Mayor Tom Menino and Mayor-Elect Marty Walsh helped flip the switch on Monday night turning on the thousands of blue lights to create Boston’s iconic holiday scene at Christopher Columbus Park. (See the video.) After leading a complete renovation of the park thirteen years ago, this will be Tom Menino’s last lighting as Boston Mayor. Read More…
By Joy McDonald The Eliot K-8 had a fabulous Thanksgiving Celebration on Friday, Nov. 22nd. Parents and friends came to the school to celebrate and feast with the students and teachers. The Golden Goose generously donated 24 cooked turkeys for this special Eliot tradition. Parents brought in sides and drinks for the potluck. It was Read More…
Thanksgiving came a couple of days early at St. John School. On Tuesday, November 26th, the First and Second graders at St. John School celebrated Thanksgiving enjoying a delicious traditional feast after having learned about the holiday and its traditions. Faculty and parents helped serve a Thanksgiving lunch of turkey, potatoes, vegetables, stuffing, corn bread, Read More…
The following residents from the North End were recently named to the Arlington Catholic Honor Roll for the first marking term. First Honors – Ivana Bonetti First Honors – Elena Bonetti Second Honors – Alena Coppola Honors – Isabella Del Peschio Honors – Juliana Pasto Honors – Ari Corradi They are to be commended for Read More…
Michelle Deveau, the Nazzaro Center’s Youth Worker, was the driving force in a bake sale/fundraiser that the center’s youth and a bunch of volunteers held as part of their Halloween party this past October 31st. As a dedicated advocate of cancer research, Michelle and her family annually host a huge fundraiser at the Orient Heights Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMPzOro8nys] The annual trellis lighting at Christopher Columbus Park marked the start of the season during this Thanksgiving week. Mayor Tom Menino and Mayor-Elect Marty Walsh helped flip the switch on Monday night turning on the thousands of blue lights to create Boston’s iconic holiday scene. The trellis lights are sponsored by the Friends Read More…
North End Against Drugs packed the Nazzaro Center for its Family Dinner/Family Talk event on November 18th. In addition to a great dinner, long time NEAD participant Korey McIsaac gave an inspiring talk as the guest speaker. Born and brought up in the North End Korey grew up with NEAD. As a teenager he volunteered Read More…
So you think you know all about the West End—how perfectly good brick buildings were leveled, how thousands of people were expelled, how streets were plowed away and the Rappaports made a killing. But that’s not the West End’s only story. There’s a little museum on Lomasney Way just a few steps northeast of the Read More…
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) recently held its Thanksgiving luncheon. Over 75 members of the community, nearly all of them seniors from the neighborhoods, came to the center at 1 Michelangelo Street in the North End to enjoy salad, antipasto, turkey, lasagna, potato, vegetables, and pumpkin pie. The NE/WE NSC’s Read More…
As we look back on some of the articles over the past week, the North End lost a friend and many found out they are now in a flood zone. In case you don’t watch a lot of TV, check out the Wild Duck commercial. See what a stabbing suspect said and check out some of Read More…
Bundle up on Monday night and come out for the big Annual Trellis Lighting ceremony in Columbus Park! Mayor Menino will throw the switch and Mayor-Elect Walsh will be part of the festivities! Beginning at 5:30 pm, Santa Claus will talk with those who’ve been naughty and nice while music from Magic 106.7 will fill Read More…
The holiday activities are starting this week with the Columbus Park Trellis Lighting and then it is on to the Thanksgiving holiday. Be sure to plan ahead and get to your destination safely. Whether you’re hanging around the neighborhood or traveling, nobody likes to be in a rush. Thanksgiving brings turkey, apple pie and football Read More…