The Nazzaro Center ski program enjoyed its second Friday night trip to the Blue Hills in Canton on the Friday of February vacation. It was a bittersweet trip insomuch as, despite the great conditions, the warm weather was causing the snow to literally melt right out from under the skis of the 39 participants. This was Read More…
Before February vacation the Eliot K-8 Innovation school held our Annual Spelling Bee for students in Grades 4-8. Our powerful partner, Mr. Carl Ameno, from the Nazzaro Center was the moderator and four students participated in the final round. Congratulations to all the finalists. Fourth grader Jadon Berkson, fifth grader Nicolas Mansour, sixth grader Mira Read More…
The Nazzaro Center ski program officially began on Friday night, Jan 20, when 40 men, women and (mostly) children enjoyed some pretty warm weather, but surprisingly good conditions, on the center’s “inaugural” ski trip of the season. As is customary, the Nazzaro Center runs 4 day-night ski trips per year, 2 on a Friday or Read More…
Once again, the North End Athletic Association continued its support of North End Youth by sending 47 Nazzaro Center Small Fry basketball participants and their family members to the Celtics-Pistons game on January 30. Shown in the picture are most of them as they made their way to the Garden from the center. Although it Read More…
Fifty-one players, 6 coaches and 2 referees earned Harvard Degrees as Masters of Youth Basketball Saturday, January 28. That’s because the Nazzaro Center’s Small Fry Basketball League, operating for the 43rd consecutive year, held its annual All*Star game at Harvard University, site of this classic for the past 5 years. Actually, there were two games Read More…
The Nazzaro Center Knights were recently all given brand new shirts to be worn whenever they compete and they couldn’t look any sharper. The Knight logo is prominently displayed on the front and is framed by a Nazzaro Center arch over the top and the team name below. “I love these new shirts”, team captain Ryan Read More…
On Sunday, January 29th, North End Against Drugs held their annual BINGO Fundraiser at the Nazzaro Center. Offering a chance at an assortment of gift certificates and packaged prizes for their 20 game BINGO. All attendees brought excitement and spirit to the packed room. Each participant received a FREE chance at a door prize as well Read More…
The City of Boston and the Boston Red Sox Foundation have selected the North End Nazzaro Community Center as one of four Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF) to receive an indoor batting cage! The cages are being funded by the Youth Development Foundation, an initiative established in 2015 by Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major Read More…
T’was the week before Christmas, the week after Christmas and all points in between that the Nazzaro Center celebrated the holidays with activities, field trips and special events of the season for its members and their families. As a warm-up activity, the Nazzaro members, staff and families once again played a prominent role in the Read More…
The Nazzaro Community Center held a fundraiser to benefit Cystic Fibrosis charities on Saturday, December 3rd. The event included raffles, a bake sale, Christmas ornaments and original art work. Many North End businesses donated raffle prizes and food for the fundraiser. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email your photos to info@northendwaterfront.com. Read More…
For those of you old enough to remember, you will know what this means: There was 13,909 in attendance at the Nazzaro Center last Monday night. The NEAD FAMILY DINNER/FAMILY TALK with Mayor Marty Walsh packed the house. Entering the 8th year of a fantastic event that was the brainchild of deceased NEAD President Bobby Read More…
The Nazzaro Center-NEAA basketball program is almost in full swing now that the 3rd component, the Varsity League, has tipped off on its opening day to join both the Junior Varsity and the Instructional League, which had previously begun their seasons. The Instructional League (ages 4-7ish) and the JV (grades 3 through 6) both play Read More…