The North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) is holding their annual election on Saturday, May 19, 2012, and all North End/Waterfront residents aged 18 and older are invited to seek election to one of the six seats to be filled. NEWNC is comprised of twelve North End/Waterfront residents who serve as an advisory board to...
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The $600 Million Lottery Wager and Its Lesson
Even those who are aloof about casino gambling coming to Massachusetts had to look with more than just a bit of awe upon the hoopla and the result of last week’s Mega Million Lottery game which took in $39 million in Massachusetts. The take in all the participating states came to more than $600...
Basketball Banquet a Slam-dunk
Every seat at every table was full for the Annual Nazzaro Community Center Basketball Banquet held at Filippo’s Ristorante. Center Director Carl Ameno was the Master of Ceremony and presented awards to Small Fry participants and to the traveling team players. Both the league and the traveling teams are very popular with the North...
Obituaries 04-03-2012
Caroline Viscione North End Resident Caroline T. (Mazzaro) Viscione of the North End of Boston died on March 27. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis A. Sr. ; loving mother of Sammy and his wife, Jenny Viscione of Burlington and the late Francis A. Jr. and his surviving wife, Julie of...
Looks Good, Feels Good: New Akesso Shoe has Health Care Professionals Enjoying Comfort
Leslie Clark is feeling more comfortable in her job thanks to a new shoe that is gaining popularity among health care professionals. A nurse practitioner at Massachusetts General Hospital, Clark has been wearing Akesso professional footwear for a month and she gives the new product positive reviews. “I said I would give this new...
Good Neighbor Award presented to Pam Donnaruma
Pam Donnaruma (right), publisher of the Post-Gazette at 5 Prince St., is the March 2012 winner of the Good Neighbor Recognition Award, presented by NEWRA Clean Streets Committee member, Janet Gilardi (left). The monthly award is voted by the committee and given to local businesses and property owners that consistently keep their sidewalk and...
Back to Reality with Mark Twain
It was, we are certain, with great difficulty that most homeowners turned their heat on Saturday and Sunday due to the vastly changed weather situation. It is, forecasters predict, a condition appearing certain to continue for much of the week. All is not lost but then, everything about the heat we’ve experienced for the...
Obituaries 03-27-2012
Lorraine Cefalo-Castiello Of Wakefield, formerly of East Boston Lorraine Cefalo-Castiello of Wakefield, formerly of East Boston, died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on March 20 after a brief illness. She was 69 years old. Born in the North End of Boston, she was the beloved daughter of the late Philip and Rose Cefalo and...
North End Library Fundraiser
“The Magic of Reading” was the theme behind the 3rd Annual Fundraiser for the Friends of the North End Branch Library, held on March 8, 2012 at the Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel. It was a magical evening of cocktails, appetizers and big raffle prizes, all to support the neighborhood library. For more information on...
Baseball Season is Just Around the Corner
The sun is out, the fields are dry and baseball season is upon us! The NEAA is still taking registrations for our baseball programs but time is running out! NEAA baseball provides programs for players age 4-19 (age as of 4/30/2012). We start with tryouts for our Major League (ages 9-12) on Saturday March...