ROC Teen Saturday hosted its “bigger than ever” Haunted House and Carnival at the Nazzaro Center playground on Friday, October 29, 2010. Beantown Bootcamp’s John Wayman also presented a check to the Nazarro Center to support fitness-related children’s activities. Photos courtesy of Stephen “Virgil” Virgilio. See the photo gallery and their Facebook album.
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NEAD & Boston R.O.C.K.S. Event Update
North End Against Drugs (NEAD) & Boston R.O.C.K.S. will continue to have free Arts & Crafts for Children ages 6 to 16 at the Mirabella Pool on Thursday 1-4 pm, August 26th. This weeks Sports Night will also be on Thursday August 26th at the Nazzaro Center with Al & Mikey Fud. Sports Night is Read More…
North End Family Pride Week – Photos
During the first week of August, the annual North End Family Pride Week was sponsored by North End Against Drugs and the Nazzaro Center. This year’s program was in honor of the late Bobby DeCristoforo, NEAD founder and President. Click here to view all the photos, sent in by organizer John Romano. CLICK HERE TO Read More…
NEAD Receives City Grant for Summer Programs
North End Against Drugs has once again received a $5000.00 grant from Mayor Menino and Boston Center for Youth and Families to provide summer programming for North End youth ages 6 to 16. “We are extremely grateful to Mayor Menino and the staff of BCYF for giving us the opportunity to provide summer programming for Read More…
Youth Rock Band Performs at Dewey Square
The North End’s Nazzaro Center Youth Rock Band livened up the Greenway’s Dewey Square Parks and Farmer’s Market this week with a lunchtime performance. Jeremy Sarzana leads the Youth Rock Band.
Street Corner Society – Video of William Foote Whyte & North End Interviews
The North End Historical Society and the Nazzaro Community Center recently sponsored a discussion with Dr. Oscar Andersson, revisiting the 1943 book “Street Corner Society”, by Willam Foote Whyte. It is now well known that the groundbreaking sociological book is about life in the North End in the late 1930s, although the author kept secret Read More…
Youth Program Band Performs a “Tribute to Bobby D.”
The Nazzaro Center’s Youth Program Band performed a “Tribute to Bobby D.” on Monday, May 24th to a large outdoor crowd. The band played under the direction of Musical Director Jeremy Sarzana and Junior Band Assistant John Romano. The program started with “Taps” in memory of Bobby DeCristoforo, a staunch supporter of the band, who Read More…
Police: “The Neighborhood is Safe”
This is a first-hand report from the Public Safety meeting held at the Nazzaro Center on January 7, 2010, sponsored by NEWNC and the Boston Police. Attending the meeting was NEWNC Public Safety Committee Chair, Bob DeCristoforo, Boston Police Captain Bernard O’Rourke, Sergeant Tom Lema and Officer Teddy Boyle. State Representative Aaron Michlewitz was also Read More…
North End/Waterfront Police Blotter
Highlights from this week’s Boston Police Journal Log for the past week: Sex Offense 01/02/10 9:30pm Female victim reports while walking through the courtyard of a N. Bennet St. community center (Nazzaro Center) she was approached by a male suspect who grabbed her by the shirt, placed a knife to her neck and attempted to kiss Read More…
News Round-up of North End Attack Outside Nazzaro Center
The news media is out in force reporting Saturday night’s attack outside the Nazzaro Center on N. Bennet Street (Polcari Playground). The latest details of the attack and community alert can be found at this previous post: Nazzaro Center Attack – Jack the Kisser? WBZ-TV has a video report: Click here Universal Hub makes the Read More…
Nazzaro Center Attack – Jack the Kisser?
Boston Police have released more information on Saturday’s knife assault on a 39 year-old woman in the area of the Nazzaro Center on N. Bennet Street. (See the community alert posted below.) Officers have statements from a witness and the victim. The attacker is described as a short, Hispanic -looking male (5’5″, possibly Black Hispanic) Read More…