MANNI Edith (Marotta), 87, of Boston’s North End, on Tuesday August 23, 2011. Beloved daughter of the late Antonetta (Gianelli) and Anthony Marotta. Loving wife of the late Louis Manni. Cherished mother of Verna Manni, Louis Manni, Annette Creelman, Maria Festa, and Michael Manni. Loving grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of one. Beloved sister of Read More…
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North End Boxing Champion, Tony DeMarco, Receives Italian-American Award and Releases Memoirs at 2011 Fisherman’s Feast
Former World Welterweight Boxing Champion Tony DeMarco came home this weekend to the Fisherman’s Feast in Boston’s North End to receive the 2011 Italian-American Award and release his new autobiography, “Nardo – Memoirs of a Boxing Champion.” The video above shows the award ceremony, Tony’s speech and a few other special guests. Check out TKOTony.com Read More…
Castle Island Photoshoot with Jennifer Phelan
[wooslider slider_type=”attachments”] North End photographer Lucie Wicker recently shot a phenomenal fashion/fitness series with North End pilates instructor Jennifer Phelan on Castle Island. “The look we were going for was two-fold; we wanted to showcase Jenn’s impressive athletic moves and physique, and also her new workout style she had been working on with Keely Witkowski Read More…
Obituary: Josephine (Sutera) Cantanzaro of the North End
CATANZARO Josephine (Sutera), 84, of Boston’s North End, on Saturday, August 13, 2011. Beloved daughter of the late Anna (Maniscalco) and Carlo Sutera. Loving wife of the late Luciano “Chuck” Catanzaro. Cherished mother of Louis Catanzaro and his wife Vivian, Maryann Saraceni and her late husband Ralph Saraceni, and Karen DiRenzo and her husband Carlo. Read More…
Boston’s Chief Planner, Kairos Shen, Reflects on Urban Development for the Waterfront
Wrapping up a successful 2-day forum on the future of Boston Harbor, Kairos Shen, reflects on the city planning aspects of the waterfront. Shen is Boston’s Chief Planner at the Boston Redevelopment Authority. Vivien Li, President of The Boston Harbor Association, provides the introduction as part of a forum titled “A Clean Boston Harbor, What Read More…
Irish Invasion in the North End – Honoring Ambassador Ray Flynn & John J. Somers
Video: Irish Night on the Prado with excerpts of the music, step-dancing, history reading and full speeches/songs by John J. Somers and Ambassador Ray Flynn. (Ed: Don’t miss the Boston Police bagpipes with the Irish Rock Band, Dervy, near the end of the video.) The tourists checked their maps and the residents checked their wine Read More…
Obituary: Jennie DiStefano of the North End
DISTEFANO, Jennie 94, of Boston’s North End, on Friday July 1, 2011. Beloved daughter of the late Ignacio and Emannuella (Inderato) Bartolucci. Cherished wife of the late Salvatore DiStefano. Loving mother of Frank DiStefano and his wife Frances “Cookie” of Revere, Leonora “Dolly” Manfredonia and her late husband Joseph of Revere. Cherished grandmother of Frank Read More…
Dan and Some Other Guys on Sports Illustrated Cover Celebrating the Bruins Stanley Cup Victory
This week’s Sports Illustrated is out and what a great cover! It features Boston Bruins 2011 champion players Nathan Horton, Rich Peverley and Zdeno Chara, on the left, with Dennis Seidenberg and Andrew Ferrence, on the right. Wait, who is that guy in the center holding the Stanley Cup? Look, it’s Dan Flaherty, manager of Read More…
Daniel Passacantilli Receives Jim Minton Excellence Award
Essex Juvenile Chief Probation Officer Daniel Passacantilli Is Honored by Peers with the Jim Minton Excellence Award Essex County Juvenile Chief Probation Officer Daniel Passacantilli was recently honored with the 2011 Jim Minton Excellence Award at the Chief Probation Officers’ Association’s Annual Meeting at the Henderson House in Weston, MA. Passacantilli is a 40-year employee Read More…
Obituary: Angelina P. (Pagliarulo) Folino of the North End
FOLINO Angelina P. (Pagliarulo), 100, lifelong resident of Boston’s North End, on Friday June 17, 2011. Loving wife of the late Charles Folino. Beloved sister-in-law of Frances Pagliarulo. Cherished aunt of Francine Picardo, Marie Giordano, and Charles Schiavone. Also survived by many loving nephews, nieces, and great and great great nephews and nieces. Family will Read More…
North End Newlyweds Share Their Celebration
Leslee Parker and Jon Sproul are a true North End love story. Not only are they active in the community, but the happy couple also extended their wedding celebration to include their “littles” Aleysia (13) of Cambridge and Bryant (17) of Dorchester. As Big Sister and Big Brother, Leslee and Jon have watched their young Read More…
Boston Bruins Players Celebrate the Stanley Cup with North End / Waterfront Neighbors
The beards are gone (mostly) and the Boston Bruins players are home having fun with friends, family and North End / Waterfront neighbors, hoisting the Stanley Cup! NorthEndWaterfront.com photos, courtesy of Dan Flaherty. Related posts: Zdeno Chara Brings the Stanley Cup Home to the North End Video: North End / West Scenes After the Boston Read More…