Home damaged in East Boston blaze

March 29, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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A single family house in East Boston was seriously damaged Monday night in a fast-moving 2-alarm fire. Firefighters responded to 211 Havre St. at about 9:08 p.m. and quickly called out a second alarm. The fire broke out in the basement and was caused by an electrical short circuit, said Steve MacDonald, a spokesman for [...]

Teen mother in Eastie allegedly threw her baby boy out second story window

Oct. 12, 2010   7 Comments  

(Media credit/WBZ-TV)

A teenage mother allegedly threw her baby boy out a second story bathroom window after she gave birth in her bathtub, prosecutors said Tuesday. Eva Flores, 18, of East Boston, is charged with reckless endangerment of a child and assault and battery on a child causing injury. The baby fell 17 feet into an alley [...]

Editorial: Boston should preserve East Boston immigration station

April 11, 2010   1 Comment  

First, watch this video from The Boston Globe. Then read Andrew Ryan’s story about the station. Do we really need to say anything else here? Well, we will. This is ridiculous. The City of Boston, The Hub, the birthplace of the American Revolution — a place that prides itself so much on history, should forget [...]

East Boston teen charged with armed carjacking

Nov. 16, 2009   Leave a Comment  

An East Boston teen was charged with armed carjacking after allegedly robbing a Revere pizza delivery man of cash and his car Friday, County District Attorney Daniel Conley said today.