Recapping the “crucial” articles from around the neighborhood, the following is a list of the most popular posts over the past week! Top Posts This Week: Christopher Columbus Statue Vandalized with “Black Lives Matter” The Christopher Columbus Statue was vandalized this past week with red paint being poured over the top and the words “Black Lives Read More…
On Thursday, June 18, 2015, ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) honored 49 students from over 16 countries for their success in completing the 2014/2015 Adult Education Program. The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program is the only program funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Read More…
Please join NEMPAC for our Summer Fun Music Workshops on the Prado this Summer! Please see the attached flyer for details & schedule for the Thursday Afternoon, free workshops on the Prado, funded by Mayor Martin J Walsh and the BCYF Summer Fun Grant Program. Contact program administrator with any questions: Rebecca Rapoport-Cole, rrc@nempacboston.org
The North End / Waterfront area misses out on having July 4th fireworks over the harbor (just wait until Labor Day weekend!). Fortunately, the Esplanade fireworks are really big and you can see them from many North End rooftops. Here is a how last year’s display looked as seen from the neighborhood. Move and drag the Read More…
Photos by Gerri Paladino July 4th holiday festivities kicked-off with the 34th annual Boston Harborfest at Faneuil Hall Marketplace on Thursday, July 2nd. Boston Harborfest is a five-day festival with over 200 activities celebrating American Independence and honoring the city’s colonial roots. Mayor Walsh was out of town, but other city officials were joined by Commander Sean Kearns, Read More…
Group photo of all the players & coaches of game #1 of the 2015 North to South Baseball Classic. Also in the photo – Sponsor Rep. Aaron Michlewitz and NEAA Baseball Coordinator John Romano. This is the 6th year of this great baseball program between players from two fabulous baseball programs, NEAA and South End Read More…
Officers from Boston Police were on hand at the July 2nd North End Public Safety meeting to talk about neighborhood crime in the past month. Commercial Street car accident – July 1, 2015. In the evening hours of July 1st, a male driver swerved and crashed into a parked Mercedes Benz car and street light pole on Read More…
This photo is a view of Haymarket Square looking down Canal Street. It was taken at the same time as the photo in Part 1, around 1905 and both post cards look like they were printed by the same company. The building with the columns is the Boston City Hospital health dispensary. Behind it you Read More…
Capital projects in the North End area have been announced as part of the City’s FY16 budget, recently approved by the Boston City Council and the Mayor. In the North End specifically, the following projects are in different phases within the Capital Plan process: New Projects included in the FY16 Plan: Christopher Columbus Park: $260,000 to address Read More…
Be sure to tag @NorthEndBoston on twitter, allowing us to follow your thoughts and opinions, while looking at your photos, and keeping up with the news and events in the North End / Waterfront! The Top 10 North End / Waterfront Tweets From This Week: https://twitter.com/igofboston/status/615967026205622272 Happy to put together the 6th North2South Baseball Classic w/ 2 best programs in Read More…
On Monday, the New England Patriots publicized dates for the opening week of next months training camp, which will once again be held on the fields adjacent to Gillette Stadium. Camp will kickoff when veterans report on Wednesday, July 29th followed by the first practices, which will be open to the general public on July Read More…
Trot (Trotty) Horn, the English Bulldog of Unity Street died June 24th at the age of 11. He passed naturally in his Mother’s arms and surrounded by the love of his family. Trot was raised in the North End and embodied all that this wonderful neighborhood is. He loved socializing, napping, playing in the Prado, Read More…