Save the date! Sunday, January 29th from 1pm to 5pm at the Nazzaro Center, North End Against Drugs will be having our annual Bingo Fundraiser for Adults! There will be 20 games including a coverall finale. We will have free coffee and desserts for all players, as well as raffles and a free door prize Read More…
North End Against Drugs will be having the first Family Dinner/Family Talk of the school year on Monday, November 21st at 6pm at the Nazzaro Center. We will be having a fabulous Italian dinner followed by a talk with our special guest speaker, Mayor Marty Walsh. The Mayor spoke at our Drug Awareness Day last year and Read More…
Once again the Improv Asylum on Hanover Street hosted an improv comedy show for North End Against Drugs. About 65 members of NEAD and the Nazzaro Center enjoyed pizza donated by Pizzeria Regina and a fun filled afternoon all donated by the IMPROV ASYLUM. “The Improv has been collarborating with us for around 8 years Read More…
The first Family Dinner/Family Talk of 2016 put the Nazzaro Center to capacity as kids listened to Representative Aaron Michlewitz speak about the importance of decision making. Having grown up on Sheafe Street, Rep. Michlewitz spoke about his background in the neighborhood, being from the North End, and his job as a legislator on Beacon Hill. Leading up Read More…
North End Against Drugs will be hosting several Family Oriented events over the next 7 weeks. We hope that you will be able to attend as many as you can. NEAD – Family Dinner/Family Talk Monday, February 29th at 6pm This is the first Family Dinner/Family Talk of 2016. It will be held on Monday Read More…
The Nazzaro Center was packed with kids and parents for a family dinner and talk hosted by North End Against Drugs (NEAD). In addition to the large spread of food, kids listened to guest speaker Maryanne Frangules, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) talk about her role in education, prevention, and treatments associated with Read More…
Announcement from North End Against Drugs: The NEAD Family Dinner / Family Talk event for tonight has been cancelled and rescheduled for May 18th as part of their scholarship night. Please e-mail John Romano at jromano45@gmail.com for any questions or comments. Further announcements for the scholarship night are expected to follow in the next couple of weeks!
In the midst of the Monday night rain, North End Against Drugs (NEAD) held a Family Dinner / Talk with guest speaker Frank DePaola, the Acting Secretary and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). DePaola was the MassDOT Highway Administrator before being appointed Acting Secretary to fill the position left in October by then-Secretary Richard Read More…
On Monday night, May 19th, the Nazzaro Center gymnasium was packed for the North End Against Drugs (NEAD) family dinner and scholarship award night. Rather than just raffling off the scholarship awards and eating pizza, there was a performance by the members of the Nazzaro Center’s Youth Program under the direction of choreographer Ingrid Oslund. kids who Read More…
North End Against Drugs, Nazzaro Center and NSTAR sponsored a week of family-friendly activities as part of the 22nd Annual Family Pride Week from August 1-7, 2011. This year’s event was in honor of the late NEAD President Robert “Bobby D” DeCristoforo. The week culminated on Sunday with a full day of activities held at Read More…
News from North End Against Drugs (NEAD) President John Romano: This years’ NEAD Easter Party was the biggest and best ever. With Peter Rabbit (actually Nick the Rabbit) visiting all of the kids at the Nazzaro Center, the party was fantastic. Children of all ages took pictures with the Easter Bunny, colored eggs, made colored Read More…
North End Against Drugs and NSTAR held its annual Easter Party on Saturday April 16, 2011 at the Nazzaro Center. There were photos with the Easter Bunny, egg coloring and a puppet show titled “Springtime Stories” performed by Sparkies Puppets. Here is a short video with some highlights from the event: The party was attended Read More…