A mass mailing was sent to thousands of North End / Waterfront residents this week opposing a new community center at the site next to the Mirabella Pool. The City has yet to decide on a site, although the Commercial Street location remains under consideration, according to city officials. A potential new building would be built Read More…
Beating out over 100 players, Nino Rinaldi and Matteo Norcia won the first place trophy at the 15th Annual Taste of the North End Bocce Tournament, held on September 9, 2018 in Boston’s North End. Second place went to consistent top performers, Peggy and Bob Magri, with third place to Giovanni DiPierro and Gerry DiPierro. Read More…
The 15th Annual Taste of the North End Bocce Tournament will take place on Sunday, September 9, 10:00 a.m. at the Langone bocce courts on Commercial Street in Boston’s North End. The donation of $50/person includes bocce, a tournament t-shirt and the barbecue. Please see the below flyer for details. Contact Pam at pamela.modugno@gmail.com or Read More…
2018 was a summer of extreme heat and dry weather followed by a summer of non-stop rain. Neither condition is ideal to run a baseball league, but the NEAA pulled off another successful season. The 4-year-old clinic headed by Carl Hall fought through some tough weather to deliver our 4 year olds a fun and memorable springtime of baseball. The Read More…
Last Tuesday, August 22, the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) took over 60 players and their families to the Red Sox game. The Sox played the Central Division leading Cleveland Indians, who are managed by former Red Sox Skipper Terry Francona. Tito, as he is known, was beloved while he was here, bringing the Red Read More…
A feisty and determined 12u team selected out of the NEAA Majors Program stared down and defeated rivals Charlestown, in the semi-finals, and South Boston, in the finals to capture the 2018 Boston City Baseball League (BCBL) Championship. The North End team coached by Jon Larson, John Pezzuto and managed by Juli McHugh had a complete effort throughout the regular Read More…
Despite the rain throughout the weekend, the North End and North Adams baseball teams did their best to carry on the tradition of friendship and sportsmanship of the LaFesta Baseball Exchange. After their long trip to Boston, our good friends from North Adams were greeted by heavy rain and thunderstorms last weekend, August 11th and 12th. Read More…
The North End’s 12u team won the Boston City Baseball League Championship on Thursday night at Moakley Park. Great job boys and coaches of the North End Athletic Association (NEAA)! Photos by Julianne McHugh.
It started with a simple email inquisition. The question was posed: Would the North End under 9 year old All-Stars like to scrimmage their counterpart from the Pine Tree State? After a rigorous exchange spanning a few weeks, the game was on and the date was confirmed; that is, until Mother Nature intervened and washing Read More…
The North End Athletic Association (NEAA) 21U baseball team has reached the halfway point of the season in second place! Led by coaches Dom DiCenso and Rob Pantaleo, the North End Dodgers find themselves in second place behind Ayer with a 7-3-1 record. The Dodgers are led by the strong pitching of Nico Gennari, Evan Mallard Read More…
The North End Athletic Association (NEAA) 10U Mayor’s Cup team kicked off the tournament with a rousing 11-8 victory over neighboring Charlestown. The North End was led by Matthew Griffin, who threw a complete game striking out 11 Charlestown batters in the process. At the plate, Griffin also had two hits and three RBI (runs batted in). Matt was not Read More…
The U12 North End Athletic Association (NEAA) All-Stars enjoyed a successful first weekend in the annual Mayor’s Cup tournament, going 2 and 0 with big wins over Hyde Park (10 to 5) and Allston-Brighton (10 to 4). The first game of the tournament featured NEAA MVP Richard Bova taking the hill against a tough Hyde Read More…