Scholars at the Eliot K-8 Innovation School love to go on field trips! Last week as our students enjoyed learning outside the four walls of the Eliot. All seventy-seven fantastic first graders were welcomed by Nazzaro Center director, Carl Ameno to see first hand what they were learning in school. Our students in the first Read More…
North End Against Drugs, The Nazzaro Center and the North End Athletic Association hosted a fun afternoon last Wednesday to help root on the Red Sox in the Playoffs. The children were all given Red Sox Hats and Red Sox Foundation Rookie Ball Shirts to help celebrate the Red Sox return to the Playoffs this Read More…
Basketball season is upon us so the North End Athletic Association, in partnership with BCYF-Nazzaro Center, is taking registrations for the upcoming 2016-17 program. If you are between 4 and 19 years old, there is at least one level of participation for you. Beginning with an instructional league all the way up to traveling select Read More…
The Nazzaro Center day camp was sent down to the minors but, unlike with most other moves to the Red Sox Triple A affiliate, it wasn’t a demotion. For years now the North End Athletic Association (NEAA), led by President Teddy Tomasone, has been optioning the popular Little Tykes Day Camp to McCoy Stadium for Read More…
The Nazzaro Center Players recently presented Gotta’ Be Back in Time for their end of the school year production. The Nazzaro’s Laurie D’Elia credited the success of the program to the direction of John Gray and Marta Gray. Performing for the Nazzaro Players were Peter Shea, Sonny Blazo, Daniel Gentile, Mira Yu, Michael Nastari, Elena D’Elia, Jackie Gallerelli, Naimah Read More…
The Nazzaro Center, with help from Public Action for the Arts and Education (PAAE), recently completed its 10th annual art contest, a program that involved over 40 boys and girls ages 6-14 working on art projects over the course of six months, culminating with an awards ceremony at the Center in May. Three prizes were Read More…
The Nazzaro Center, in conjunction with the United Way and the Boston Centers for Youth and Families, recently hosted the launch of its 2nd Youth Venture Project, the only community center in the city to have initiated more than one! Following the lead of the 1st venture called “You Never Stand Alone”, a walking service Read More…
Egg coloring, candy, crafts, a photo with the Easter bunny and a puppet show highlighted North End Against Drug’s annual Easter Party at the Nazzaro Center this past Saturday morning, March 26. Once again sponsored by Mikey ‘Fud” Giannasoli in memory of his mother Florence, the party began at 9:30 am with egg coloring, crafts and a special Read More…
Over the past six months the Nazzaro Community Center has teamed up with the United Way to take part in the “Youth Venture Project”. The Boston Youth Venture project empowers Boston teenagers to create and implement business ideas to help improve their community. The project then works to help turn those ideas into reality. “We Read More…
The Nazzaro Center-NEAA basketball league, a program servicing about 125 boys and girls ranging in age from 4-18, held its annual awards banquet at Filippos restaurant on Sunday March 13 and it looked like an old Boston Garden sellout of 13,909. Actually there were only about 200 children and their families but it did fill the hall to Read More…
The Nazzaro Center Knights, a set of 6 traveling basketball teams grouped by age and gender, recently ended their highly successful seasons with two big exclamation points. On Friday night March 4, the 3rd + 4th Grade Boys team won their tournament by defeating St. Agatha of Milton 29-23! And just two days later, the 18-Under Read More…
Congratulations to the 3rd-4th grade Nazzaro Center-NEAA Knights for winning their basketball championship on Friday night and being undefeated in the playoffs! Shown above are the Knights with Coach Carl Ameno of the Nazzaro Community Center. (Photo by Karen D’Amico) “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email your photos to info@northendwaterfront.com. Please include a sentence (or Read More…