The North End

01/08/2021

The time has come after twelve terrific years of community news to say goodbye to NorthEndWaterfront.com. For the reasons noted in my initial announcement, I have put off this day many times driven by the enthusiasm of our passionate readership. Yet, the realities of our internal limits and the dras...

01/07/2021

The North End/Waterfront Residents Association (NEWRA) will host their January meeting on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The Association will vote on two items—the first is a purchase and transfer of an all alcohol beverages license to Nando Trattoria, opening at 391-395 Hanover St...

01/07/2021

Anna (Ciampa) Guarino, 81, a lifelong resident of Boston’s North End, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2021. She was born in Montefalcione, Avellino, Italy, a daughter of the late Gaetano and Antonietta (D’Amore) Ciampa. She was a devote Catholic and a member of St. Leonard Church Choir, lo...

01/06/2021

A few weeks ago, Anthony Riccio sent me this picture taken in the North End and asked if I could identify the men. Anthony is writing a book about the North End that will be published later this year. The book will consist of pictures and interviews collected by Anthony when he worked at the Read Mo...

01/05/2021

The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, January 11, 2021, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. In addition to the monthly committee reports, the council will hear one petition to change the legal occupancy at 81 Prince Street from a four-unit residential dwell...

01/05/2021

Today is Tuesday, January 5 and last week Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend Camila Morrone were spotted at Table Mercato in the North End picking up an Italian feast for New Years Eve, read more on People.com. Here’s what else you need to know for today… Notable News: ‘He was asking a lot o...

01/05/2021

Check out the residential closings in the North End / Waterfront area during the month of December 2020. Selling Price Address Sq. Ft. Price/Sq.Ft. Beds Baths One Bedrooms: $527,000 480 Commercial Street 542 $972 1 1 $570,000 440 Hanover Street 672 $848 Read More...

01/05/2021

Joseph P. Sablone, 89, of Revere, born and raised in the Boston’s North End, passed away peacefully of January 3, 2021. He was born in Boston a son of the late Enrico and Angelina (Luongo) Sablone. Joe was the manager for Martignetti Liquors for 60 years and co-owner of Fulton Realty with his wife...

01/03/2021

01/01/2021

Sophie A. (DeFeo) Mercadante of Boston’s North End passed away on December 29, 2020.  She is the loving daughter of the late Raffaele and Maria (Carifio) DeFeo. Beloved wife of the late Joseph “Pino” Mercadante. Adored mother of Ralph Mercadante of the North End. Cherished grandmother of U...

01/01/2021

Today is Friday, January 1 and did you know that the annual ball drop in Times Square used to happen daily in Boston and other US coastal cities? The daily occurrence was to help mariners calibrate their shipboard clocks, vital to determining their location once at sea, read more on Universal Hub. N...