Friday January 23rd about 100 Major League players, ages 9-12, parents and coaches filled the conference room of the Nazarro for the 2014 baseball awards ceremony. The night featured trophies, medals, Regina pizza and wild applause as the players from the 2014 season took their bows. The night started with league coordinator John Romano welcoming Read More…
News from the office of State Senator Anthony Petruccelli: Massachusetts State Senator Anthony Petruccelli was promoted to Majority Whip in the Massachusetts State Senate. The Majority Whip helps craft the Senate agenda and contributes to the building of the Senate Calendar, which controls when bills will come up for debate. The structure of the Senate has Read More…
Even though most of the focus in social media is on #DeflateGate, @NorthEndBoston and the #NorthEnd #Waterfront were still tagged in tweets from locals, visitors, and everything in between! The Top 10 North End / Waterfront Tweets From This Week: [View the story “Top Tweets for 1/22/2015” on Storify]
In the winter season, it becomes more apparent that Boston is still a working port as shown by these tugboats on the harbor. After receiving some feedback that last week’s new pieces were too hard, it’s back to regular jigsaw with an easy 35 pieces. [Your web browser does not support frames or is currently configured not to display Read More…
A new bill by State Representatives Aaron Michlewitz and RoseLee Vincent would introduce the strictest regulations in the country for short-term rentals by companies such as AirBnb, Homeaway and Flipkey. Both Democrats, Michlewitz represents the North End, South End and parts of downtown Boston while Vincent hails from Revere. The legislation, if passed, would legalize the gray-area Read More…
Samuel Adams, one of the original Patriots, holds a deflated football in front of the Boston Tea Party Museum. This photo was captured by Joe Mendola who adds, “Incontrovertible evidence of deflating the football. Go PATS!” See past neighborhood photo posts.
The Boston Fire Department (BFD) held a presentation regarding the planned improvements to the BFD Marine Unit boat dock at Burroughs Wharf in the North End. The original dock had been corroded to the point where it was at risk of sinking and determined to be unsafe. The dock houses the John S. Damrell, the city’s main firefighting Read More…
Wharf District Council Meeting Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Custom House, 1st Floor, Liberty Room The meeting covered the following: o Boston Police Department Captain Fong and Sergeant Chin: an update on police activity in the Wharf District. Crime is down. o The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy presentation on the Janet Echelman Art Exhibit: to be placed over Read More…
Mayor Marty Walsh has started his second year into his first term while Governor Baker has started his second week in the corner office and already the policy proposals are in full force. Whether it is the growing pains associated with parking in downtown neighborhoods or extending bars and restaurants to 4 a.m., it seems like change proposals are Read More…
St. John School is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, January 27th from 9:00 – 10:00 am. We are accepting registrations for the 2015/2016 school year for Grades K3-8. We invite you to join us for an informative session to learn more about our school. You will have an opportunity to meet our faculty and Read More…
Albert A. Natale grew up in the North End of Boston, where he played the trumpet in his school band. After high school, he went on to play professionally and soon joined the RKO Theatre house band in Boston. From there, his career took him Philadelphia, New York and beyond to work with many of Read More…
Lots of people complain about January. It is dark. It is cold. It’s a day longer than some months. The hoopla about the holidays is over. Thank goodness. That is the beauty of January. It is not like autumn, the season in which everyone and every organization are trying to crowd in every event they Read More…