What a difference a week makes. Last week, visitors to the North End were shown eating and talking at outdoor tables on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. This week, those tables are absolutely empty and no one has a thought of sitting…
Author: North End Regional Review Staff
Martin Luther King’s Birthday
Had he not been cut down by an assassin’s bullet in 1968, Martin Luther King would have been 83 this week. For those of us old enough to remember, MLK was in his prime when this nation was racially divided,…
Obituaries 01-17-2012
Lt. Col Joseph Ciampa (Ret.) Air Force Officer and Educator Lt. Col. Joseph J. Ciampa (retired) born in the North End of Boston on October 24, 1932, died at home surrounded by his family on January 7 after a brief…
Lamattina Heads City Casino Comm.
On January 2, City Councilor Sal LaMattina was sworn in to another term as Ward I City Councilor. After the swearing in it was announced by At-Large City Councilor Stephen Murphy, who was elected to another term as Council President,…
A January Quite Unlike Any Other in Recent Times
Saturday afternoon, the temperature rose into the 50’s, the sun shined brightly and it was genuinely warm – for the first week of January. Thousands toured the North End over the weekend without snow or ice or Arctic cold getting…
The Patriots
Many of the national sports mavens and experts do not give the Patriots much of a chance to make it to the Super Bowl. For the record, if the Pats don’t make it to the Superbowl this year, their stellar…
Obituaries 01-10-2012
Margaret Prato Of Revere, formerly of the North End Margaret (Bentivegna) Prato of Revere, formerly of Boston’s North End, died on December 3. She was in her 92nd year. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Prato; loving…
A Food Resolution
Editor’s note: Recently Chef Raymond Gillespie brought Salumeria Italiana (151 Richmond Street) to a cooking class at Boston Center for Adult Education. In a lively, interactive, hands-on class, Chef Raymond and the students made Polenta with Cacciatore Sauce, Asparagus Risotto,…
Crime Statistics Down for 2011
Area A-1, which includes Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown North End and downtown, saw an approximately 13-percent reduction in violent and property crimes by year’s end as compared to 2010, according to Boston Police. Between Jan. 1 and Dec. 26 of…
Development Will Continue
The North End is poised for another solid year of development and investment. There remains in this neighborhood a great number of older properties owned by longtime North End families which have not yet been rehabbed. In addition, the number…