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BOSTON – AUGUST 25, 2023 – The following is a public health warning related to a recent sewage discharge, also known as a combined sewer overflow (CSO). State regulations require local public health departments to provide notice to [...]

MBTA Transit Police are looking for a "gentleman" who kissed a woman on the Blue Line on August 12th around 11pm between State Street and Wonderland stations. According to Universal [...]

Thanks to a generous donor and the efforts of open space advocates, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department's Urban Forestry Division recently oversaw the relocation of three dogwood trees that had [...]

Last week the City of Boston announced a new pilot initiative, Boston Delivers, an e-cargo bike delivery program. It’s officially launching in September in Allston to make deliveries to and [...]

Universal Hub is reporting that around 10am on Sunday morning, the Blue Line had delays thanks to a group of kids smashing train windows with their feet. The vandalized train [...]

From BPD News: At about 7:01 PM, on Thursday, August 17, 2023, officers assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) arrested Melvyn Najarro, 22, of Chelsea, on firearm related charges. Officers were [...]

Bullying in the Boston City Council is evidently a problem that City Council President Ed Flynn would like to nip in the bud. Last week Flynn held State Ethics Training and [...]

The City of Boston and the Boston Public Library just launched a menstrual equity pilot program, offering free menstrual products at six neighborhood libraries....including East Boston!  The pilot will offer [...]

Oh boy…. The past several months have been a PR nightmare for the Boston City Council.  First, it was City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo admitting to committing a state ethic violation and agreeing [...]

Melissa Beltran named Jamaica Plain liaison and Manuela Villa Gomez as the East Boston liaison. BOSTON - Friday, July 21, 2023 - Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Melissa Beltran as [...]