On Saturday, September 16th, the Friends of the North End celebrated its 45th annual reunion. [See this post for photos.] A 50/50 drawing was held with proceeds going equally to worthy North End organizations i.e. North End Against Drugs, North End Athletic Association, Nazzaro Center, North End Music and Performing Arts Center and St. Leonard’s Read More…
On Saturday, the 16th, the Friends of the North End celebrated its 45th annual reunion. 166 boyhood friends from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Maryland and California assembled at the Sons of Italy Hall in Winchester to relive growing up in their cherished neighborhood. As has been their custom since the Read More…
On Saturday, September 16th, the Friends of the North End will hold its 45th annual reunion at the Sons of Italy Hall 117 Swanton Street in Winchester. The reunion will start at 5 pm and dinner will be catered by Spinelli’s of East Boston. It is a great opportunity for boyhood friends to gather and reminisce about a Read More…
Friends Of The North End held their Spring / Summer Bocce banquet on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. This event was held at the Flaming Grill Buffet Restaurant in Revere, MA and attended by all FONE bocce players and guests. Members of the winning Team #6 were given Championship Certificates and gifts for excellence in Bocce. Read More…
The Friends Of The North End began their 11th Spring Bocce Tournament on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the North End Park outdoor courts. The first pallino was thrown by member Roger Mustone to begin the season. Six teams will compete for the next six Sundays. The first place team, at the end of this Read More…
Friends Of The North End held their annual traditional Christmas Eve dinner, the “Feast of the seven fishes – La Festa dei sette pesci”, at the Sons of Italy Hall in Winchester, MA, Wednesday, December 14, 2016. The meal of seven fishes was prepared by Master Chefs Vito Aluia and Joe Blazo with the assistance Read More…
The Friends of the North End recently celebrated its 44th annual reunion. At the gathering Bob Chiota, a former North Ender and retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, presented a 50th year commemorative pin inscribed with “a grateful nation honors you” to his North End Vietnam comrades. Pictured from left to right are Richard Sinopoli, Ronald 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…
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…
The Friends Of The North End sponsored a viewing this week of the new movie “Boston’s North End – An Italian American Story”, at the Sons Of Italy hall in Winchester, MA. The film tells the story of the Italian immigrant migration to Boston’s North End from the late 1800’s to the current time. Featured Read More…
On Sunday, March 6th, seventy-one North Enders assembled in Del Ray Beach, Fl. to celebrate the 8th annual reunion of the Friends of the North End South. The reunion is organized by Camille and Louie Gilardi each year. Their time and effort in keeping this tradition ongoing is sincerely appreciated by all those who attended. The Read More…
The Friends Of The North End Diners Club annual Christmas Feast of the Seven Fishes (Festa dei sette pesci), was held at the Sons Of Italy Hall in Winchester on Thursday, December 16, 2015. Among the guests were Santa Claus (Author Eric Marsh) and Father Christmas (Nino DiIanni). Dinner was prepared by member Chefs, Read More…