The announcement on last Friday by Mayor Thomas Menino of the pending purchase of the building at 585 Commercial Street in the North End for a new K-8 school with an opening in 2016 certainly comes as good news to the many downtown families of the more than 2,000 school age children that have...
Full Print Edition
Obituaries 03-19-2013
Lucy Rago Of Everett, formerly of the North End Lucy A. (Bucchino) Rago of Everett, a former resident of Boston’s North End, died peacefully at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere. She was 96 years old. The daughter of the late Cosmo and Maria (DelVecchio) Bucchino, Lucy was born and raised in Boston’s...
The Hard Rock Café Held a Fundraiser for the St. John’s School
The Hard Rock Café held a fundraiser for the St. John’s School in the North End. Donations were greater than $20,000.00. Councilor LaMattina was in attendance.
Police to Pursue Charges Against Suffolk Student
Boston Police District A-1 Commanding Officer Captain Thomas Lee told North End residents at a Public Safety meeting that the City plans to move forward with the assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and resisting arrest that took place at 28 Fleet Street during a reported loud party. The Fleet Street...
Parcel 9 Proposals to Be Presented at Public Meeting
Two final proposers for the development of Parcel 9 located between John Fitzgerald Surface Road and Blackstone Street, adjacent to the Haymarket Pushcart Vendors, will present their responses to Addendum 3 of the Parcel 9 Request For Proposal (RFP) at an upcoming Advisory Committee meeting. The lot is currently vacant and there has been...
Tunnel Vent Building Rehab Meeting Set for March 27
Massachusetts Department of Transportation staff and the contractor for the Callahan Tunnel Vent Building (North Street) Rehabilitation Project will be at a public meeting to present the details and schedule of the project. The meeting will be held at the Nazzaro Community Center, 30 North Bennet Street on Wednesday, March 27 at 6pm. Besides...
North End Crime Statistics Continues to Drop
Once again the crime statistics have decreased in the North End according to a report issued by District A-1 Boston Police. Actually, during the first quarter, the district’s crime rate dropped 33%, the best numbers recorded in any other districts throughout the City, according to Commanding Officer Captain Thomas Lee. Representative Aaron Michlewitz at...
Student Jobs Are Important
Thousands of Boston students will be seeking jobs this summer and it appears that there will not be enough jobs to go around. Apparently the city’s budget cannot provide all the jobs needed for the amount of students expected to apply for them. The city will be heavily dependent on the private sector to...
Public Works Department Responsive to Community Suggestions
It’s not easy making everyone happy with developing something in the North End. However, it appears that the City of Boston Public Works Department (PWD) has done just that with its rehabilitation project at Bartlett Place a small area just off Salem Street. Following a public meeting to obtain suggestions from residents relating to...
Obituaries 03-12-2013
Frank Buscanera US Postal Service Retiree, Past Member of K of C of the North End Frank Buscanera of East Boston died on March 4. He was in his 87th year. A late employee of the US Postal Service, he was a past member of Knights of Columbus of the North End and St....
Residents Support Bartlett Place Plans
North End residents, including abutters, supported the Department of Public Works (DPW) plans for Bartlett Place at a public meeting last week. At a community meeting held September 11, 2012, residents explained what they didn’t want in the small area just off Salem Street. DPW presented new plans for the area that abuts some...
NEWNC Says No to Segway Proposal
By a unanimous 9-0 vote the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council voted to oppose a request by Frances Lauria for zoning relief to change the use of the property at 420 Commercial Street to include Segway rentals and retail of Segway accessories. Currently the use of the property is coded for a gas station, parking...
Not Afraid to Speak Her Mind
Two males, approximately in their twenties, reportedly verbally abused a North End senior when she asked them not to park in a handicap space in a housing project parking lot, according to an email sent to the Regional Review by the victim. Apparently both males were intoxicated six footers who gave the four foot,...
Local Non-profits Partner to Raise Money for Parks on Earth Day
Five local non-profits are partnering to create and promote “Give 5% for Earth Day” – a program asking local retailers to pledge five percent of their proceeds to Boston-area public parks on Earth Day, Monday, April 22. Charles River Conservancy, the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, The Esplanade Association (TEA), the Friends of the Public Garden...
RUFF is Wagging the Tail
RUFF (Responsible Urbanites For Fido) has become a viable North End community volunteer organization that is getting things accomplished in the neighborhood. In less than a year, RUFF has established itself as a community group that takes their responsibilities as dog owners seriously. The group has organized monthly Sunday morning parks and playgrounds clean-ups....
Group Leaders Doing the Job
North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) President Stephen Passacantilli and North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) President Jim Salini are doing and admirable job running their respective community group’s monthly meetings. The meetings are conducted in a professional manner and before everything is said and done, everyone is fully informed of the subject at hand, and...
Little League Registration is Now Underway at NEAA
The North End Athletic Association invites parents to register their children for the 2013 baseball season. This year our programs are bigger and better than ever. We will start early with practices, weather depending, and will have specialized practices by age groups for the Majors’ program. We are also adding scheduled practices and more games...
Opera Performance
The North End Music and Performing Art Center recently staged an opera performance. Shown in the photo are members of the cast. The group sang several well known arias from opera favorites.
Ruff March Activities Planned
Many local dog owners attended the RUFF monthly meeting held last week at the Nazzaro Community Center. The community group also held a park and playground monthly clean-up last Sunday morning starting at the Prado. The next clean-up project will be held on Sunday, March 24, same time, same meeting place. RUFF is working...
Full Agenda is Planned at Tonight’s ZLC Meeting
Tonight’s (February 26) North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee monthly meeting has a full agenda of requests to be discussed before they go to the full association meeting in March. Sandra Russo has applied to change the use of the first floor at LuLu’s Sweet Shoppe, 57 Salem Street to include...
ABCD Fuel Assistance Running on Empty
The North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center and parent company Boston ABCD have entered crisis mode. With a little over two months left in the federal fuel assistance program that helps thousands of North Enders heat their homes during the harsh winter months, federal fuel aid for this program has run out. With the...
North End Crime Continues to Decrease
Crime statistics in the North End were down 16% for the month of January 2013, compared to January 2012. This continues to be a downward trend since the community crime rate decrease 10% during 2012. The North End compiled the best percentage in crime reduction in the entire city. Much of the successful lowering...
Columbus Park Friends a Solid Force
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) is an outstanding all volunteer, non-profit organization comprised of North End and Waterfront neighbors that make the popular park a great place to visit and do things. FOCCP, over the course of the year, provides many free activities and events for everyone to enjoy and participate in. The...
Bingo for Prizes Supports Local Marathon Runner
BINGO was the lucky word at the Nazzaro Community Center as a benefit fundraiser was held to support a local Marathon runner who will run the 26.2 Boston Marathon route this April in support of the Red Sox Foundation. North End resident Maria Shea will participate in the 117th Boston Marathon honoring her dear...