May 1st marks the beginning of NEMPAC’s month long pledge-a-thon, “Keys 4 Kids”. The students of NEMPAC’s private music instruction program will be given the opportunity to participate in collecting pledges for their individual practice on their instrument. Proceeds, including pledges and sponsorship, will buy new instruments for our 2014-2015 school year, fund the children’s Read More…
Boston Firefighters Edward Walsh and Michael Kennedy were tragically killed in Wednesday’s nine-alarm fire at a Back Bay brownstone on Boylston Street. Shown below are photos and videos followed by a running Twitter feed of the story. [View the story “Back Bay Fire Kills Two Firefighters” on Storify] Tweets about “Back Bay Fire OR #BFD Read More…
Haven’t had much time to surf the web for the North End / Waterfront news this past week? Not to worry – we have gathered all relevant articles from alternative news sources and compiled them for you in this simple, convenient post. Is dining in the North End worth the wait? Any North End resident knows that walking down Read More…
The North End Chamber of Commerce presents the 5th Annual North End Restaurant Week 2014. Week 1 runs from March 30th through April 4th and Week 2 is from April 6th through April 11th. The participating North End restaurants will offer a prix-fixe, three course dinner for $33.00. Some of the participating restaurants include Bricco, Read More…
On Saturday, my kids and I had the thrill of watching several North End kids participate with Boston String Academy students in an open rehearsal conducted by internationally recognized musician/conductor Gustavo Dudamel. The Boston String Academy is a non-profit organization that provides concentrated instruction in violin, cello, and viola to kids between ages 4 and Read More…
North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council Email: info@newncboston.org Website: www.NEWNCBoston.org NEWNC AGENDA Monday April 14, 2014 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St. 1. Welcome: NEWNC President 2. Call to order & Roll Call: NEWNC President 3. Meeting Protocol: NEWNC Vice President 4. Report from the offices of local elected officials 5. Committee Reports: a. Resident Parking/Traffic Committee: Ryan Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLFMUFA7ArA] Boston Police have released this video showing a possible suspect in the sexual assault on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day. The video is from the area of Salem & Hull streets that night near the location of the attack. Police are interested in speaking with this individual immediately. If you are this Read More…
Eliot School Community and Boston Public Schools invite you to a presentation Discussions will focus on the new construction at the old North Bennet St. School and the master plan for the Eliot School Community Tuesday, April 8, 2014 6:00 – 7:30 pm Nazzaro Community Center 30 North Bennet Street, Boston
Thanks to the continued generosity of the Police Athletic League (PAL), 56 members of the Nazzaro Center Ski Club enjoyed the long St. Patrick’s Day week-end skiing Killington Mountain, the “Beast of the East” ski resort in central Vermont. Aided by a most fortuitous two feet of new snow just two days before the trip, Read More…
In the following letter to the community, Sgt. Tom Lema announces that he will be leaving District A-1 as Community Service Supervisor to accept a promotion to Lieutenant within the Boston Police Department. Sergeant James Chin will be his replacement. For almost eighteen years, I have been the community service supervisor for District A-1 and Read More…
William J. Kemeza, President of Boston College High School, is pleased to announce that Christian Cattaneo of the North End, has been named a recipient of a Boston College High School Academic Merit Scholarship. Each year, Boston College High School awards over $1.7 million in scholarship and financial aid to qualified students. This year the Read More…
An important part of Boston is in flux—good flux. It will be interesting to see how the details work themselves out. You have probably known the district as Downtown Crossing ever since it got a little seedy, the Washington Street subway station changed its name, Jordan Marsh became Macy’s, and Filene’s and the basement moved Read More…