Frances Valvo Boston resident Frances M. (Cascio) Valvo of Boston died on October 16. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul Valvo; loving mother of Michael Valvo of Haverhill; sister of Salvatore Cascio of Medford. A memorial mass…
Month: November 2010
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Pagliuca’s Restaurant owner/chef Joe Pagliuca prepares some delicious Italian food at his Parmenter Street eatery. The restaurant has been recently expanded and attracts many customers including regulars like the Haymarket Pushcart Association Lunch Bunch.
NEWNC supports Brico’s expansion
The North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) pitched two 10-0 shut-outs at their recent monthly meeting at the Nazzaro Community Center. Council members voted 10-0 to support a request by Frank DePasquale owner of the property at 241 Hanover Street to…
LaMattina/Arroyo hold Veterans Services Hearings
On the Monday before Veterans Day, Boston City Councilors Sal LaMattina and Felix G. Arroyo held a hearing at City Hall to ensure Boston veterans are provided with a safe and healthy environment when returning home from Iraq or Afghanistan.…
DA Conley discusses bullying issues with local students
North End Against Drugs (NEAD), North End Community Health Center and District Attorney Dan Conley recently teamed up to advise 200 students from St. John and the Eliot Schools about bullying at St. John’s Hall. Assistant DA Gerry Stewart and…
Nazzaro Center Small Fry League underway
Small Fry Basketball is underway at the Nazzaro Community Center with four teams competing. This very popular basketball league officially got into action on October 30 and will run through March 12 when the championship game will take place. Starting…
Menino shows strength, common sense on crucial issues
Last week, Boston’s mayor showed why he remains relevant after all these years to the vast majority of residents living and working in this city. First, he issued a major statement indicating that he will be going to the State…
Obituaries 11-15-2010
Helen Pozniak GE retiree Helen L. (Yuknevich) Pozniak, a retired secretary, died early Thursday morning at the Winchester Hospital after a brief illness. She was 89 years old. Born in Boston’s North End, she was the beloved daughter of the…
Teens raise funds to battle Breast Cancer
Members of the Nazzaro Community Center Teen Program, under the direction of one of the parents Captain Roseann Romano, spent the better part of October planning a fundraiser for the "Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure" endeavor to…
Crime rises a little in North End
Boston Police Area A-1 Commanding Officer Bernard O’Rourke and Sergeant Tom Lema told residents at last week’s NEWNC Public Safety meeting that year to date there were 50 more crimes committed in the North End than last year. However, the…