• North End August 27, 2024 4:50 pm

    Restaurateur Nick Varano shares a few Italian dishes & talks San Gennaro Feast

    Get your forks and dancing shoes ready! Boston restaurateur Nick Varano shows some of the hearty Italian dishes and entertainment you can expect at the annual Feast of San Gennaro coming up in the North End. Proceeds from the event will to The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation which helps support people and families affected by autism.  ...

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  • Patrick Mendoza in a Boston court for a hearing Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.
    North End July 26, 2024 3:13 pm

    Restaurant owner charged in North End shooting last year pleads guilty

    The owner of a restaurant charged in a shooting last year near a popular bakery in Boston’s North End has pleaded guilty. Patrick Mendoza pleaded guilty in Suffolk Superior Court to charges of assault and battery attempt with a firearm, armed assault to murder, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, illegal possession of ammunition and carrying a firearm without...

  • Patrick Mendoza in a Boston court for a hearing Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.
    North End June 10, 2024 6:06 pm

    North End restaurant owner charged in shooting last year cut his GPS monitor, police say

    The owner of a North End restaurant charged in connection with a shooting last year near a popular bakery was arrested again over the weekend, according to police. Patrick Mendoza, 55, cut off his GPS monitor Saturday because he was “tired and sick of it,” a Boston police report reads. Mendoza had been wearing the anklet since posting $10,000 cash…

  • North End April 24, 2024 12:57 pm

    Man arrested in North End hit-and-run crash

    A driver was arrested after allegedly plowing his car into another vehicle in Boston’s North End. It happened Tuesday night at Commercial and Hanover streets. The driver who was hit was not hurt. The man responsible for the crash fled the scene and was later arrested. He’s been identified as Paul Driscoll. Multiple witnesses told police they saw him...

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    North End February 17, 2024 4:01 pm

    Masked would-be robber caught scaling fire escape in North End, Boston police say

    A man in a ski mask was arrested in Boston’s North End on Saturday after being spotted climbing a fire escape Saturday morning, police said. Officers spotted the man, dressed all in black, after receiving a report of a person climbing the fire escape near the intersection of Cooper and Lynn streets, Boston police said. They told the man...

  • Boston, MA – July 27: People dine at Scopa on Hanover Street in the North End of Boston, where outdoor dining patios hog the streets, on July 27, 2021. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
    North End January 11, 2024 12:39 pm

    North End business owners seek jury trial over outdoor dining dispute

    Business owners in Boston’s North End are requesting a jury trial for their lawsuit against the city of Boston due to fees for outdoor dining in the neighborhood. According to legal documents, they are alleging that there is “unequal, unfair, and discriminatory treatment of Italian restaurants in Boston’s North End in its administration and operation of the City’s outdoor...

  • North End January 3, 2024 11:32 pm

    Boston says goodbye to the Connah Store

    If you’ve walked past the corner of Hanover and Parmenter streets in the North End, you may have stopped by a corner store with a decidedly Boston name. “Everyone knows the Connah Store,” said Paula Noukas, who runs food tours in the North End. For 31 years, the Connah Store has been the spot in a neighborhood that cherishes its…

  • Patrick Mendoza in a Boston court for a hearing Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.
    North End November 1, 2023 3:20 pm

    Suspect in North End shooting held without bail

    A North End restaurant owner is being held without bail after a shooting in a popular bakery in Boston. 54-year-old Patrick Mendoza faces multiple charges including carrying a firearm without an FID card, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault to murder, witness intimidation, and possession of…

  • Patrick Mendoza in a Boston court for a hearing Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.
    Boston August 4, 2023 5:45 pm

    North End shooting: New allegations surface at restaurant owner's court date

    New allegations against a North End restaurant owner charged in a shooting near a popular bakery last month are under investigation, prosecutors said Friday at a court hearing in Boston. It’s the latest twist in the case of Patrick Mendoza, a co-owner and former manager of Monica’s Trattoria who was wanted for eight days before being arrested in the...

  • North End August 3, 2023 11:21 am

    Monica's Trattoria ownership transferred; restaurant hopes to open this weekend

    The Boston Licensing Board granted a petition on Wednesday to change the manager on record at Monica’s Trattoria, as its former owner faces serious charges in connection with a shooting incident in the North End neighborhood. Amanda McQueen, who previously served as assistant manager, was approved to be the new manager on record during a licensing board hearing held...

  • North End July 26, 2023 2:19 pm

    North End restaurant owner charged in shooting incident appears in court

    The owner of a North End restaurant who is facing charges for a shooting incident in the same neighborhood earlier this month appeared in court on Wednesday, a day after the Boston Licensing Board suspended the business’s license to serve food and liquor. Patrick Mendoza faced a judge for a dangerousness hearing on Wednesday. He is facing several charges,...

  • North End July 25, 2023 3:39 pm

    Liquor, food license suspended at North End restaurant as owner faces charges

    The City of Boston’s Licensing Board suspended Monica’s Trattoria’s liquor and food license during a hearing on Tuesday morning. This comes as its owner finds himself facing criminal charges over a shooting incident in the North End neighborhood a couple of weeks ago, according to Mayor Michelle Wu’s office. The suspension, made based off a citation for failure of...

  • Boston July 21, 2023 11:27 pm

    North End restaurant owner arrested after shooting

    A restaurant owner who was on the run after allegedly shooting at another man in Boston’s North End last week is now in custody.

  • Boston July 21, 2023 11:16 am

    North End restaurant owner arrested after shooting

    Patrick Mendoza, the North End restaurant owner wanted in last week’s shooting that left a bullet hole in the front of a Hanover Street business, has been arrested, according to Boston police.

  • North End July 21, 2023 11:53 pm

    North End restaurant owner wanted in shooting arrested after 8-day search

    Patrick Mendoza, the North End restaurant owner wanted in last week’s shooting at another person that left a bullet hole in the front of a popular pastry shop, was arrested, Boston police said Friday. He appeared in court Friday and was held without bail. Not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf on charges of assault to murder, assault...

  • North End July 18, 2023 7:08 am

    North End restaurant owner wanted for attempted murder after shooting outside Modern Pastry

    North End restaurant owner Patrick Mendoza is still on the run, wanted for attempted murder, after police say he opened fire in the neighborhood last week. NBC 10 Boston is now learning more about the man he allegedly fired at, and according to court documents, it is a man Mendoza had been feuding with for years.  Boston police said surveillance…

  • North End July 15, 2023 12:07 am

    Boston police search for man wanted in North End shooting

    Police in Boston say they are looking for a man wanted in a shooting at Modern Pastry in the North End. The Boston Police Department is asking for the public to help find 54-year-old Patrick Mendoza of Boston. Shots were fired Wednesday night, leaving a bullet hole in a window of Modern Pastry. Police said Mendoza was wanted on charges…

  • North End July 13, 2023 11:22 am

    Accused serial rapist Matthew Nilo pleads not guilty to 7 new charges

    The New Jersey attorney was indicted last month on seven charges, including rape, aggravated rape and sexual assault.

  • Matthew Nilo in court on Thursday, July 13, 2023.
    North End July 13, 2023 6:02 pm

    Woman tackled 2 different times in North End sexual assault spree, prosecutors say

    A New Jersey lawyer is accused of attacking one woman twice within two weeks as part of a string of sexual assaults he’s accused of about 15 years ago in Boston, prosecutors said Thursday. Matthew Nilo was in court in Boston to face new charges over five attacks on four women in the city’s historic North End between 2007 and…

  • North End July 13, 2023 11:19 am

    North End's Modern Pastry hit by apparent bullet

    Investigators with BPD were seen overnight looking into an incident along Hanover Street. An area was blocked off by police tape as authorities conducted their investigation.

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