The Greenway Conservancy is seeking volunteers to help keep the park looking beautiful. Sign up to work with the Horticultural crew in the park or become a park docent helping visitors find their way. Volunteers will meet on Wednesday, July…
Author: North End Regional Review Staff
Prezza Hit by Fire; Closed for Repairs
Prezza has been a strong restaurant presence in the North End for 11 years, so when the popular eatery was hit by a one-alarm fire early Monday morning, its storied existence came to an abrupt but not complete stop. Boston…
Prezza Closed for Repairs; Rapid BFD Saves Da
A one alarm fire as fires go is not a big thing. But when the one alarm fire is on Fleet Street in the North End, the rough equivalent of the army, navy and air force is sent out to…
Obituaries 07-17-2012
Lucia ‘Lucy’ Costello Family formerly owned North End Shoe Factory Lucia “Lucy” (Barbati) Costello, a lifelong resident of Chelsea, died on July 4 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford after a brief illness. She was 94 years…
Good Places to Eat While Enjoying Free Summer Events
Around the city, all summer long, free events invite us to grab a picnic and spend a few hours enjoying a concert, movie, play, or festival. As you plan to take advantage of these opportunities, here are a few places…
The Heat, the Humidity, the Dead of Summer; Nothing Keeps Visitors Away from North End
It is for all intents and purposes the dead of summer – that wonderful moment in the New England weather cycle when there is just as much summer in front of us as already behind. In neighborhoods like the North…
Naming Public Places in Return for Payment
The T has decided to sell naming rights for its various stations throughout the city in order to bring in more income. It is probably bad public policy to begin naming our public places for a price to virtually any…
Commentary by Phil Orlandella
Martignetti a Baseball Giant Volunteers make the North End Athletic Association click. They are the heart and soul of the non-profit community organization that has been providing programs for North End residents for over 50 years. One of those volunteers,…
Obituaries 07-10-2012
Philip DeMinico North End Resident Philip E. DeMinico of Boston’s North End died on June 27. He was 90 years old. He leaves his loving sister, Edith F. Sorrenti of Medford, many dear nieces and nephews and several loving friends.…
Coffee Hour
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is shown giving out free plants to local residents at his Coffee Hour in the North End at DiFilippo Playground.