North End Against Drugs (NEAD) shares these posters to highlight the dangers of vaping and to offer tips on how to talk to friends and families about e-cigarettes. NEAD has not been able to host some of its annual gatherings during to COVID-19 public safety restrictions, but the group is working to schedule events and, Read More…
North End Against Drugs (NEAD) Board of Director’s elected its slate of officers for the upcoming year at their annual meeting on September 8, 2020. The new officers are: President: John PregmonVice President: Steven SicilianoClerk: Maria LanzaTreasurer: Ann FitzgeraldPresident Emeritus: John Romano The new officers look forward to working with the community over the next year to Read More…
North End Against Drugs, through the Raymond and Michelina Costa Scholarship Program, awarded $3,100 in scholarships this year to seventeen deserving students. North End Against Drugs (NEAD) held their first ever virtual scholarship drawing on June 23, 2020. Thanks to the generosity of several businesses and individuals, NEAD was able to award five $500 scholarships to students attending Read More…
North End Against Drugs (NEAD) has announced their annual Michelina & Raymond Costa Scholarship / Educational Fund. Applications for the 2020-2021 scholarship are due June 8th. North End residents who are in kindergarten through college are eligible to participate. Students who attend tuition-based schools are eligible for a scholarship. Students who attend public schools are eligible for Read More…
10 years ago, on April 19, 2010, our dear friend Bobby D was taken away from us totally unexpectedly. It was a shock to all of us that someone so kind, so caring and so loving could be gone so young. During this crazy time of Covid-19, the world needs people like Bobby D to help us Read More…
This event has been cancelled due to COVID-19. North End Against Drugs (NEAD) will host their annual Easter Party on Saturday April 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the BCYF Nazzaro Center. Come and take photos with the Easter Bunny! The children will be able to color Easter Eggs, do arts and crafts, Read More…
North Street Grille continues to host “Neighborhood Night” on the first Thursday of each month to support North End neighborhood nonprofit agency programs. The March event will take place on March 5 and will benefit North End Against Drugs (NEAD). North Street Grille’s Neighborhood Nights have been a big hit, raising thousands of dollars for local Read More…
The BCYF Nazzaro Center and North End Against Drugs (NEAD) recently sponsored a trip to the Nashoba Valley Tubing Park! Over thirty families and friends participated in the event. See photos from their sunny experience on the slopes below. Nazzaro Center Director Steven Siciliano thanked all the parents and children who showed up to make Read More…
North End Against Drugs (NEAD) would like to extend a big thank you to all those who helped make the 2020 Super BINGO a huge success. Thanks to the help of the NEAD board of directors, the North End seniors for the use of their BINGO equipment, the BCYF Nazzaro Center for the use of the Read More…
North End Against Drugs (NEAD) held a tremendously successful benefit dinner on Monday, January 20, at Domenic’s Restaurant raising nearly $5,000 to support NEAD’s work in the community. The event saw close to 100 friends and family showing up to support a great program. The food was unbelievable, the atmosphere was fun and classic old world North Read More…
A dinner to benefit North End Against Drugs (NEAD) will take place at Domenic’s Restaurant on Monday, January 20, 2020. Thanks to the generosity of Damien DiPaola, Owner/Chef of Domenic’s Restaurant on 54 Salem Street, North End Against Drugs is able to offer a fantastic three course meal and dessert for $50 per person. 100% of Read More…
North End Against Drugs (NEAD) and the Nazzaro Center recently ran a family fun night trip to Old Sturbridge Village. A bunch of families from both agencies traveled down to Sturbridge to enjoy Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village. Thanks to both agencies and the North End Athletic Association (NEAA), the group traveled by motor Read More…