By Phil Orlandella The arrival of Santa Claus by helicopter at Puopolo Park on Commercial Street will kick off the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) 46th annual Christmas Parade on Sunday, December 11 at 1 PM. (Rain date: December 18)…
Month: December 2016
North End Christmas Fund Luncheon
By Phil Orlandella Fillipo’s Ristorante Ballroom, 283 Causeway Street, North End will be the site of the annual North End Christmas Fund Luncheon on Thursday, December 15 at 12 noon. The holiday special event will benefit North End families and…
Boston Officials to Allow Self-Driving Vehicles
The City of Boston, in partnership with nuTonomy, will begin testing autonomous or self-driving cars in the Seaport District by the end of 2016. Governor Charlie Baker and Mayor Martin Walsh simultaneously approved the testing through executive orders. Once testing…
Lighting of Iconic Blue Trellis Kicks off Holiday Season
By Matt Conti The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) kicked off the holiday season with their traditional annual lighting of the park’s signature trellises on Monday, November 21st. Local businesses and neighbors support the efforts of FOCCP, the all-volunteer…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Some agencies looking to purchase nursing home There appears to be some positive things going on with the status of the North End Nursing Home on Fulton Street since the community and local elected officials expressed their…
Moving Forward
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh There’s no way around it: this has been a divisive national election. For many months, we have been following the presidential race, and in the early morning hours of November 9th, that race was finally…
High School Starting Hour-Change Not As Easy As ABCD
Boston High School students could be facing possible later starting times as early as 2018 based on a public hearing held by the Boston City Council to examine the pros and cons that a change could present. Parental support is…
Save Our North End Waterfront Group Awaits DEP Policy Change Ruling
The comment period relating to finalizing a temporary policy change in Boston Harbor by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has gone by the boards. If DEP makes the policy official, it would have a direct impact on a proposal…
Obituaries 11-29-2016
Pasquale Pennacchio Of the North End Pasquale Pennacchio of Boston’s North End passed away on November 16. Pasquale served his country admirably as a US Army veteran of World War II. He was the dear brother of Frank, Anthony and Ralph…