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East Boston Officers Arrest Suspect After Person with a Knife Call
About 7:23 PM, on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, officers assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) responded to the area of 131 Orleans Street for a [...]
We Did It, Eastie— Street Cleaning Season Is (Basically) Over!
Love it or hate it, Street cleaning ends November 30th. Give yourselves a round of applause and pat on the back, East Boston — we [...]
Residents Say Eastie Intersection Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
If you’ve ever driven through the intersection of Bennington Street and Brooks Street, you already know—it’s stressful out there. Neighbors say the setup is beyond [...]
Why You Should Be Watching Ken Burns’ New Documentary The American Revolution
Ken Burns has a new PBS documentary — The American Revolution — and if you live in Boston, it’s worth adding to your watch list. The six-part [...]
No Boston Calling in 2026—Music Festival Takes a Break
Well, it’s official—Boston Calling is hitting pause in 2026. After this year’s event at Harvard Athletic Complex this past Memorial [...]
Summer Mixtape: Dear Summer Vol. 3 brought to you by the City of Boston
Listen BOSTON – Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Office of Tourism, Sports [...]
Annual Beaches Water Quality Report Card – East Boston Edition 2025 season
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay has released its 2024 Beach Season Water Quality Report Card! This year’s report card uses [...]
Blue Line Blues: Service Stalls Again After Nine-Day Shutdown
It was a rough Monday for Eastie commuters. Just hours after the Blue Line was supposed to bounce back from [...]
Two women pulled from the water near Plum Island have died, including one from East Boston
According to officials, two women who were pulled unresponsive from the Merrimack River by fishermen off Plum Island in Newburyport have [...]
HVNA Says “No Thanks” to Proposed Bennington Street Restaurant
At their latest meeting, the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) made it official—they’re not on board with a proposed restaurant [...]
Off the Runway and Onto the Grass: JetBlue Flight Skids at Logan
It was a bumpy end to the journey for JetBlue Flight 312, coming in from Chicago on Thursday afternoon. After landing at Logan Airport, the [...]
$2M Winning Scratch Ticket Sold In East Boston
Talk about a life-changing gift! A Georgia woman visiting family in East Boston got a surprise of a lifetime when a scratch ticket from her [...]
Teen charged with firearm possession, brandishing knife at MBTA bus driver in East Boston
BOSTON, June 3, 2025 – A 15-year-old from Boston is facing several firearm and assault charges in Chelsea Juvenile Court after throwing a lighter and [...]
Body found near Mary Ellen Greenway Trail on Tuesday Morning
NBC10 is reporting that a female's body was found near a trail in East Boston on Tuesday morning. According to BPD, there were no signs [...]
Sinkhole in Eastie – MBTA Blue Line Service Suspension
A sinkhole formed on the Byron Street Bridge in East Boston on Monday evening, prompting a temporary suspension of MBTA Blue Line service between Airport [...]
Tree Eastie Awarded $50K Grant to Launch Community Fruit Tree Program – Find out how you can participate!
Big news is taking root in East Boston—literally. Tree Eastie, the grassroots nonprofit dedicated to greening our neighborhood one tree at a time, just received [...]