Louis ‘Gino’ Siciliano Retired Educator and Administrator Louis J. “Gino†Siciliano of Melrose died on October 7 at his home following a brief illness. He was 85 years old. Mr. Siciliano was born in Boston’s North End and lived in…
Author: North End Regional Review Staff
Hanover Street shines
The constant crush of humanity trekking from one end of Hanover Street to the other makes this neighborhood Boston’s busiest. When one considers how much less space there is in the North End than on Newbury Street and environs, for…
Obituaries 10-21-2010
Victoria Lee Bova Of Revere, formerly of the North End Victoria Lee Bova of Revere, formerly of the North End of Boston, died on October 12. She was 50 years old. A former MBTA employee, she was the devoted mother…
Will the State Senate race heat up in the North End
By Emily Stypolkowski Special to the Regional Review Although the election season has been relatively quiet in the North End thus far, some residents say that as November approaches, the state senate race has the potential to raise the volume.…
Street cleaning a balancing act
Elected officials and residents are struggling over how to keep the streets clean year round and provide the residents with cars the maximum amount of legal street parking spaces on any day. City officials announced last week that the North…
Obituaries 10-06-2010
Josephine Helen Battista Lifelong North End resident Josephine Helen (Monaco) Battista, a lifelong resident of Boston’s North End, died on September 28. She was in her 94th year. A member of the Christian Mothers’ Society and several senior groups, she…
The endless summer
Saturday the temperature hovered in the mid-80’s. It was so hot some people felt uncomfortable, so uncomfortable they wished it was already fall. Talk about thesis and anti-thesis. Sunday was warm again and then late in the day, the air…
Obituaries 09-30-2010
Emilio ‘Nemo’ Ciampa Of Medford, formerly of the North End Emilio “Nemo†Ciampa of Medford, formerly of the North End of Boston, died on September 20. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary (Rossi); devoted father of Joanna…
This term a Last Hurrah? Not very likely
Mayor Menino’s future has come front and center, again, following news last week that Chicago’s longtime Mayor Richard Daley announced he will not be seeking re-election. Daley has been mayor of Chicago since 1989 -21 years. Mayor Menino is going…
Obituaries 09-22-2010
Josephine Sylvester Of Lynnfield, formerly of the North End Josephine C. (Guarnacci) Sylvester of Lynnfield, formerly of the North End of Boston, died on September 14. She was 93 years old. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward…