The Nazzaro Center Small Fry Basketball League, in its 44th consecutive season, held its final games of the 2016 season Friday February 19 and although the tournament is usually billed as the “Final Four” or the “Big Dance”, this year it had to be called the “3/4 Time Waltz“. That’s because the vacation week schedule of so many families affected Read More…
For the first time in 47 years, and quite possibly for the last time ever, there was football played at Fenway Park and Nazzaro Center members and alumni were all over both the playing field and the stands. Living the dream of a lifetime were TJ Shea, Solomon Taieb (both BLS Class of 2016) and Read More…
The Nazzaro Center, in a collaboration with the North End Athletic Association (NEAA), officially tipped off on Saturday October 17 when two of its four levels of programming played their first exhibition games of the season. Both the Junior Varsity, which runs on Saturday afternoons for 8-11 year olds, and the Varsity, on Thursday evenings Read More…
Pictured from left to right, the graduates are: Neveah Boucher, Jacob Gunderson, Gabriella Finocchio, Michelle Sheehan, Isabella Othmer, Mia Ransom, Mariele DiPrizio and Ashley DiForte. On Friday, June 6, eight Nazzaro Center teen members received their diplomas from St. John’s elementary school in a ceremony at Sacred Heart church. All eight are headed to high schools Read More…
On Monday evening May 18th, the Nazzaro Center, North End Against Drugs and North End Waterfront Health all came together at the center for a true community collaboration. Traditionally, the Nazzaro Dance Program holds their year-end recital as a table setter for North End Against Drugs to select and present their yearly scholarship awards to North End students enrolled in Read More…
It’s time to register for the Mirabella Pool once again! As in past years, there will be an “early bird” pre-registration period before the pool actually opens at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St., North End, Boston. This early bird registration runs from Wednesday May 13 through Friday June 19 (until 5:00 pm) and throughout this period, the normal Read More…
For the past two week-ends, Mayor Marty Walsh has continued the tradition of Boston Shines, a civic engagement initiative that sees contingents from every neighborhood take to the streets and do their share of spring cleaning. And in keeping with their commitment to be civically responsible youth, the members of the Nazzaro Center’s Youth Program manned the brooms, shovels, gloves and Read More…
The perfect coda to the vacation week was provided courtesy of theBoston Foundation. For the 2nd year in a row, the good people at that charitable organization made a gift of 50 tickets, including a voucher for a snack, available to the center. Rapidly becoming the circus of choice with families and children, this year’s edition, entitled “Metamorphosis” featured Read More…
The Nazzaro Center and Public Action for Arts & Education marked their 10th year together as they did the previous 9-with and art contest. The partnership began in 2005 when PAEE President Joseph Hill approached the center and proposed a collaboration between the two agencies. In return for a generous donation from PAEE towards our Read More…
In what has become an annual tradition going back almost 20 years, the Tuesday after Patriots Day has seen the entire youth program moved outdoors to the grassy area between Puoplo and Langone Parks. A bocce tournament, pick-up baseball and basketball, playground area activities and all the hamburgers and hot dogs one can eat all Read More…
A record number of Nazzaro Center program members were accepted into the prestigious Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the country and arguably its best. These seven young men and women, all entering the 7th grade, will begin school in the fall as the class of 2021 and will follow in the footsteps of such Read More…
Once again, the Nazzaro Center teamed up with the Police Activities League, the North End Athletic Association and North End Against Drugs to provide families and friends of the North End with an incredible grand finale to the center’s ski program, a week-end of skiing at arguably the best ski resort in the east, Killington Mountain. After various day trips run by the Read More…