Another year of our lives is coming to a close. The year is ending not with a bang, but rather, with a whimper, as TS Eliot might have written of it. It was the best of years. It was the worst of years as Charles Dickens might have put it. Mark Twain wrote that...
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Obituaries 12-28-2010
Delsia D’Arrigo North End resident Delsia H. (Francescone) D’Arrigo of Boston’s North End, formerly of Somerville, died on December 18. She was the beloved wife of the late Biagio D’Arrigo; devoted mother of Domenic D’Arrigo and his wife, Wanda, of Minnesota, and Donna Lauria of Saugus; loving grandmother of Dana, Evan and Diana D’Arrigo,...
Corner Cafe receives Good Neighbor Award
By Phil Orlandella Richy “Shy” Loungo, owner of Corner Cafe on Salem Street was recently presented the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association’s Clean Streets Committee “Good Neighbor” Award. The monthly award is presented to a business and/or resident that continuously helps to keep the neighborhood clean by removing debris and clutter from the sidewalk and...
NEWRA Committee presented 10 Good Neighbor Awards
By Phil Orlandella Since the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association Clean Streets Committee began presenting their “Good Neighbor” Award in March 2010, ten local businesses have been recognized for helping to keep the neighborhood sidewalks and curbs clear of clutter and debris. The recipients were nominated by a sub-committee and voted on by the full...
Clean Streets Committee seeks additional members
By Phil Orlandella Guest speaker Frank O’Brien Assistant Commissioner for the City of Boston Department of Public Works, told members of the NEWRA Clean Streets Committee that the extended North End Mechanical Street Cleaning Pilot Program is working well. He also noted that the program ends December 31 and begins again this coming March....
Christmas 2010
Christmas 2010 will go down in history as a great holiday celebration. Peace on earth. Good will to men. It is, indeed, all about that. If there was no Internet, evening news, radio talk shows or morning newspapers, and if we paid closer attention to our own psychic lives, Christmas 2010 would be pristine....
Obituaries 12-21-2010
Rosa Padova North End resident Rosa (Ferrigno) Padova of the North End, formerly of Sicily Italy, died on December 15. She was the beloved wife of Antonio Padova; devoted mother of Paola Giacalone and her husband, Lorenzo, of East Boston and the late Alfonso Pedova; loving grandmother of seven grandchildren and adored great grandmother...
Nazzaro Center Toys for Tots drive for the Shriner’s
-By Phil Orlandella Coming off of two successful holiday fundraising initiatives, the Nazzaro Community Center has embarked on a third effort, a toy drive for the Shriner’s Burn Institute on Blossom Street, West End. Mira Giangregorio, Youth Worker at the Center, participated in a similar effort when she was a teenager, presented the Toys...
Boston Wish List
If you can donate or help us find donations of any of these items, please contact David Simon, Senior Therapeutic Recreation Specialist at (617) 371-4896 or e-mail Dsimon@shrinenet.org. All items must be new and latex-free for use in the hospital. Thank you for thinking of us! Fall 2010 Top Five Wish List Items • ...
Parks and Open Spaces Committee targets Gasy as number 1 priority
-By Phil Orlandella NEWRA Parks and Open Spaces Committee at last week’s monthly meeting announced its number one goal for 2011 is the rehabilitation of DeFillippo Playground (Gasy) on Prince and Snow Hill Streets. Beside the City’s commitment to repair the Snow Hill Street wall which is a potential public safety problem, the committee...
Thirty days and counting
The Boston Police Department has noted that during the past 30 days, there were no major incidences in the North End. This comes as good news during the extremely busy Christmas shopping season when the North End is crowded with thousands of tourists and residents. As happy a time Christmas tends to be, it...
The Greenway in the spring
The Rose Kennedy Greenway will explode with new business in the spring, which is the result of the Conservancy running the Greenway putting RFP’s (Requests for Proposals) for high-quality food and beverage vendors wishing to do business on the Greenway. The Conservancy is right to be monitoring carefully the type of vendors who will...
Robbing the church
The alleged robber who stole money and items of value from local churches, including two in this neighborhood, has been arrested by Boston police and is now living behind bars where he ought to be. It is believed by police that the thief now residing in jail, broke into Saint Stephen’s and St. Leonard’s...
Obituaries 12-14-2010
Stephen Melamed Co-Owner of Bayside Betsy’s restaurant Stephen D. Melamed of Provincetown, formerly of Boston’s North End, died on December 6. He was 67 years old. A US Army Vietnam Era veteran, he and his wife co-owned Bayside Betsy’s restaurant . He was the beloved husband of Betsy (Rosenberg); father of Lori Melamed of...
Craft sale
Shown above and below North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) held its fourth Annual Craft Sale last Sunday in the Prado.
Crime flattens out in North End
In addition to announcing that the alleged North End Church bandit was apprehended, after being caught on video tape. Area A-1 Commanding Officer Captain Bernard O’Rourke told residents at a public safety meeting that crime in the area has increased slightly on a year to date basis. He also noted that over the last...
Church robber apprehended by Police
A homeless man, Richard Shiner 44 has been arrested and arraigned in Boston District Court for allegedly robbing an undisclosed amount of money and items from several churches including Saint Stephen’s and Saint Leonard’s in the North End. The robbery mysteries were resolved when Shiner was videotaped entering and exiting St. Leonard’s last week....
Old North Church resumes food program
Piccoli Regali (Little Gifts) has begun its third year hosted by the Old North Church until April 23, 2011. The program is neighbors helping neighbors by distributing small bags of food to North End residents on Saturdays to compensate for other food programs generally not available on weekends. Piccoli Regali is held at the...
Receiving what he deserved
The Boston City Council’s vote to expel their colleague Chuck Turner last week was the right thing to do. The 11-1 vote showed the resolve of the council, despite many of its members fretting that Turner was their friend and it was a difficult vote to make considering all he had done for his...
Dr. Johnson’s dilemma
Boston School Superintendent Carol Johnson is attempting to close down 13 Boston Public Schools and to combine five others in order to cut a more than $50 million deficit the Boston School Department is facing. Dr. Johnson’s gambit – to close schools that can no longer sustain themselves – is a step in the...
December 7, 1941
More than 60% of the nation was born after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. President Franklin Roosevelt called the attack despicable – a day that would live in infamy. As it turns out, the Japanese made a fatal mistake challenging the arsenal of democracy on that day 69 years...
Obituaries 12-06-2010
Leonard Tammaro Of Florida, formerly of the North End Leonard Tammaro of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, formerly of Boston’s North End and Revere, died on November 27 following a valiant battle with kidney failure. Born and raised in Boston’s North End, he graduated from Boston College High School and served in the U.S. Air Force....
A special day for the Previte Family
It was a great day in the life and times of the Previte Family of the North End recently when their newborn son Aidan Nicolo Previte was christened at St. Leonard’s Church by Father Antonio. It was a November 21 that will stand for the rest of Aidan’s life as a most special day. Shown...
Mother Anna’s receives a recognition award from NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee
NEWRA Clean Streets Committee recently presented John Caparella owner of Mother Anna’s on Hanover Street with their Good Neighbor Recognition Award for helping to keep the community clean by consistently cleaning the sidewalk and curb in front of his place of business. John told the Review he was honored to receive the recognition award....