The controversial issue of making Hanover St. a one-way street and widening the sidewalks for alfresco dining is discussed in this excerpt from the recent Chronicle TV show. The Boston Globe highlighted the one-way traffic concept of the North End Chamber of Commerce on its front page last February. This video clip features neighborhood residents Read More…
District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina took center stage at this week’s meeting of the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) regarding the City’s plan for Hanover Street. Councilor LaMattina took questions from residents and the impromptu discussion evolved into a public debate on the issues of late-night noise and congestion in the neighborhood. “There is Read More…
Boston Globe’s Meghan E. Irons reports the idea of one-way traffic on Hanover Street, including wider sidewalks and al fresco dining, as proposed by the North End Chamber of Commerce. “We are getting more people than Faneuil Hall, Chinatown, Newbury Street,’’ said Frank De Pasquale, head of the North End Chamber of Commerce, which is Read More…
Anna (Ciampa) Guarino, 81, a lifelong resident of Boston’s North End, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2021. She was born in Montefalcione, Avellino, Italy, a daughter of the late Gaetano and Antonietta (D’Amore) Ciampa. She was a devote Catholic and a member of St. Leonard Church Choir, loved cooking and shopping at the “old” downtown Read More…
By Bernie Sapienza For anyone who lives or works here, we all know how intrinsically tied together the business and residential communities are in the North End. Over the past five decades, the North End has had a few transformational events—the harbor clean-up of the 70s and the Big Dig of the 90s come to Read More…
The following are recent incidents reported by Boston Police District A-1 for the North End / Waterfront area. Larceny 12/23/201:30 – 3:00 p.m.Male suspect approached the female victim inside a Hanover Street pharmacy asking her questions. The suspect suddenly walked away and the victim noticed her wallet, which was on top of the shopping cart, Read More…
The most important community spots are often the least celebrated. When I first moved to the North End in 1991, the Italian section of Boston had largely gone unchanged for decades. It was the affordable part of Boston back then. My street level two-bedroom apartment at 4A Prince (currently the location of the restaurant Artu) was Read More…
Sophie A. (DeFeo) Mercadante of Boston’s North End passed away on December 29, 2020. She is the loving daughter of the late Raffaele and Maria (Carifio) DeFeo. Beloved wife of the late Joseph “Pino” Mercadante. Adored mother of Ralph Mercadante of the North End. Cherished grandmother of Unique Mercadante Payne and Joseph Mercadante. Dear sister of Anthony DeFeo and Read More…
By Jessica Dello Russo By the year 1870, a decade after Garibaldi’s conquest of the Two Sicilies and the year the young nation of Italy was at long last successful in the capture of Rome, several hundred families and individuals formally recognized by the United States as “Italian” could call Boston home. The city had Read More…
The North End Waterfront/Residents’ Association (NEWRA) held its December meeting on Thursday, December 8th via Zoom. Cross St. Hotel Proposal Developer Bill Caulder delivered a brief presentation showcasing the 135-room boutique hotel project proposal undertaken by Cross Ventures LLC. The site faces the Rose Kennedy Greenway on the front and Morton Street with Cutillo Park Read More…
Marion Louise (Mele) Driscoll of Boston’s North End, passed away on November 26, 2020. Loving daughter of the late Salvatore and Madeline (DiMattia) Mele. Beloved wife of the late Edward Peter Driscoll, Jr. Loving mother of Maureen Imbergamo and her husband Frank of Medford, Andrea Driscoll of the North End, and the late John Driscoll. Read More…
The North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) heard from two separate petitioners on Monday evening during their monthly meeting. A petitioner at 120 Salem St. sought to legalize the existing conditions of the building to nine residential units and one commercial space. A petitioner at 230-238 Hanover St. filed for a use of premise permit to Read More…