Before the big game, the Tkachuk family visited Santarpio’s Pizza
Keith Tkachuck is no stranger to East Boston. Although from Medford, MA, Keith, the father of the two famous U.S. born hockey players, Brady...
Saratoga Street fire displaces 33 residents
News Roundup
CBS News: 33 people lose home after fire engulfs East Boston apartment building
Boston Herald: Firefighters battle East Boston blaze
25News: 33 people displaced after...
East Boston Drug Control Unit Arrested Two Drug Traffickers with 140...
Source: Boston Police Department
At about 5:03 PM, on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, officers assigned to the Drug Control Unit of District A-7 (East Boston)...
NeighborHealth appoints industry-leading pharmacy and healthcare expert Dr. Sebastian Hamilton as...
Experienced pharmacy executive to lead expansion of comprehensive pharmacy services across Greater Boston
BOSTON, MA (February 10, 2025) — NeighborHealth today announced the appointment of...
Rotary’s Good Works: The Polar Plunge to eliminate polio worldwide
On February 1, 2025, members and guests of the Belle Isle & Parkway Rotary (which includes East Boston Rotarians) took a "Polar Plunge" to...
JPNA monthly meeting cancelled
The February 2025 Monthly Meeting of the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association has been cancelled due to no agenda items. We will resume our normal...
Elijah makes impressive showing in Kansas City making it to the...
Update 2/5/2025
According to his father Ricardo Garcia, Elijah made it to the quarterfinals in Kansas City this past weekend. However, he couldn't get past...
New report outlines roadmap for Boston Harbor’s designated port areas
Key findings underscore how competing pressures and priorities have weakened the integrity and effectiveness of Boston’s Inner Harbor DPAs, and provide strategies for a...
ICE ERO Boston arrests illegal MS-13 member charged with firearms, drug...
BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an illegally present 19-year-old Guatemalan gang member charged with drug and...
Massachusetts Unemployment & Job Estimates for December 2024
BOSTON, MA – January 24, 2025 – The state’s December total unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, a 0.1 percentage point increase from the revised...
Gearing up for Catholic Schools Week at EBCCS
East Boston Central Catholic School proudly celebrates Catholic Schools Week (January 26, 2025 - February 1, 2025)
Special student activities have been planned throughout Catholic...
Massachusetts leaders launch first EV catering truck in North America to...
EAST BOSTON, MA — Cargo Ventures, a developer and property manager of state-of-the-art logistics facilities in key transportation markets, today hosted the launch of...
East Boston Greenway holds Martin Luther King Day event
The Friends of the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the East Boston Public...
DA confirms body found under bridge is that of missing East...
“I wish the disappearance of Elba Portillo had a happier ending, and I convey my deepest sympathies to her family and friends,” Suffolk County...
Legislature passes bill to combat substance use disorder
(BOSTON–12/19/2024) Today the Massachusetts Legislature approved legislation to combat the opioid crisis and support residents living with substance use disorder (SUD).
H.5143, An Act relative...
Fire on Prescott Street; No injuries reported. Red Cross to assist
According to the Boston Fire Department: "Firefighters are clearing from 74 Prescott St . 20 people, 2 cats & a bird are displaced. BFD-VAU...
Councilor Coletta Zapata publishes report on local climate action
BOSTON (January 13, 2025) - As Chair of the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency, and Parks, Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata (District 1) has published...
New Business Filings in East Boston: March 18 – December 31,...
Source: Clerk’s Office, City of Boston; compiled and edited by EastBoston.com.
Mayor Wu, Superintendent Skipper celebrate the opening of new Boston Adult...
BOSTON – Friday, January 10, 2025 - Tomorrow, Mayor Michelle Wu joined Superintendent Mary Skipper, school leaders and students to celebrate the grand opening...