This year’s Esplanade Fourth of July celebration will likely be one of the largest in recent years. The combination of great music and fireworks, hundreds of thousands of people joining together and entertainment beyond compare – and all of this…
Author: North End Regional Review Staff
Obituaries 07-03-2012
Pietro Trombetta North End Resident Pietro Trombetta of Boston’s North End died on June 25. He was 86 years old. He was the cherished son of the late Maria (DeSantis) and Domenico Trombetta; loving husband of Gilda (Indiciani) Trombetta; beloved…
Mayor Holds Coffee Hour/ Dedicates Tot Lot
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino was in the North End last week holding his annual Coffee Hour and dedication of the new Tot Lot in DiFilippo Playground on Prince Street.
A Time to Punish and a Time to Forgive
Recent news that the North End’s Sal DiMasi has been diagnosed by prison doctors with stage four cancer is sobering and depressing at the same time. It is more depressing than sobering. It makes the tragedy and the reality of…
Pedicab Tour
There are walking tours, bicycle tours, Segway tours through the North End, now there are Pedi Cab tours as well.
More Police or Not?
There seems to be a split decision among those in the neighborhood who attended the monthly Public Safety meeting with Boston Police Captain Thomas Lee about whether or not more police presence is needed in the North End. Major crime…
Scenes from NEAA Baseball Clinic
The North End Athletic Association (NEAA) has several baseball programs scheduled each spring. One of these programs is the Baseball Clinic for four-year olds, conducted by NEAA President and Clinic Director Dom Campochiaro, North End’s Mr. Baseball. Each Saturday morning,…
Obituaries 06-19-2012
John Francis Gambale Lifelong North End Resident John Francis Gambale, a lifelong resident of Boston’s North End, died on June 12. He was 94 years old. He is survived by his brother, Enrico Gambale and his wife, Ida of Roslindale;…
Crime Watch or Not?
There is a bit of interest in the neighborhood being expressed by North End residents for a Neighborhood Watch. In the first instance, such an organization gives those who want to participate the opportunity to work with neighbors and the…
Obituaries 06-12-2012
Anthony Luisi Of Stoneham, formerly of the North End Anthony D. Luisi of Stoneham, formerly of The North End of Boston, died on June 6. A past member Assunta Lodge, Knights of Columbus of the North End, he was the…