St. Patrick’s Day is an auspicious time to recall that before the North End was Italian it was Irish, inhabited by refugees trying to escape the terrible famines of the 1840’s. When they arrived here the Irish met an unyielding wall of prejudice and enmity. The original settlers of Boston, mostly Swamp Yankees, used to Read More…
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz and the North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) today announced the first two Geraldine Marshall Memorial Scholarships, representing two full tuition scholarships for private music lessons. The Geraldine Marshall Memorial Scholarship was created by Michlewitz in honor of his late mother. A lifelong North End resident, Marshall had a Read More…
In this first of a series of posts, we are highlighting specific resident questions from the recent District 1 City Council Candidates Forum hosted by the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). The three candidates running to fill the seat being vacated by Sal LaMattina are Lydia Edwards, Margaret Farmer and Stephen Passacantilli. District 1 includes the North End, Read More…
