Lifelong North End resident and longtime owner of Elite Boston Landmark Realty, Toni Gilardi, has joined Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty. “Toni has given us the opportunity to continue her legacy within the Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Family. We are thrilled to be associated with the former members of Elite Boston Landmark Realty moving forward. We Read More…
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Obituary: Marie T. (DeBono) Iacozzi of Boston’s North End
Marie T. (DeBono) Iacozzi of Boston’s North End on Monday, November 02, 2015. Beloved wife of George J. Iacozzi. Loving daughter of the late Paul and Lillian (Graffeo) DeBono. Dear sister of the late Pat and Paul DeBono. Adored aunt of Paul and Carol DeBono, Claudia and John Balelo and their daughter Gina Ferreria. Marie Read More…
St. John School Students Inducted as Peter S. Lynch Scholars
At a Mass followed by a breakfast reception at Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Newton, Séan Cardinal O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston inducted the sixth class of Peter Lynch (PL) Scholars on Tuesday, October 20th. Mattea Del Peschio, Maggie Gohlmann and Juliana Vitello from St. John School, Boston were three of approximately 182 students from Read More…
North End-West End’s Pam Donahue to be Honored at ABCD Community Heroes Celebration
North End-West End’s Pam Donahue to be honored at ABCD Community Heroes Celebration on November 6 Award-winning screenwriter, activist Gregory Allen Howard is featured speaker, State Street’s Jay Hooley to receive Corporate Champion Award Grammy-winning R&B group Tavares shakes it up post-dinner! Action for Boston Community Development rolls out the festivities on November 6 in Read More…
Rob and Dave Gomes Receive Globie Award for Fantasy Player of the Year
North End natives, Rob and Dave Gomes, received the Fantasy Player of the Year award at the first annual Globies, a new sports awards program sponsored by the Boston Globe. The awards are selected by the Globe’s sports editorial team and were celebrated earlier in October at the House of Blues with many of Boston’s sports stars Read More…
October Memories of a North End Kid
JoAnn Aloise LaPorte shares this poetic prose, reminiscing about the month of October as a North End kid. so funny the month of October as a kid I always felt like it was the last hurrah for fall.. the vinegar peppers would be in lopilatos bathtub in the fruit store.. my mother would send me Read More…
Residents’ Association (NEWRA) Elects New Officers at Annual Meeting [Video]
North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) elected new officers for the upcoming year at its annual meeting held on October 8, 2015. NEWRA past president Jim Salini ran the annual meeting because current President, Ford Cavallari, was running for re-election. Those running were nominated by NEWRA’s voting committee and there were no competing nominations. After Read More…
Video: Armenian Heritage Park Welcomes New Citizens
Following the October 1st Naturalization Ceremony at Faneuil Hall, the new United States citizens were welcomed to attend a reception at Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway. The Black Sea Salsa trumpeters led a procession to the park and played festive music during the event. Greetings were extended by James M. Kalustian, President, Armenian Heritage Foundation, Read More…
North End Girl Friends Re-Unite [Photo Gallery]
Article by Francine Capodilupo Gannon; Photos by Michele Morgan The North End Girl Friend’s held their fifth annual reunion at Filippo’s Ristorante on September 26, 2015. Over 130 lovely ladies got together to share stories and reminisce about their days living in the North End. Women of all ages were in attendance — the oldest Read More…
43rd Annual Reunion Celebrated by Friends of the North End [Photos]
The Friends of the North End recently celebrated their 43rd annual reunion at the Sons of Italy Hall in Winchester. This year’s reunion was attended by 180 North Enders and was dedicated to Joseph “Dom Di Magg” Campochiaro. Dom was a friend, coach and mentor to practically all in attendance. Much of his memorabilia was Read More…
Serina D’Amico Wins 2015 Joseph D. Hayes Award
Congratulations to Serina D’Amico of Boston’s North End for winning the Joseph D. Hayes Award! Here is the nomination letter from her softball coaches: To Whom It May Concern: The Joseph D. Hayes Award is meant to recognize an individual who embodies sportsmanship, leadership, team spirit and talent, all while keeping in mind the Read More…
Obituary: Mario Ventresca of Boston’s North End
Mario Ventresca of Boston’s North End on September 16, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Loving son of the late Domenico and Maria Domenica Ventresca. Beloved husband of 56 years to Anna (D’Amato) Ventresca. Devoted father of Sandra Ventresca and her husband Giovanni De Dona of Medford, Lisa Ventresca of the North End, and the Read More…












