Police & Fire

Video Released of Beacon Hill Sexual Assault Suspect

The Boston Police Department is asking community members who may recognize the individual seen in the enclosed video to help identify him. The individual seen in the video (at the top of the screen) is wanted for questioning in connection to the sexual assault which occurred on Thursday, May 30, 2013. [responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjPV3B5rhwc] At about Read More…

Event Notices

Monday 6/3/13 News & Views: Waterfront Photo and NEMPAC Music Workshop Today

Neighborhood View of the Day: Long Wharf and Commercial Wharf as seen from Christopher Columbus Park and captured by Maureen Imbergamo. Did you take a cool photo in the North End / Waterfront? Email it to info@northendwaterfront.com to have it featured here. North End / Waterfront Events on the Calendar: At 4pm on Monday, 6/3/13, Read More…

Arts & Culture Community Photos & Videos

Santa Maria di Anzano Italian Religious Procession Kicks Off Summer 2013 Season in Boston’s North End [Photos]

Kicking off the first summer 2013 procession in Boston’s North End was the Societa Santa Maria di Anzano. The Italian religious procession was held on Sunday, June 2, 2013 starting at St. Leonard Church and continuing through the neighborhood streets to be honored by devotees. The procession coincided with the Festa Nazionale della Reppublica and the Read More…

Commentaries Community Schools

Copp’s Hill Moment Reflects on Cap and Gown

We were returning home when a thick mist began to morph into raindrops. Evening darkness was falling upon the neighborhood. Plastic garbage bags and boxes were haphazardly strewn at doorways in anticipation of the next morning’s trash collection. Something bright red, discarded on a garbage pile, caught my eye. I first guessed that it was Read More…

Arts & Culture Community

North End’s Fisherman’s Club to Carry Madonna Statue “Home” to Sciacca, Sicily

The following post is from the Cultural Councillor of Sciacca, Sicily, Salvatore Monte, announcing the upcoming 2014 visit by members of the Society of Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca (Fisherman’s Club). The post is shared by Louis Strazzullo, President of the Society known for continuing the tradition of famous Fisherman’s Feast in Boston’s North End Read More…

Event Notices

Sunday 6/2/13 News & Views – “Piazza Italia” at Festa della Repubblica & Santa Maria di Anzano Procession

Neighborhood View of the Day: Hanover Street in Boston’s North End is the place for motorcycle posing. Did you take a cool photo in the North End / Waterfront? Email it to info@northendwaterfront.com to have it featured here. North End / Waterfront Events on the Calendar: “Piazza Italia” – Festa della Repubblica Italiana at Christopher Columbus Read More…

Arts & Culture

History of Cannoli Featured at North End Historical Society Presentation [Photos]

The North End Historical Society sponsored a lecture and discussion on “The History of  Cannoli,” the wondrous dessert that attracts thousands to the North End each year. Michele Topor of the famed North End Market Tours explained the major differences between the Italian and Italian-American version of cannoli. And, of course, there were complementary samples Read More…

Police & Fire

Community Alert: Police Investigate Sexual Assaults in Beacon Hill

Boston Police are investigating three incidents of attacks on women in the Beacon Hill section of Boston. These sexual assaults have similarities and maybe connected. All victims were approached from behind. Two of the victims were assaulted while attempting to enter their residence. 1st incident At about 2:15 PM, Thursday, May 30th, 2013, in the Read More…