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Election Day is Tuesday – Here are some reminders.
The Boston Election Department is reminding voters that Election Day (Preliminary) is Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 – polls are open between 7am-8pm. You’ll be voting for Mayor of Boston, City [...]
City of Boston Announces Spooky Streets Grant Program
BOSTON — Friday, September 5, 2025 — Today, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Community Engagement Cabinet’s Office of Civic Organizing announced applications are now open for the Spooky [...]
Tania Fernandes Anderson sentenced to one month in prison for kickback scandal
Former City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was sentenced to one month in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and $13,000 in restitution on Friday, [...]
BPD Community Alert: Beware of Cell Phone Bandits
BPD Community Alert:Â The Boston Police Department is alerting the community about a series of recent cell phone thefts occurring after individuals leave nightclubs and bars [...]
New Year’s Shooting in East Boston on Marion Street
Live Boston is reporting that BPD is investigating a shooting that took place on Wednesday night, leaving a man with [...]
City of Boston Announces First Night Safety Preparations – Get the details
New Year’s Eve celebration returning to City Hall Plaza BOSTON – Monday, December 30, 2024 – Today, Mayor Michelle Wu, [...]
MBTA Service Line Changes in January – get the details.
BOSTON – The MBTA today announced service changes in January on the Silver, Orange, Red, Newburyport/Rockport, and Haverhill lines. The [...]
East Boston man facing dozen of animal cruelty charges
BOSTON, December 19, 2024 – A 27-year-old man was arraigned today in East Boston BMC on a dozen animal cruelty [...]
BPD in the Community: Young East Boston Resident Receives Early Holiday Gift
The Boston Police Department is proud to share a heartwarming moment from District A-7 (East Boston), where Captain Bickerton and [...]
BPD Missing Person Alert: 61-Year-Old Elba Portillo, of East Boston
BPD Missing Person Alert: The Boston Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in efforts to locate 61-year-old Elba Portillo, of [...]
Something smells: Gas-Like Odor in the Neighborhood
Do you smell that? If you were out and about in Chelsea, East Boston, or Winthrop on Wednesday, you might have noticed something…off. A pungent [...]
Beware of Package Bandits in the Neighborhood – some helpful tips
Community PSA ‘Tis the season for lots of packages getting stolen from stoops and doorways in the neighborhood.  Evidently, suspects follow the delivery trucks and [...]
Tragedy Strikes in Chelsea: Woman Fatally Shot by Estranged Husband
In a heartbreaking incident that has shaken the community, a woman was fatally shot by her estranged husband on Friday morning in Chelsea. The victim, [...]
Boston Just Got a Little More Fun for All Families: Mayor Wu Unveils Boston Family Days
Mayor Michelle Wu is making Boston an even better place for families to grow, explore, and thrive! Today, the Mayor announced Boston Family Days, a remarkable expansion [...]
Firearm Recovered in East Boston by the Drug Control Unit
At about 5:00 PM, on Monday, December 2, 2024, members of the Drug Control Unit assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) arrested Jonathan Mejia, 28, of [...]
Multiple people became sick on flights into Logan, prompting officials to alert CDC as a cautionary measure.
On Sunday, two flights came into Logan International Airport carrying multiple people who became sick, causing Massport officials to alert the US Centers for Disease [...]
