Mayor Thomas Menino is again recovering from yet another operation. This time, it was to correct difficulties he was having with one of his knees. As the mayor said succinctly in a Boston Globe piece on his health over the…
Nightmare in Tuscon
It is being pieced together what exactly caused Jared Lee Loughner to kill six people and to wound 13 others at a public get-together for Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. We would like to think it was a simple insane act…
A Look Back
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…
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…