Community Daily Briefs

To Know for the Weekend: Caroling with NEMPAC, Christmas Concert, Candlelit Labyrinth Walk

What You Should Know for Today The Community Calendar has the following scheduled: Friday, December 16 5:30pm Caroling at the Greenway Carousel with NEMPAC.  Moved indoors to the Boston Public Market. Swing by at 5:30p and help ring in the holiday season with live music, all-ages play opportunities. 6:30pm Boston Tea Party Re-enactment. The 243rd Anniversary Boston Tea Read More…

Community

North End Christmas Fund Luncheon Supports Local Residents and Families

The 2016 North End Christmas Fund Luncheon was a packed affair on December 15th as hundreds assembled at Filippo’s Ristorante for the annual charity event. The tradition raises thousands of dollars enabling the group to send out hundreds of checks to North End seniors, low-income residents and families in need during the Christmas season. City Councilor Sal LaMattina, State Read More…

Community Event Notices

3rd Annual Candlelit Labyrinth Peace Walk on Sunday, December 18th

Join us for the third annual Candlelit Labyrinth Peace Walk Coming Together on Common Ground in Peace & Harmony “Walk to the center of the labyrinth at your own pace. At the center, pause for reflection, and then follow the same path out at your own pace with a renewed sense of peace and calm.” Read More…

Arts & Culture Schools

Eliot School and St. John’s Welcome “I Classici” for a Concert

On Friday, the Eliot School and St. John’s School welcomed Italy’s Consul General Nicola DeSantis with C.A.S.It president, Giaconda Motta, Italian Minister of Education and other distinguished guests to the Eliot Lower School. The students in Kinder 1 through Grade 2 as well as a fourth grade class from St. John’s School were treated to Read More…

Community Daily Briefs

Thursday’s Things to Know: Christmas Luncheon, Legal Marijuana, All Saints Lights!

Things you Should Know for Thursday! The Community Calendar has the following scheduled for today: Thursday, December 15 12:00pm North End Christmas Luncheon at Filippo’s Ristorante, 283 Causeway Street. The annual North End Christmas Fund Luncheon to benefit North End Families and Elderly. Tickets are on sale at NEW Health and the Nazzaro Center, $20 donation. More Read More…

Arts & Culture People

NEMPAC’s Sherri Snow Wins 2016 SPARK Impact Award

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and SPARK Boston announced the five 2016 SPARK Impact Award winners, including Sherri Snow, Executive Director of North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC). Snow won in the category of Community Building and Neighborhood Improvement. Sherri Snow said she looks to “inspire community members, especially youth, to experiment with artistic programming in Read More…

Community Kids & Families Meetings Photos & Videos

Community Reports at Neighborhood Council (NEWNC Video)

The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) met on December 12, 2016 starting with multiple neighborhood reports. Here is a summary and video timeline of these reports. (00:00) Welcome and introductions by NEWNC President John Pregmon (00:40) Meeting protocol by NEWNC Vice President Carmine Guarino (01:30) Toy drive to support Italian Home for Children – Read More…

Community

Photos: Gingerbread Decorating Fun at RE/MAX on Salem Street

Children and parents joined in a little holiday fun at RE/MAX Luxury Living (169 Salem St.) this past weekend! On Saturday, RE/MAX hosted a free craft workshop led by Tina Natale. Everyone enjoyed decorating Gingerbread houses, writing letters to the North Pole and, of course, sipping hot chocolate! RE/MAX Luxury Living will be collecting donations Read More…

Event Notices

O Bel Bambino, Italian Christmas Concert at Sacred Heart Church on Saturday, December 17th

The St. Leonard Choral Society in collaboration with the North End Chamber Orchestra are pleased to announce that the annual Christmas Concert will be held on December 17, 2016, at 6:00PM at Sacred Heart Church in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. We are very happy to have the Honors Choir from St. John’s School Read More…

Community Daily Briefs

To Know for Wednesday: Handel’s Messiah, 1974 Christmas Parade, Winter has Arrived!

Things you Should Know for Today Events for today and the rest of the work week: Wednesday, December 14 6:30pm Friends of the NE Library Meeting. Open to the public, this monthly meeting will take place at the North End Library, located at 25 Parmenter Street, Boston. 7:00pm Handel’s Messiah Concert at St. Stephen’s Church. Join us for Read More…

Business Community

Verizon Wireless Installing New Antennas on Commercial Street Rooftops [Videos]

In order to improve voice and data coverage along Commercial Street and the North End / Waterfront, Verizon Wireless is proposing new antennas to be installed on specific rooftops where private building owners are leasing space to the company. Representatives of Verizon presented plans at this week’s neighborhood meetings, as shown in the videos below. At 406-418 Commercial Read More…