Local business owner Kristin Van Busum, Founder and CEO of Project Alianza, was honored as a finalist of the Cleary Insurance Boston Business Risk Award, recognizing her success in providing education for children in the rural coffee communities of Latin America. Project Alianza, headquartered in Boston’s North End, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving Read More…
Erin Connors of Boston’s North End will run the 2019 Boston Marathon as one of two individuals representing the National Braille Press (NBP). Raised in Newburyport, MA, Connors ran the Boston Marathon for NBP in 2013, and was only half a mile from the finish line when she had to stop due to the Marathon Read More…
Duane Lucia, a local historian, community activist and arts enthusiast, has returned to his role as the Executive Director for the West End Museum. Lucia will replace Susan Hanson, who served from July 2015 through December 2018. Prior to Hanson’s leadership, Lucia actually served as Executive Director for the Museum from 2012 – 2015, before Read More…
Boston Police Department has reported that 23-year-old Olivia Ambrose has been found alive in an apartment at the Bunker Hill housing development. Boston Police arrested Victor Pena of 49 Walford Way in Charlestown with kidnapping. Pena is scheduled to be arraigned in Charlestown District Court on Wednesday. See more at BPDNews.com. Before BPD found her, Olivia “Liviy” Read More…
Carmela (Accolla) DiPaola of Medford and formerly of Boston’s North End, passed away on January 19, 2019. Beloved daughter of the late Giuseppe and Antonietta (D’Augusta) Accolla. Loving wife of the late Domenic DiPaola. Adored mother of Damien DiPaola of the North End, Geni Magliano and her husband Nick of Medford, Loredana DiPaola of Medford, Read More…
Olivia “Liviy” Ambrose was last seen leaving Hennessy’s Bar on Saturday January 19th around 11pm. The bar is located on Union Street near Faneuil Hall, Haymarket and Govenment Center. If you remember seeing this girl or have any information please contact police or her sister Francesca Ambrose at 978-578-5702
Gerald J. Esposito of the North End passed away on January 6, 2019. He is the beloved son of Gerald and Donna (Bruno) Esposito. Loving husband of Theresa (Rikkola) Esposito. Adored father of Cameron Esposito. Dear brother of Christopher Esposito and his wife, Alison. Also survived by loving nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Read More…
North End resident Ashley Kelley will be riding her first PMC Winter Cycle on Saturday, January 26, to raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where her father is currently undergoing treatment. The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) Winter Cycle is an indoor spinning event at Fenway Park that kickstarts the annual PMC fundraising campaign. Over 1,000 Read More…
North End legend and famous boxer Tony DeMarco, who will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame next year, is famous for defeating Johnny Saxton in 1955 for the world welterweight championship. On the morning of that fateful fight, one local newspaper predicted the outcome. Back on April 1, 1955, The Italian News, a weekly publication Read More…
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, the non-profit responsible for management and care of the Greenway, has announced four new members will join its Board of Directors beginning January 1, 2019. North End resident Carmine Guarino was nominated by the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). Guarino will join the Board with Bradley W. Snyder who was nominated Read More…
North End Waterfront (NEW) Health held a small ceremony at the Coast Guard Base on Tuesday, December 18, to honor Elaine Wilson, the health center’s founder and first Chief Executive Officer. Wilson opened the health center – then North End Community Health Center – in April 1971. Wilson was the first female CEO of a health center Read More…
The Friends of the North End held their annual “La Festa dei Sette Pesci”, Feast of the Seven Fishes, on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Sons of Italy in Winchester. Cooking for the Festa were master chefs Vito Aluia and Joe Blazo, assisting in the kitchen were Paul LaVecchia, Frank Marino and Sam Viscione. Read More…