Sarah P. (Marinella) Longo of Billerica and formerly of the North End passed away on March 26, 2019. Beloved daughter of the late Antonio and Angelina (Vozzella) Marinella. Loving wife of the late Joseph Longo. Beloved mother of Salvatore J. Longo and his wife Ann of East Bridgewater, Anthony J. Longo and his wife Nancy Read More…
Theodore Pasto, North End resident and a sophomore at Boston College High School, has been elected as the Conference Chairman of the BC High Model United Nations (UN) Club. The BC High Model UN has 275 members and is one the largest Model UN Clubs in the United States. The club is in its 34th year at BC Read More…
The National Braille Press (NBP) will host a children’s braille book reading at the North End Library featuring North End resident and Boston Marathon runner Erin Connors on Tuesday, April 2 from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Connors ran the Boston Marathon for NBP in 2013, but was unable to finish due to the bombings. She is Read More…
Rev. Stephen T. Ayres will retire at year-end from his position as Vicar of Old North Church as well as Executive Director of the Old North Foundation. Turning 65 in December, Ayres has been a community leader at the North End historic site since 1997. He recently broke the news to his congregation saying, “I Read More…
North End resident Callahan McGuinness will be running this year’s Boston Marathon to raise money and awareness for suicide prevention as part of the Samaritans Marathon Team. McGuinness is running for a very personal reason – she lost her brother to suicide and is now committed to helping Samaritans, Inc., which operates a 24/7 crisis Read More…
Thirty-three years ago, North End native Elizabeth Dello Russo first came to the Landmark School in Beverly as an 8-year-old struggling unhappily in school, still unable to read because of her dyslexia that had only finally been diagnosed. On Monday, Feb. 25, she returned to the Prides Crossing school serving students with dyslexia and other Read More…
Three North End residents will run in this year’s Boston Marathon on April 15 as part of two Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) teams. Macey Petersen will run with MGH’s Pediatric Oncology Team, Fighting Kids’ Cancer … One Step at a Time, and Sarah Bresette and Samantha Burke will run on the Emergency Response Marathon Team, Ready When Read More…
Known around the neighborhood as everyone’s “Auntie May”, longtime North End resident Mary Delaney just celebrated her 91st birthday. Happy Birthday Auntie May! Photo submitted by Mary McGee. Cake baked by David Kubiak. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Send in your photos using our Submit a Post form, via email to info@northendwaterfront.com; or tag @northend.waterfront on Instagram. Please Read More…
Jean (Senna) Petrigno, 84 years old, of Boston’s North End, devoted wife of Frederick “Freddie” Petrigno for 65 years, passed away after a brief illness surrounded by her loving family. Jean was the cherished mother of Peter Petrigno and his wife Marie of Milford, NH, Frederick Petrigno, Jr. and his wife Doreen of Boston, her Read More…
Patrick R. Capone (Paddy) – Of Dover NH, passed on February 7, 2019. Paddy was the beloved husband of Lucille (Naples); devoted father to Patrick and daughter-in-law Rebecca Capone of NH; proud Nonno to Kendall and Donovan Capone; cherished brother of Ray and sister-in-law Joann Capone of NH, and Kenny and sister-in-law Gail Capone of Read More…
Carmine Guarino, lifelong resident of Boston’s North End, has joined Brookline Bank’s Retail Banking Division as a Senior Vice President of the Greater Boston market. Guarino is an active member of the North End community. He has been serving on the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) since 2015 and was recently named to Read More…
Dr. Giuseppe Giangregorio (Pepe) has received an award from Centro Attività Scolastiche Italiane (C.A.S.IT) for his unwavering support and promotion of the Italian language and culture in the North End. The award was presented by C.A.S.IT President Giaconda Motta, Italian Consul Education Officer Professor Adamo Castelnuovo, and Eliot School Principal Traci Walker Griffith. Dr. Giuseppe Read More…