The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s annual ParkARTS participatory program sponsored by Holly Bruce is pleased to announce the return of its series of arts workshops giving children the opportunity to express their creativity while working on fun projects with…
Month: June 2019
Greenway Happenings
Celebrate World Oceans Day The Greenway Conservancy and the New England Aquarium held a World Oceans Day to learn more about eliminating plastic waste to help save our oceans. A giant inflatable whale, Calvin, was part of the event. Coolidge…
Community News
Lawn Games at Columbus Park From July 20 to September 14, Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) will conduct lawn games on the West lawn. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. Sunday Night Movies at Columbus Park Sunday…
News And Notes
Mayor Names Census Committee Well in advance of the 2020 Census, Mayor Martin Walsh has announced the complete count committee comprised of 20 people. The group is made up of sector leaders that will work to ensure that all Boston…
Tigers Claw Their Way to NEAA Baseball 2019 Championship
Winning the first two games of the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) Major League playoff series the Tigers captured the 2019 North End Championship. Led by coaches John Pezzuto and Jon Larson, the Tigers swept the 2018 champs the Regional…
Nazzaro Center Offers Seniors Advice on Gambling
“Many would agree that our senior citizens are the most vulnerable when it comes to gambling,†Boston Center for Youth and Families (BCYF) Nazzaro Community Center Administrative Coordinator Steven Siciliano suggests. “Now that a new casino has open, the Nazzaro…
Our National Disgrace At the Border
Hundreds of migrant children have been transferred out of a filthy Border Patrol station in Texas where they had been detained for weeks without access to soap, clean clothes or adequate food, the authorities confirmed on Monday, — The New…
Guest Op-Ed: Celebrate Your Community on Independence Day
By Quint Studer As I go about my work of helping communities revitalize and reinvent themselves, I often get to see the best of America and I’m reminded that the foundations that built this country are still just as important…
Opinion
All Roads Lead to City Hall A major challenge still remains for many North End residents on how to keep senior programs available in the Bath House when the Nazzaro Community Center is moved to another location. Currently, it appears…
Obituaries 06-27-2019
Joseph ‘Joe D’ DiFronzo Of the North End Joseph “Joe D†DiFronzo of Boston’s North End passed away surrounded by his family on June 22. He was the beloved son of the late Joseph and Edith (Tramonte) DiFronzo, loving husband…