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  MBTA Announces June Service Changes
BOSTON – The MBTA today announced service changes in June on the Orange, Red, Green, Blue, Framingham/Worcester, and Franklin/Foxboro lines.   Riders can find more information [...]
Batten down the Hatches – Nor’easter Incoming!
Buckle up, Eastie — a nor’easter is blowing into town tonight and she’s not messing around. Forecasters are calling for up to two inches of [...]
Mayor Wu Announces the 2025 Legacy Business Award Winners Including Four in East Boston
BOSTON – Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the winners of the 2025 Legacy Business Awards. This year’s cohort of 30 businesses represent [...]
UPDATE City Hall Controversy: Two Boston Officials Arrested on Domestic Assault Charges Have Been Fired
Update: The two Boston City Hall employees who were arrested last week on domestic violence charges have been fired, according to the Boston Herald. “After completing [...]
A Heat Advisory Announced for the City of Boston – Here are some safety tips + helpful info.
BOSTON – Thursday, August 1, 2024 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced a heat advisory for the City of Boston [...]
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 Victory Rolling Rally on steroids [...]
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, [...]
