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Monument Square Study Committee: Shaping the Future of Our Historic Heart
Big news for Charlestown! The Monument Square Study Committee has been officially established to address the future of one of our neighborhood’s most iconic and [...]
Ryan Playground: A New Chapter Begins with a Groundbreaking Ceremony on Tuesday
Let's play! Ryan Playground has long been a Charlestown favorite, offering Little League and softball diamonds, batting cages, a roller hockey rink, a children’s play [...]
Update: the elderly woman struck by a car in Charlestown has died.
Update: A woman who was hit by a motor vehicle in Charlestown Thursday was pronounced dead at a hospital hours later, police said. Original post: [...]
‘Tis the Season for Package Bandits – BPD offers some helpful tips‘Tis the Season for Package Bandits – BPD offers some helpful tips
Between last-minute online shoppers and long-distance gift givers, it’s no secret that the Holiday Season is a peak time for package deliveries, but the increase [...]
It’s 2024 – A new Boston City Council + City Council President
A fresh new year and a fresh new Boston City Council! On Monday, the city councilors – including a new [...]
New Peaky Blinders Spinoff Could be Set in Boston, in particular South Boston and East Boston
Listen up, Peaky Blinders lovers! It seems as though there are not one but two Peaky Blinders spinoffs in the [...]
Woman stabbed in East Boston on New Year’s Eve – boyfriend charged with attempted murder + more.
BOSTON, January 2, 2024 – An East Boston man was ordered held on $5,000 bail today after being arraigned for [...]
Piers Park II is now officially open on the East Boston Waterfront
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), members of the Piers Park Advisory Committee (PierPAC), local elected officials and community members last [...]
Mayor Wu to Issue a Formal Apology to Alan Swanson + Willie Bennett over Actions Taken during the Charles Stuart Case
Here’s a little background info: There’s a new docuseries on HBO re: the Charles Stuart Case that took place in [...]
Public Health Warning Issued Related to Recent Sewage Discharge in East Boston
BOSTON – December 19, 2023 – The following is a public health warning related to several recent sewage discharges, also known [...]
UPDATE: A man who was driving a motorcycle in Eastie and struck by a car has died.
Update: A man seriously injured by a commercial vehicle early Sunday morning in East Boston has died. Aristeo Ramirez's family said he was a 26-year-old from [...]
BPD Update re: East Boston Man Fatally Stabbed on Gove Street – suspect arrested
BPD Update At about 7:30 AM, on Thursday, January 11, 2024, members of the Fugitive Unit arrested, Julio Ardon, 26, of Fall River, in the area of [...]
311 Report of the Day – “Ass over Teakettle” in Eastie
Just the use of "ass over teakettle" warrants this complaint as the 311 Report of the Day! Universal Hub reported on Tuesday that an East [...]
Selling Guinea Pigs in Pet Shop in Boston will be Banned Soon – City Council voted on it
Back in March, we reported that City Councilor Liz Breadon proposed banning local pet shops from selling guinea pigs. According to Breadon, there are several [...]
Public Health Warning – Sewage Discharge in Lower Inner Harbor near Jeffries Point
BOSTON – December 11, 2023 – The following is a public health warning related to a recent sewage discharge, also known as a combined sewer overflow (CSO). State [...]
FYI: A credit card skimmer was discovered at the Market Basket in Chelsea
Good grief A credit card skimmer was found recently at the Chelsea Market Basket at one of the registers. Chelsea police are advising shoppers to [...]