Selected incidents from this week’s North End / Waterfront police journal log: Assault with a Deadly Weapon 10/25/10 2:02pm Police officers responded to Faneuil Hall South Market for a shoplifter. On arrival, the suspect was threatening security officers with a hypodermic needle. Suspect placed under arrest for shoplifting and assault with needles. Breaking & Entering Read More…
At a sparsely attended meeting for the Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association, Frank DePasquale presented expansion plans for his Bricco Restaurant along with Attorney William Ferrullo and Angelo Buonopane. The meeting was held on the evening of October 26, 2010 at the Pilot House. Mr. DePasquale, proprieter Read More…
POLCARI, Ralph J. 84, lifelong resident of Boston’s North End and owner of Polcari’s Coffee est. 1932 on Salem St in the North End, on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Beloved husband of the late Phyllis Polcari. Cherished son of the late Anthony and Rose (Giarusso) Polcari. Loving brother of the late Anthony and Marie Polcari. Read More…
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Boston Police issued the following report on BPDNews.com about a break-in on an occupied boat docked at Commercial Wharf. At about 1:06am, on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, officers from District A-1 (Downtown) responded to a radio call for a breaking and entering on a boat in the area of 87 Commercial Wharf. According to the caller, she Read More…
StyleBoston highlights North End restaurateur Frank DePasquale and his Marblehead home, named Angel Cove. Mr. DePasquale is Chairman of the Board of the North End Chamber of Commerce and owner of Bricco, Mare, Trattoria Il Panino, Express, Umbria Prime, Gelateria, Splash and DePasquale’s Pasta Shoppe. Executive Chef Gianni Caruso is also featured.
This hearing is scheduled for November 30, 2010, 3:30 pm at City Hall, 5th Floor.
North End Historical Society members received a free “Behind the Scenes” tour at the Old North Church on October 23, 2010. The tour went up to the “Bell Ringing Chamber,” where the teen-aged Paul Revere worked as a bell ringer. The tour also went down into the “Crypt” where 37 tombs were constructed under the Read More…
Highlights from this week’s North End / Waterfront police journal log: Disorderly Persons 10/16/10 2:21am Police officers responded to a large fight on Hanover St. where 2 males were arrested for disorderly conduct after the altercation. Assault & Battery 10/16/10 3:00am Two friends were involved in an altercation on Cleveland Place. The individuals received minor injuries.
North End Post 144, Veterans of Foreign Wars, held its annual Charitable Endowment Night on October 21, 2010 at the Nazzaro Center. Post 144 presented donations to the North End Athletic Association (NEAA), North End Against Drugs (NEAD), Nazzaro Center, North End Community Health Clinic, Casa Monte Cassino, New England Homeless Veterans Shelter, the Saint Read More…
Frank Addivinola, Jr.This is the second part of an interview series with the Republican candidate for State Senate, Frank Addivinola, Jr. who is running against Democratic incumbent State Senator Anthony Petruccelli for the First Suffolk Middlesex District. In addition to the North End, the district includes Beacon Hill, Cambridge, East Boston, Revere and Winthrop.
Read Part 1 of my interview with Frank Addivinola, Jr. and the interview series with Sen. Petruccelli: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
In this second part of the series, Frank Addivinola, Jr. talks about healthcare and education on the state and local level. He then turns to neighborhood issues including hazardous material truck routing, LNG tankers, trash, Green Tickets and the question of alcohol licenses and commerce in the North End.