The 2016 21U NEAA Dodgers season has come to a close and I took my much needed vacation at Cape Cod and had lots of time to sit back and reflect on the end of another baseball season. As much as I tried to think about the huge victories, the clutch hits, the great plays and the Read More…
The Friends of the North End officially opened its annual Fall Bocce Tournament on Sunday as Commissioner Sam Viscione threw out the first polino signaling the start of the competition. Last year’s championship team made up of Richie DeSantis, Bobby Carbone, Mario Antidormi and Angelo Di Girolamo continued their winning ways by defeating their opponent Read More…
Bocce champions, Bob and Peggy Magri, took the first place trophy in the 2016 Johnny Paolo Memorial Bocce Tournament, sponsored by North End Against Drugs, as part of North End Family Pride Day. The winners are shown above with NEAD’s Mike Giannasoli and Linda Paolo. Coming in second here Enzo Marabito and Joe Blazo, Sr. Read More…
It’s hockey time. North End Youth Hockey is now accepting registration for its Introduction Program. North End Youth Hockey Introduction Program is fifteen weeks which begins in October 2016 and end early March 2017 at the Steriti Skating Rink on Saturday mornings. The program is for kids ages 5 to 12 (some exceptions apply) and Read More…
Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia dining at Pauli’s in Boston’s North End along with fellow Yankee Didi Gregorius and Yoan Moncada from the Boston Red Sox. The players dined on Pauli’s lobster roll and sandwiches. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email your best photos to info@northendwaterfront.com. Please include a caption (or more) telling us Read More…
Public Works updated neighborhood residents on the status of the North End Cycle Track, part of the federally-funded bikeway under the Connect Historic Boston project. The contractor is running behind schedule, according to DPW’s Kay Barned-Smith who presented at the August 11, 2016 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). By November 2016, Read More…
Colm Vraibel of the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) 2016 Little League championship Cardinals team (left) is shown with his League MVP award. He also picked up the North2South Baseball Classic MVP award.
NEAA Fall Soccer is for boys and girls ages 4 years old to 13 years old. Registration for returning NEAA soccer players from last season, siblings of returning players and North End residents will begin on August 8th and run through Friday August 26th. We will open registration to others on August 29th, if there is space, Read More…
Celebrating 26 continuous years, the annual LaFesta Baseball Exchange Tournament was held on Saturday and Sunday, July 30-31, at Puopolo Field in Boston’s North End. Opening ceremonies featured the Boston Police Color Guard. The baseball exchange program is held each summer between the North End and sister city North Adams. Photos by Matt Conti.
The Boston Mayor’s Cup Baseball Tournament has been a summer tradition for NEAA Little Leaguers for many years. Each year kids from the NEAA Little League test their skill against Little Leaguers from other areas of the city such as Charlestown, Parkway, East Boston and the South End. The NEAA may not be as big or have as Read More…
The North End Athletic Association’s North End Dodgers 13 to 15 year old team traveled to North Adams Mass this past weekend to participate in the 26th Annual LaFesta Baseball Exchange. The coaches – Ralph Martignetti and Domenic DiCenso, the players and many family members along with GM John Romano and his wife Patrica spent Read More…
The Friends Of The North End (FONE) held their summer bocce banquet at the Sons of Italy Hall in Winchester, MA on July 13th. Prizes consisting of a plaque and a bottle of wine were awarded to the winning team of Angelo DiGirolamo, Richie DeSantis, Bobby Carbone and Mario Antidormi. This bocce season was very Read More…