The Auto Doctor on Bennington Street can add alleged involvement in a drug ring operation broken up by the FBI and Revere Police to its troubled existence. The auto body shop at 1181 Bennington St. is slated to be sold…
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Mother,Boyfriend Due Back in Court Oct. 20
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Michael Patrick McCarthy, 35, of Quincy, and his girlfriend Rachelle D. Bond, 40, both of 115 Maxwell St., Dorchester were arraigned in Dorchester District Court Monday morning on charges of the death of toddler Bella Bond.…
All Electronic Tolling Program a Year Away
Residents in East Boston have been clamoring for years to remove the toll booths from the entrance of the Sumner Tunnel and replace them with electronic tolling like MassDOT recently implemented on the Tobin Bridge. This simple change could end…
NOAH Receives Sate Funding for Coppersmith Village project
Last Tuesday, Governor Charlie Baker and Undersecretary of Housing and Community Development, Chrystal Kornegay announced the 2015 awards for funding of affordable rental housing development, renovation, and preservation projects. East Boston’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing’s (NOAH) Coppersmith Village project was…
Trenton Street Murder Being Investigated:Second Young Man to be Stabbed to Death in Eastie in Two Weeks
Another 15-year-old has been murdered in East Boston in just over two weeks. The Boston Police have identified the victim of Sunday’s stabbing on Trenton Street as Irvin Depazm, 15, of Chelsea. Depazm, according to Boston Police, was stabbed in…
Suffolk University, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, and the East Boston Community Celebrate New Rams Athletics Home at East Boston Memorial Park
Suffolk University, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, and members of the East Boston community officially celebrated the University’s new East Boston Memorial Park on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the athletics complex. Suffolk University athletics teams, through a partnership with…
East Boston’s First Dog Park Opens on Bremen Street
It was an idea that percolated up from local dog owners who clamored for years that the neighborhood was in desperate need for a dog park. The place envisioned by residents was a place dog owners could go, let their…
Bennington St. Dunkin’ Donuts Starts $550,000 Renovations
What is arguably one of busiest Dunkin’ Donuts in the area, the Orient Heights Dunkin’ Donuts on Bennington has begun renovations to add a drive thru to the popular coffee shop as well as exterior and interior modifications. The Dunkin’…
Police Still Looking for Clues in Martinez’ Murder
As State Police detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the murder of 15-year-old Wilson Martinez whose body was found on Constitution Beach last week the community is still in shock and looking for answers. Friends and classmates have all…
Salesians Boys & Girls Club Plan Don Bosco Event
Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco, known as Don Bosco-The Saint of the Young, was born 200 years ago in Italy last month and before his death in 1888 he dedicated his life to reforming troubled youth, street children, juvenile delinquents, and other…