The NEAA Senior Dodgers (21u) opened defense of their Lou Tompkins All-Star Championship by thumping both Acton and Winthrop this weekend. The Dodgers opened in Acton and handed them a sound 7-1 loss. Greg Bilikas pitched 6 innings allowing only one hit and one walk. His pitching dominance was backed with rock solid defense and Read More…
Month: June 2013
Curtain goes up next week- NEMPAC presents Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte at Faneuil Hall
Show time is almost upon us! The cast and crew of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte are hard at work getting ready to open this magnificent opera at Faneuil Hall next week! The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) presents a fully staged opera production of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, to be performed in Read More…
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 News & Views: Rising Tide and Government Center Garage Project Meetings
Neighborhood View of the Day: We received more amazing rainbow photos that are now added to the gallery and really worth a look. Below is a shot from Endicott Street by Eric Luciano over the North End showing the rainbow encompassing Old North to the Custom House and even a plane at its zenith! Did Read More…
Superior Court Supports City’s Segway Tour Ordinance; “Boston by Segway” May Close and File for Bankruptcy
A Superior Court judge denied a preliminary injunction requested by Boston by Segway (BBS) against a 2011 City of Boston ordinance that regulates Segway tours in the city. The ordinance was championed by District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina (North End, Charlestown, East Boston) in response to complaints about the safety issues related to Segways Read More…
First Immersive Education Scratch Club is a Great Success at Saint John School
by Barbara Mikolajczak Saint John School (SJS) in the North End completed its first Immersive Education Scratch Club with great success. The Immersive Education (iED) Scratch Club has children in the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade creating video games, interactive stories, living cartoons and animations using Scratch, a fun and easy programming tool for children Read More…
2013 NEAA Champions for Youth Major’s Baseball League are the Tomasone Club Tigers
2013 NEAA CHAMPIONS for the Youth Major’s Baseball League The Tomasone Club Tigers finished in first place during the regular season and are the playoff champs. They are coached by Dom Dicenso and sponsored by Ted Tomasone.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 News & Views: Bruins Win Game 3, Free Ferry, The Secret Garden and RUFF Meeting
Neighborhood View of the Day: Quite a night … Bruins win Game 3 and wild rainbows. Take a breath and enjoy this sunset over Old North from Jerry Cordasco. 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 Read More…
Downtown View: Daffodils for the Marathon
Memorials are tricky. You’ve probably heard of the troubles with the proposed memorial for Eisenhower. The most successful examples are, of course, Lincoln’s, Washington’s and the Viet Nam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Finding a name on that wall—hard to do when the 58,000 of them are not arranged alphabetically—brings that fallen soldier to life for Read More…
Rainbows, Double Rainbows and Full Two-Sided Rainbows!
A wild June thunderstorm, complete with hail, brought the reward of a “Boston Strong” double rainbow and timed right at the beginning of the Bruins game in the Stanley Cup Finals. There were many full rainbows with pots of gold on both sides of Boston Harbor. Thanks to all our readers who sent in terrific Read More…
Ducal Palace Diorama Restoration Completed at North End Library [Photos]
The Ducal Palace Diorama restoration is now complete and open for viewing at the North End Branch Library. The diorama is a scale model of Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale) in Venice and one of the several unique features of the library. The Friends of the North End Branch Library thank Eugene and Corinne Reppucci for Read More…
North End Bowling Night & Shaw House Reunion on July 12, 2013
North End Bowling Night & Shaw House Reunion Friday, July 12 @ 7:00PM As part of this year’s festivities the North End Columbus Day Committee is hosting a Bowling Tournament on Friday, July 12 at Boston Bowl in Dorchester to benefit the Columbus Day Celebration Fund. Many people will remember the old Shaw House Bowling Read More…
All-Star Baseball Games Pit North End Athletic Association (NEAA) Against South End and Hill House Teams
The NEAA All-Star team will play against the South End All-Stars in the 4th Annual North2South Baseball Classic as well as a series against the Hill House All-Stars. The NEAA All-Star team will be made up off: Marcos Soto Michael Troiano Francesca Rubino Francesco Santaniello Charlie Griffin Isabella Vilar Fortunato D’Ampolo Richard Pagliuca Evan Frechette Read More…