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…
Author: North End Regional Review Staff
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…
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…
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…
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 [email protected]. All items must be new and latex-free for use in the hospital. …
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…