Back in the 60s and 70s, the comb played an important role in the North End as depicted by the two young men shown above. Being well groomed anddapper was the norm back in the good old days, especially on…
Author: North End Regional Review Staff
DeFilippo Park Topic of Discussion at Committee Meeting
By Phil Orlandella NEWRA Parks and Open Spaces Committee has moved its public meeting from Tuesday, January 4 to Tuesday January 11 to hopefully attract more residents to discuss the rehabilitation of DeFilippo Park on Prince Street. The Committee for…
BWSC neighborhood meetings
By Phil Orlandella Representatives from the Boston Water and Sewer Commission will be in the North End at the North End Library to assist their customers in a wide-range of categories. Meetings will be held at the library 25 Parmenter…
Ringing in 2011
New Year’s Eve was a big win for restaurant, café and shop owners of every kind in the North End. The North End was host to large and boisterous crowds as the New Year’s Eve partying got underway. Overall, North…
Resolutions
During this, the first week of the New Year, many of us will attempt to keep resolutions made in the heat of the moment shortly before the clock struck midnight over the weekend. Resolutions, as we have come to understand…
Obituaries 01-04-2011
Salvatore Amoroso Past member of Mariners House of The North End Salvatore J. Amoroso of East Boston died on December 23. A US Merchant Marine veteran of World War II, he was a Life Member of the DAV and a past member of the Mariners…
NEAA Christmas Parade Best Ever
-By Phil Orlandella Hundreds of local residents, families and friends turned out for the traditional NEAA North End Christmas Parade which saw the arrival of Santa Claus by helicopter at Puopolo Park on Commercial Street. The 40th annual holiday event…
Out with the Old, in with the New
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…
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…
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…