Josette Scapicchio Member of St. Lucy’s Society of the North End Josette B. (Kaladjian) Scapicchio of Boston’s North End passed away at home with her family on May 17 after a long illness. Josette was a member of St. Lucy’s…
Inked
Bruin Milan Lucic visited the Boston Barber and Tattoo Company on Salem Street and got three tattoos in one night.
Another Public Hearing Set for Council Small Business Tax Bill
A two-percent increase on the sale of liquor has city business owners concerned about their customers going to other cities and towns to make purchases, crippling their sales. A Boston City Council meeting was held last week on the proposal…
Quest to Save North End Trees Underway
North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) President Ford Cavallari has asked the membership to take some sort of action and discuss possible measures they could undertake with the city to try and safeguard the neighborhood trees from being cut down by…
Home Invasion Suspect Arrested after Shooting Himself in the Foot
A violent home invasion and armed robbery occurred on Endicott Street in Boston’s North End May 23 around midnight. There were four men – one with a sawed-off shotgun and two with knives – according to police reports from a…
Drug Addiction/Recovery Report Issued
A collaboration between the City of Boston and the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation was formed last year to produce a study on the capacity of addiction and recovery services with demonstrated best practices. Last week, Mayor Martin J.…