season, the North End Athletic Association Minors held an awards event on Monday night. The Nazzaro Center was standing room only as kids, parents and coaches marked the teams accomplishments last season. The NEAA minors teams are the Muck Dogs, Mud Cats, Raptors and Grasshoppers. Up and coming are the enthusiastic [...]
A small, but dedicated group of parents and individuals joined with State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz and the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) at a Tuesday meeting to work on a plan that would extend the seasonal use of the North End’s Steriti Skating Rink on Commercial Street. The issue reached a head at [...]
OLD NORTH CHURCH FAMILY EASTER SERVICE FOLLOWED BY AN EASTER EGG HUNT SATURDAY, MARCH 30 3:30PM ALL ARE WELCOME! EASTER DAY SERVICES: Sunday: 9AM AND 11AM FESTIVAL EUCHARIST WITH BRASS AND CHOIR Christ Church (Episcopal) in the City of Boston 193 Salem Street
FASTFRAME, the local custom picture framing store, is hosting its annual Art Contest for Kids. Peter Crossley, owner of FastFrame at 116 Lewis Wharf, will be hosting the contest for children, grades 1 through 5, to create a piece of art based on the theme: “My Super Power”. Artwork will be accepted in the store [...]
Check out our Spring Course offerings! Music class and more for kids and adults! *Early Childhood Education Offerings* Family Music Makers: Little Music Makers – Toddlers (ages newborn – approx 4) and their caretakers sing, dance and explore a variety of rhythm instruments. Wednesdays: 9:30 – 10:15 am Wednesdays: 10:30 – 11:15 am Wednesdays: 11:30 [...]
FREE Group Training for kids of all ages! Fitness Together – North End is a personal and small group training studio located at 145 Hanover Street, right on the other side of the Greenway. We are now in our 6th year of servicing the North End and surrounding areas. Whether you just want to play [...]
Looking for something fun, artistic and exciting for your child to do this April Vacation? Join Theater Week at NEMPAC! April Vacation Play Tuesday April 16th-Friday 19th Registration deadline: April 11th 2013 Age(s): 6-13 Date: Tuesday April 16th 2013- Friday April 19th 2013 Time: 9:00am-12:00pm with a 12:15 performance on Friday 19th Location: Boston Harbor Community Church [...]
The annual North End Athletic Association (NEAA) Majors Banquet was held on March 3rd at Filippo’s Ristorante. Players from the 2012 Major League season attended along with their families. Each player received at least one trophy as recognition for their contribution to the team for the season. During the NEAA season, the St. Agrippina Cardinals [...]
Three local youth are headed to the Boston Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest to be held at the Rabb Lecture Hall in the Copley Library on March 16th. Representing their schools, Jacob Stein (Eliot), Sarah Knotts (St. John) and Rohan Sheth (Learning Project) are all hopeful that this is just another stop before [...]
Here are some safety tips to help you and your family stay safe this winter. Dress in layers. Wear a hat. Wear non-skid boots. For safety and visibility, wear a brightly colored scarf or hat. Cover exposed skin with sunscreen – you can burn even in the winter. Do not shovel snow if you are [...]
In his last official event as the group’s President, John Romano, hosted the North End Against Drugs Family Dinner / Family Talk on Monday night, January 7, 2013 at the Nazzaro Community Center. City Councilor Sal LaMattina presented a citation on behalf of the Boston City Council to recognize Romano’s 23 years of service with [...]
North End Waterfront Health is hosting a Doc Chat for parents on Friday, January 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., at the Nazzaro Center, during the regularly scheduled indoor play group. Doc Chat is designed to provide parents with an opportunity to join in a conversation with one of NEW Health’s pediatricians in an [...]
The next North End Against Drugs Family Dinner/Family Talk will be on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 5:30pm at the Nazzaro Center. All North End residents are welcome to attend. However, this is a family event so it is for parents/grandparents with children and they can bring aunts and uncles with them as well. Teens [...]
Perhaps running through a dress rehearsal for December 25th, Santa made an early visit to the Nazzaro Center last Wednesday and arrived with a sleigh full of gifts for the members there. About 100 boys and girls from ages 6 all the way up to 17 who all believe in Santa were rewarded by the [...]
As he has done for many years, Nick Varano and his family spent the afternoon visiting with children at The Italian Home for Children in Jamaica Plain. They brought toys for every child at the home, visited the classrooms and spent time with the kids spreading some holiday cheer. Nick Varano is the owner of [...]
The first day of the brand new North End Youth Hockey’s “Introduction to Hockey” on Saturday 12/15 was a huge success! Twelve kids and five volunteer coaches came together at Steriti Rink in the North End to begin a new era in recreational / educational sports. Beginning next week, 12/22/2012, the class will be held [...]
The largest neighborhood skating event of the season took place at the 5th Annual Santa Skate & Toy Drive hosted by the North End Columbus Day Committee at Steriti Rink on Saturday, December 16, 2012. Skaters brought toys and the kids enjoyed photos with Santa while everyone enjoyed skating at the rink! Several hundred skaters showed [...]
The 18th Annual Christmas Program brought out dozens of kids in the North End to the Sant’ Agrippina di Mineo Benefit Society where Santa was waiting with gifts for all the girls and boys. All children under 10 received a photo with Santa and a gift. The event was organized by Philip Carangelo with Warren [...]
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The Friends of The North End Parks collaborated with The Nazzaro Center Program Director Laurie D’Elia and elementary students in The Nazzaro Center After School Program to plant hundreds of crocus and daffodils. The children learned about the bulbs from FOTNEP President Nate Swain and member Diane Valle, as the children dug in the earth. [...]
Join North End Youth Hockey, an introduction to hockey program for kids 5-12 years old. The program will be held on Saturday mornings at the Steriti Skating Rink starting December 15, 2012. See this flyer for registration details.
The kids did extremely well this year by trick-or-treating in the North End on Halloween with nearly all businesses and many residences participating in the neighborhood tradition. After a fun afternoon, families gathered on the Prado for the annual pizza party, organized by the North End Music and Performing Arts Center. NEMPAC thanks Pizzeria Regina for [...]
Trick-or-treating starts at 3:30 pm Participating retailers, restaurants and homes in the North End/Waterfront will have posted a GHOST WITH TREAT BAG on an orange piece of paper to hang in their window for when they are welcoming trick-or-treaters. Please simply look for the GHOST WITH TREAT BAG in windows on Halloween while you are [...]
The 2012 Roc 7th Haunted Halloween Carnival was a huge success with an estimated 500 Children and Parents in attendance at the Nazzaro Playground last Friday. Hope everyone had fun! Thanks to all the supporters that helped ROC Teen Saturday with this event: Aaron Michlewitz, North End Against Drugs, Nazzaro Center, Madonna Della Cava society, [...]
It was a fun pumpkin painting party on the Prado, sponsored by the North End Music & Performing Center (NEMPAC). Kids from the neighborhood came out to decorate donated pumpkins in preparation for the Halloween holiday. Fortunately, the event was held before the storm hit on a sunny, Fall day. Photos by Rebecca Rapoport-Cole. [...]
The 61st annual Children’s Halloween Party and Parade is scheduled for Saturday, October 27, 2012, sponsored by the Madonna Della Cava Society and the Mayor’s Office of Special Events. The outdoor street party is on Hanover and Battery Streets with the parade starting at 1:00 pm.