St. John School in the North End celebrated this Christmas with mass in Italian at Sacred Heart Church in North Square, followed by a party based on panettone and other typical Italian foods. Aired on Italia Chiama Italia on Dec. 26, 2011 From Boston Stefano Salimbeni Filmed by Gianni Gallo Edited by Luis Goncalves Via Read More…
Year: 2011
Photos: North End 2011 Christmas Fund Luncheon
The annual North End 2011 Christmas Fund Luncheon brought out hundreds of neighborhood friends to Filippo’s Restaurant on December 15, 2011. The event raised over $7,000 for North End seniors, families and children. The fund sent out 232 checks this year to those in need. The committee honored two individuals for their contributions to the Read More…
Successful Booksigning for “Wheelchairs Can Jump!” Held at Caffe Paradiso
Family, friends, fans, and well-wishers gathered at Caffé Paradiso on Saturday, December 24th to celebrate the publication and release of author Armand “Tip” Thiboutot’s new book, Wheelchairs Can Jump! A History of Wheelchair Basketball (Acanthus Publishing 2011). Thiboutot, along with co-author Stan Labanowich (now deceased), then turned his talents to crafting the definitive history of Read More…
Stop & Shop Reconsidering Bulfinch Triangle Location at Proposed One Canal Development
The decade-long mating dance has resumed between Stop & Shop and developers to come to terms for a supermarket in the Bulfinch Triangle, according to recent media reports. Although Trinity Financial recently told the neighborhood that Stop & Shop was no longer interested in the ground floor space for its planned 14-story apartment complex along Read More…
Salem Street Sewer System Rehabilitation Work Begins in January 2012
Dear Friends: Starting in the new year, work will be done to rehabilitate and replace parts of the sewer system that runs beneath Salem Street. This work is necessary to improve the efficiency of the pipes, some of which are in disrepair, and will unfortunately involve some inconvenience for residents. The work will include the Read More…
North End Christmas Tree Pickup
Christmas Tree Collection – First Two FULL Weeks in January Public Works will collect Christmas trees for composting from January 2 to January 13. Remove all ornaments, decorations, and stands from trees and place trees at the curb by 7am on your recycling day. For the North End, the two pickup days by Public Works are Friday, January 6th and 13, 2012. Read More…
Hanover St. Robbery & Debit Card Theft On Weekly Police Blotter
Reported incidents from this week’s Boston Police District A-1 journal log for the North End / Waterfront area: Larceny 12/26/11 9:00am -5:00pm Victim residing on No. Bennet Ct. reports an unauthorized use of his bank debit card at various stores. Robbery (knife) 12/28/11 11:41pm Victim reports that after he left a Hanover St. cigar bar Read More…
North End Branch Library Calendar – January 2012
Courtesy of the Friends of the NE Branch Library. More information at FriendsNELibrary.org.
Holiday Happenings at North End Waterfront Health
The health center celebrated the holiday season with many fun activities this year. Villa Michelangelo Adult Day Center members had a blast making gingerbread houses. And the kids at the Children’s Center had a surprise visit from Santa. After singing a few songs to the Jolly Old Elf, the children shared their holiday wishes. Everyone Read More…
Another Year, Another Real Estate Property Tax Increase From the City of Boston
For Fiscal Year 2012, the residential property tax rate will increase about 2% over last year (to $13.04 per thousand dollars of valuation from $12.79 in FY11, $11.88 in FY10 and $10.87 in FY09). Commercial property owners will also see a rate increase of 3% (from $31.04 in FY11 to $31.92 per thousand dollars of Read More…
Ensemble, High End Consignment and New Accessories Shop Opens at 62 Salem Street
We heard from several neighbors about Ensemble, the new shop at 62 Salem Street, that opened just in time for this year’s holiday stroll. So, we stopped in and met Wendy Lepore, Curator. Wendy told us she was initially looking at the South End, until she saw this great location in the North End. Ensemble Read More…
Ask Toni & Maria – Real Estate Column #5
“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. Q) Hello Ladies, Over the Christmas Holiday my family and I were discussing selling the building we own in the North End. Read More…