Mayor’s Against Illegal Guns, co-founded by Boston Mayor Menino and New York City Mayor Bloomberg, have released a new television commercial endorsing gun reforms. Since the Newtown, CT shootings more than 100 new mayors have joined the coalition that now totals over 800. The group has website at DemandAPlan.org where citizens can sign a petition Read More…
Video: Musical performances and photos from the January 5, 2013 candlelight vigil in Boston’s North End to remember the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Musical tributes featured student performers at the vigil from the North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC), featuring Nina Finocchiaro, Kristina Riccio, Alise and Read More…
The North End community came together in a candlelight vigil on Saturday evening to remember the 26 Sandy Hook shooting victims that lost their lives in Newtown, CT on December 14, 2012. Coordinated by North End Against Drugs (NEAD), the vigil included many groups from the neighborhood and was held at the Nazzaro Read More…
All are welcome to a Candlelight Vigil for the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. at 6:00 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013 in the North End at the Nazzaro Community Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. Coordinated by North End Against Drugs (NEAD), the vigil will include many community groups and participants. The Read More…
Dozens gathered in Copley Square earlier this week in a candlelight vigil for the Newtown shooting victims. Among them were several North Enders and NEMPAC guitar student, Chris Romano, was a featured performer. The event was organized by Kara Paladino and music for the event was coordinated by NEMPAC’s musical director, Sherri Snow. “NEMPAC is Read More…
Old North Church in Boston will join with churches around the country and ring their bells at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 21 in memory of those who died last Friday in Newtown, Connecticut. Connecticut Governor Daniel Malloy called for bells to ring twenty-six times to honor the twenty-six victims of the Sandy Hook massacre. Read More…