Boston Police Lieutenant of Detectives Chuck Wilson, a former North End resident, told residents at a recent Public Safety meeting that the investigation of the sexual assault near Garden Court was ongoing and there are possible suspects in the case.…
Month: September 2011
DiMasi Paying for His Mistakes
Sal DiMasi will be going away to prison for at least 8 years following his sentencing in Federal District Court last week. His 16 minute “I am a broken man†speech to the court before sentence was announced by Judge…
After the Memorial
Many of us are left with the palpable feeling that we are a good and decent nation, with a good and decent people, following the dignified nationwide slate of memorials that were held to commemorate the lives of the dead…
Sal DiMasi
The trials and tribulations of Sal DiMasi’s life are not so different from our own. We mean that all of us make decisions in our lives about how we will go forward in our lives. Sal made his and must…
Hanover Street Reprise?
Last Thursday marked the first time in its modern history that the entirety of Newbury Street was shut down to automobile traffic in order to host a fashion-fine automobile extravaganza. Herb Chambers, the automobile tycoon and fashion maven, showed what…
Obituaries 09-13-2011
Louis Ficociello North End resident Louis Ficociello of Boston’s North End died on September 5. He was 83 years old. He was the beloved son of the late Marietta “Mary†(DeAngelis) and Benigno “Benny†Ficociello; cherished brother of Teresa Storella…
Thank You, Whole Foods
ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) thanks Whole Foods Market on Cambridge Street for heading up the outstanding “Wish-List†fundraiser on Aug. 20 to increase supplies in the ABCD West End Emergency Food Pantry, located in the…
Q and A with Congressman Mike Capuano
Congressman Mike Capuano represents the North End. He remains, after all these years, outspoken, independent and avowedly wed to the needs of the voters of this district. The following is a Q&A with Congressman Capuano conducted earlier this week with…
The End of Summer
The summer of 2011 is easing itself into the history books. It will go down as a summer marked by deepening discontent over the national predicament – which is, simply put – it appears we’ve come nearly the end of…
Obituaries 09-06-2011
Rose Marie Veloso Of Medford, formerly of the North End Rose Marie T. (Palazzolo) Veloso of Medford, formerly of the North End of Boston, died on August 30. She was the beloved wife of the late Abilio E.; devoted mother…