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MBTA Announces April Service Changes including the Blue Line + Commuter Rail
Service changes are taking place to support critical maintenance work near Boston College, Maintenance of Way work at Bowdoin, signal upgrade work at North Station, work [...]
Judge sentences former MGH medical assistant from East Boston to 9-12 years in prison for sexually assaulting patients
BOSTON, March 14, 2025 – Noting the “egregious character” of his crimes, a judge today sentenced Damien Knighton, the medical assistant convicted earlier this month [...]
Wu Claps Back At Capitol Hill “Bullies” With New Quality of Life Policies at State of City Address
After a brief intro from religious leaders and an original score by eighth-grader Mendez Pierre, Mayor Michelle Wu took the stage for her third annual [...]
BPD Officers Recover Firearm and Knives During Stop in East Boston involving Three Teenagers
From BPD News: On Monday, March 10, 2025, Officers assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) arrested 19-year-old Hamilton Navarro of Chelsea, MA, on firearm-related charges following [...]
MassDOT is looking to expand ferry service in the region – a new study will take place in East Boston
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that it has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure a [...]
Senate Approves 264 New Boston Alcohol Licenses – Get the details.
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 29, 2024…..Boston would gain more than 260 new alcoholic beverage licenses under a bill that cleared [...]
MBTA Announces Contactless Payments Starting August 1st
How convenient! Starting August 1, the MBTA will officially roll out contactless payment at all of its fare gates, buses, and Green [...]
BPD officers visit Little Adventures and La Vaca Lola daycare centers in East Boston
We love this! BPD in the neighborhood! See press release below via BPD News! What a delightful day it was [...]
Brody Byrne, Age 7, is competing in the Ultimate Mullet Competition to benefit Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors
Business in the front, party in the back. 7-year-old Brody Byrne from South Boston is competing in the Ultimate Mullet [...]
Boston 2024 – The Olympics Games that Never Were
Did we dodge a bullet? Right now, in the neighborhood, it would be like St. Patrick’s Day weekend or a [...]
City of Boston Announces New Neighborhood Liaison for East Boston – Meet Roberto Gomez
Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced new staff in the Office of Neighborhood Services, including Roberto Gomez as the East Boston Liaison. The Office of Neighborhood Services [...]
Could this be end of days? Global Tech Outage Grounds Flights, Knocks Banks, Hospitals Offline, plus the Mind Body and Starbucks app
Good grief. Is this the beginning of the end? On Friday, the world woke up to a large tech outage that grounded flights, knocked banks [...]
City of Boston Launches Boston Rodent Action Plan – Get the details.
BOSTON – Wednesday, July 17, 2024 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the launch of the Boston Rodent Action Plan (BRAP), a new coordinated, multi-agency initiative to mitigate the rodent population [...]
BPD Missing Person Alert: 29-Year-Old Jeffrey Cooper of East Boston
BPD Missing Person Alert: The Boston Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in efforts to locate 29-year-old Jeffrey Cooper of East Boston. Jeffrey was [...]
Boston City Councilors to Host Emergency Town Hall Regarding Quality of Life and Safety Concerns Related to Motorcycles, Mopeds, and Unlicensed Vehicles
An Emergency Town Hall with Boston City Councilors Regarding Quality of Life and Safety Concerns Related to Motorcycles, Mopeds, and Unlicensed Vehicles will take place on Thursday, [...]
Sex and the City: City Council is Proposing that Rats Go on Birth Control
Yes, rat birth control is a thing. The City of Boston has a rat situation. Rodent infestation has been a problem in neighborhoods across the city [...]