All ages walked as one at the 2015 World Labyrinth Day on the Greenway
Month: June 2015
Lewis Wharf Developer Launches New Plan
Developer JW Capital Partners has filed a letter of intent for a new 300-room hotel project at Lewis Wharf on Boston’s North End waterfront. The proposal would include two new hotel buildings connected by a glass lobby along with a…
Grand Opening:Nick Varano’s New Rina’s Pizzeria & Cafe
 It’s time to fire up the pizza oven for this week’s grand opening of Rina’s Pizzeria & Cafe. Located next to the original Strega North End, Rina’s is the latest creation by Nick Varano and The Varano Group. The address…
When We Get Behind Closed Doors
Behind closed doors, the North End/Waterfront Association Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) elected its officers. Philip Frattaroli was reelected President, Ryan Kenny Vice President, John Pregmon Secretary and Marie Simboli Sergeant At Arms. They also decided, with the doors closed to the…
Opinion
NEWNC totally disregards abutters’ concerns The North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) was elected by residents to represent their interests and concerns, not their personal opinion on each issue that goes before them. Case in point, every abutter to a proposal…
Love in the Lab
Kerfuffle. Brouhaha, contretemps, a wrangle, rumpus, melee, a ruckus, a to-do. It is curious that some of the best words in the English language describe a commotion, a disturbance, a fuss. My big American Heritage dictionary, published in 2000, strangely…
Head Start Celebrates 50 of Service
Head Start, a program of Action of Boston Community recently celebrated fifty years (1965-2015) of providing low-income children and their families on the path to success in school and life. Head Start has served tens of thousands of children from…
St. John School Celebrates 120 Years of Service
Saint John Parochial School in the North End has celebrated 120 years of quality teaching and neighborhood commitment. For well over a century St. John School has provided education and social skills to thousands of students and many out of…
Columbus High School Graduates Celebrate 70th Anniversary
 The Christopher Columbus High School Class of 1957 sponsored a Commemorative Mass at St. Leonard Church in the North End on Sunday, May 31st. The Mass was followed by an informal gathering in the Church hall with coffee and…
District A-1Boston Police Praised at Community Meeting
District A-1 Boston Police Commanding Officer Ken Fong updated residents on the 77 Endicott Street home invasion where a white male from Somerville accidentally shot himself in the foot with a shotgun while leaving the scene. Two local residents that…