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North End BINGO fans came out on Sunday afternoon to the Nazzaro Community Center for one of our own, Roseann Sdoia. Seriously injured in the Boston Marathon bombings, the North End resident had to have part of her leg amputated. After being released from Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital last week, Roseann was able to attend the [...]
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz has announced his sponsorship of the 4th Annual North 2 South Baseball Classic with the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) & South End Baseball. Game 1 will be held in the North End on Monday, June 24th at 6 p.m. and Game 2 in the South End (Peter’s Park) on Wednesday, [...]
It was an amazing playoff victory for the Boston Bruins on Monday night in a 5-4 comeback win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Here are some immediate reactions after the game. Next up, New York Rangers. [View the story "Bruins Amazing Playoff Win [Storify]” on Storify] Tweets about “#bruins”
On Thursday night about 9pm, two guys decided to get in some boxing training at the North End’s “Gassy” on Prince St. while blaring “Eye of the Tiger” on the boombox. Jason Aluia catches the “zunzies” in this video clip that many neighbors reported having heard from their windows. Sorry to have missed them running [...]
It is hard to apologize for the third week in a row not writing about fitness and health, finishing the Sphere of Conditioning, but this has been an epic week for American Sport, and each article, each story needs a voice, and that is my charge. Barring no other catastrophic incidents in American Sport my [...]
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.
In the April 2013 issue of Bostoniano Magazine, we found some new articles featuring the North End and its people. Stefano Salimbeni interviews Gino Colafella from Johnny & Gino Barber Shop on Hanover Street. After his lifetime partner officially retired, North End barber Gino Colafella talks of his shop and the neighborhood that, over 40 [...]
Heading into Men’s Night at Work on Thursday night, three days after the Boston Marathon finish line catastrophe changed lives forever, I was excited to spend some intimate time with some of our clients and staff while we watched the Bruins host the first large number gathering since the attack. I was listening to the [...]
Pilates Bootcamp Fundraiser with Jennifer Phelan 9:15 – 10 AM in the West End Promenade Join us on Saturday, April 27, to sweat your love for Boston! Faneuil Hall Marketplace is teaming up with Jennifer Phelan Pilates to raise money for the victims affected by the tragic events that occurred during the Boston Marathon. Donations of all [...]
We Are Fitness Together Boston Run & Fundraiser MAY 11th at 1:00PM We hope you and any affected family members and friends are recovering and moving forward with a renewed sense of purpose after the Boston Marathon terrorist attack in our city. Last week was filled with grave tragedy, disbelief, horror & fear, but also [...]
At Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon, Neil Diamond surprised fans by leading a “Sweet Caroline” sing-a-long at the top of the 8th inning. Long synonymous with Boston’s Fenway and Red Sox, the song has been played by many major league ballparks this week, including New York and Chicago, to offer support as the Boston suffered through the [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
The North End Athletic Association’s Major Baseball Program still needs a handful of players to complete our rosters. A fun filled league for boys and girls ages 9 to 12 years old as of April 1, 2013. The league is designed for all skill levels and this year we have added extra practices for all [...]
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 [...]
A large group of North End and Downtown Boston residents showed up at Monday’s meeting of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) to lobby for keeping open the Steriti Rink beyond the winter season. State Representative Aaron Michlewitz has been working on behalf of the group with the Department of Conservation and Recreation [...]
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 [...]
@NorthEndBoston received several nods when WBZ reporter David Wade created a trending Twitter topic, #FakeBostonOlympicEvents in response to a group’s efforts to host the 2024 Summer Olympics in Boston. The top North End ideas are in the following Storify. Boston.com also has a gallery for the overall city. Let us know your own idea or [...]
In the March 2013 issue of Bostoniano magazine, we found some new articles related to the North End. James Pasto revisits “Street Corner Society,” the famous sociological study of the North End by William Foote Whyte: About halfway through his stay in the North End, Whyte married Kathleen King, and the two moved to a [...]
It was Bingo Blizzard Fun at the Nazzaro Center on Sunday to raise money for The Red Sox Foundation, a charity selected by North Ender Maria Shea in the name of the late Rosanne Ameno and others who have lost their battle against cancer. Despite the weekend blizzard, the community center was packed with North [...]
North End resident, Christine Lorigo, is a nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital, but she really wants to spend the next baseball season in the Major League Baseball Fan Cave. If chosen, she’ll head to New York City with the challenge of watching every game of the season in the Fancave, which is located in the [...]
After much hard work from John Romano, we have secured a location for our annual Majors banquet. The banquet will be Sunday, March 3rd starting at noon at Filippo’s restaurant in the North End located on 283 Causeway Street. Players from our 2012 Major league season, their parents/grandparents and siblings are all invited to attend. [...]
Pilates powerhouse, Jennifer Phelan, continues to bring the sweat to the community. Last summer, it was on the Greenway parks. This winter, she has partnered with Faneuil Hall Marketplace to offer a series of free Pilates Bootcamp sessions. Taking over the upper rotunda of Quincy Market, dozens have been attending the classes. I stopped in [...]
Skate Date 2013 featured a fundraising event by the North End Athletic Association and North End Against Drugs during free public skating at Steriti Rink on Commercial Street. Families and friends enjoyed a day of skating fun while several neighborhood groups set up informational tables and a bocce tournament. The Nazzaro Center Band played during [...]
It is that time of year again! Baseball is right around the corner. Our sign-ups have now begun. Please go to neaabaseball.org to register your child for spring and summer baseball. We will be offering baseball for boys and girls age 4-21. Practice kicks off March 18th. Here is the breakdown of our offerings: NEAA [...]
A lifelong North End resident, Mikaya Emma, asked for something to be done about the illegal parking on the basketball court in the Nazzaro Center playground. The matter was brought to the attention of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) at the January 14, 2013 public meeting. With nightly events at the indoor Nazzaro [...]
Boston Common Skating School Lessons at Steriti Memorial Rink, North End Tot, Basic Skills, Youth Beginner, and Adult Classes Wednesday 6:00 pm – 6:50 pm Thursday 5:00 pm – 5:50 pm Saturday 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm Sunday 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm Hockey Skills and Special Needs Classes Saturday 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm [...]
It was a cold and wet New Year’s Day 2013 for the hundreds that participated in the annual Polar Bear Plunge into Boston Harbor on the South Boston waterfront, sponsored by the L Street Brownies. These images were captured on black and white film. (Photos by Brendan O’Brien.)
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 [...]
Santa Skate & Toy Drive sponsored by the North End Columbus Day Celebration Committee Saturday, December 15, 2:00–4:30PM at the Steriti Rink, Commercial St., North End Bring an unwrapped toy for kids ages 1-13 and enjoy complimentary skating while enjoying the sounds of the season. Enjoy some holiday treats and we also hear that Santa [...]
NEAA/Nazzaro KNIGHTS Opening Day Schedule All Games on Saturday December 1 Knights 5th + 6th Grade vs St Ann (Dorchester)-4:30 pm Lady Knights 5th + 6th Grade vs St. Agatha (Milton)-5:30 pm Lady Knights 7th + 8th Grade vs Sacred Heart (Quincy)-6:30 (above games at Nazzaro) ___________ _______________ _____________ __________ Knights 7th + 8th [...]