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…
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…
This year a portion of the proceeds will help trim the trees in the Prado so that thousands of visitors can have an unobstructed view of the magnificent architecture. The NEWRA Parks and Open Spaces Committee added, “We are excited and grateful to hear that some of the proceeds from the event will be used Read More…
The Old North Church Chamber Choir and Orchestra joined with the NEMPAC Women’s Chorus at Old North’s historic North End church to present Handel’s “Messiah,” ending with the inspiring Hallelujah Chorus. Old North’s Dr. Libor Dudas directed the performance held on Sunday, December 9, 2012. The free Christmas concert featured several soloists and attracted a Read More…
The historic Old North Church, 195 Salem Street in Boston’s North End, presents Handel’s “Messiah” at its annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 9th at 5 p.m. The Old North Chamber Choir and Orchestra, in collaboration with the North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC), will perform the Christmas portion of Handel’s best known Read More…
The Old North Church begins its fifth year offering Piccoli Regali (Little Gifts). There will again be four teams, with each having 4 to 5 members, with each team serving one Saturday a month. The teams include ONC parish members, some of their friends, neighbors and co-workers, as well as interested North End residents. The Read More…
Folks around Salem and Hull Streets have been putting up with a lot of noise, dust and inconvenience as the NStar construction project continues in the area. Despite repeated warnings to avoid work during the summer and fall tourist seasons along the Freedom Trail, that is exactly what has happened. At the focal point is Read More…
Old North’s annual Blessing of the Animals Ceremony brought dozens of pets and humans to the Prado despite the drizzly weather on Sunday afternoon. The service commemorates the life of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Rev. Steve Ayers, Vicar, and Rev. Matt Kruger, Asst. Vicar, of the Old North Church gave Read More…
The Freedom Trail Foundation presented “big checks” on Tuesday to celebrate grants for Copp’s Hill Burying Ground and Old North Church as part of major restoration projects at both North End historic sites. Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Parks Commissioner Antonia M. Pollak, Reverand Stephen T. Ayres, representatives of the Freedom Trail Foundation, Old North Church Read More…
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center and the Old North Church Foundation collaborate this Winter Season to co-host a 2012-2013 Winter Concert Series. The concerts will be held at the Old North Church, on the third Friday of each Month, October through March, with the exception of the December Holiday Concert schedule for Read More…
The Old North Church and Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, both in Boston’s North End, will benefit from $100,000 in grants awarded by the Freedom Trail Foundation. Details in the press release below. A check presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 10:30 am at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground. FREEDOM TRAIL FOUNDATION PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS Read More…