Kids & Families People

North End Student Honored as 2017 Red Sox Scholar

The Red Sox Scholars Program presented by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center honored North End student Ana Heredia as one of this year’s Red Sox Scholars in a special ceremony preceding the Red Sox-Tigers game on Sunday, June 11. Ana is a seventh grader at John Eliot School K-8 where she has maintained a high Read More…

Arts & Culture Business Featured People

North End’s Philip Frattaroli Receives “I Migliori in Mens et Gesta” Award

Photo: Philip Frattaroli receives “I Migliori” Award from Pirandello President Frank Ciano and Master of Ceremonies Stefano Salimbeni, RAI Italia (Photo by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography) Receiving one of the nine prestigious “I Migliori” awards this year from the Pirandello Lyceum was Philip Frattaroli from Boston’s North End. The annual “I Migliori in Mens et Gesta” award ceremony was held on April Read More…

Event Notices People

Museum Marks Irish Heritage Month by Honoring Notable West Enders of Irish Descent

As part of Irish Heritage Month, The West End Museum is once again celebrating notable West Enders of Irish descent. On Tuesday, March 14, the Museum will host its Irish Heritage Honoree Night from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public. This year’s honorees are Read More…

Food & Drink

Massachusetts Restaurant Association Honors Frank DePasquale

The Massachusetts Restaurant Association held its annual Awards Dinner this week celebrating five leaders in the industry, including Frank DePasquale of Depasquale Ventures as Restauranteur of the Year. A North End power-house, Depasquale is best known for his award-winning North End restaurant concepts that include Bricco, Il Panino Trattoria, Mare Oyster Bar and Quattro.

Schools

North End Residents Named to ACHS’s Honor Roll

The following residents​ from the North End were recently named to the Arlington Catholic Honor Roll for the second marking term. They are to be commended for their academic achievements! HONOR ROLL ​F​IRST HONORS: Any combination of A’s  Elena Bonetti ​SECOND HONORS: Three B’s (B, B+) All other marks A- and above  Sofia Mendoza ​HONORS: All marks B- or above ​ Megan Diep​

Arts & Culture People

NEMPAC’s Sherri Snow Wins 2016 SPARK Impact Award

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and SPARK Boston announced the five 2016 SPARK Impact Award winners, including Sherri Snow, Executive Director of North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC). Snow won in the category of Community Building and Neighborhood Improvement. Sherri Snow said she looks to “inspire community members, especially youth, to experiment with artistic programming in Read More…

Schools

Charles Flint of Boston’s North End is First Recipient BC High Driscoll Class Chairman Award

Colleen Carter, Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement of Boston College High at a gala dinner celebration at Cadigan Hall on the Dorchester campus, announced the close of the most successful fundraising effort in the school’s history. An award was established for J. Barry Driscoll on a plaque which reads: “In honor of your years Read More…

Arts & Culture Kids & Families People

North End Artist, Maddy Ward, on Display at Museum of Fine Arts

Maddy Ward, 17, of the North End and a senior at Boston Latin this Fall, had her work, “Student Athlete,” selected for a juried exhibition by the MFA Teen Arts Council at the Museum of Fine Arts. Maddy and the other winning teen artists were recently honored at an MFA reception. Their works will be Read More…

Community Sports

Friends of the North End Hold Bocce Banquet

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…

People Police & Fire

Gianna Passacantilli Mullane Inducted as Boston Police Officer

On Wednesday, June 29th, Gianna Passacantilli Mullane, wife of Neal Mullane, District Chief of Personnel for the Boston Fire Department,was sworn in as Boston Police officer. The ceremony took place at the Agganis Center on the campus of Boston University where 67 candidates of the Boston Police Department Academy Class 55-15 received their police badges Read More…

Community

North End Student Wins BC High Award

Michael Laposata of the North End, a 2016 graduate of Boston College High School, won a special award at a Senior Assembly, a time set aside by the school to celebrate and reward its seniors. Laposata won a Students for Social Respect award. He will attend Northeastern University in the Fall 2016. Boston College High Read More…