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Obituary: Robert A. Lavertue

LaVERTUE, Robert A. Of East Boston, on May 11th, at the age of 67 ...
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Obituary: Eugene A. Ricciardelli

RICCIARDELLI,?Eugene A. "Gene" Of East Boston, May 15 ...
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The MBTA: ruining weekends since 1897

The first portion of the subway line that would become the MBTA opened more than 115 years ago, and by the standards of that time, it's doing pretty well ...
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Menino outlines $1.8 billion, five-year plan for capital improvements across city

(Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) Mayor Thomas M. Menino today at the proposed site of a handicapped friendly park near Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown ...
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Orient Heights bench dedicated to longtime neighborhood business owner Jerry Zullo

Family and friends gathered with city officials on Saratoga Street Thursday for the dedication of a bench to longtime Orient Heights business owner Jerry Zullo ...
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Results from the second-annual MathRocks competition

The second-annual MathRocks competition brought mathletes from across the city together for a day of putting their mathematical skills to the test ...
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East Boston man sentenced to 15 years in vigilante justice case; killed man who sexually abused him

Tortured for years by memories of the sexual abuse he allegedly suffered at the hands of a close family friend, 17-year-old Marco Tulio Flores finally snapped after finding a photograph of his young nephew in the man's apartment ...
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East Boston teen to spend 15 years in prison for killing man who sexually abused him

Marco Tulio Flores, now 19, today pleaded guilty to strangling Jaime Galdamez with a dog chain and then setting his body on fire after years of sexual abuse, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports ...
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East Boston residents gather for re-opening of Sumner Lamson Park - East Boston

Dozens gathered under dazzling sunlight at Sumner Lamson Park in East Bostons Jeffries Point section for Mayor Thomas M ...
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MBTA to launch faster, more informative 'T-Alerts' system; old system to be discontinued

The MBTA says riders will soon be able to receive faster, more reliable, and more informative alerts, via text and e-mail, about sudden service delays and disruptions and planned changes.
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Five Logan workers now charged with 53 counts in taxi-bribery scheme

Five Logan Airport "cab starters" arrested in February were indicted yesterday by a Suffolk County grand jury for allegedly taking bribes from cabbies to move them up in the queue at the airport ...
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Who we are and why we fight

At Suffolk Business School's "Build Boston" forum about casinos last Thursday morning, Stephen Crosby, chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, shared a brief, private chat with No Eastie Casino co-chair Celeste Ribeiro Myers ...
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First Communion

On Saturday, May 11, 2nd grade students from East Boston Central Catholic School and the neighborhood's Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) classes received their first Holy Communion at the Sacred Heart Church.
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10th Annual Open Studios Kicks off This Weekend

Part of what has made East Boston a wonderful place in which to live is the neighborhood's flourishing artist community ...
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Conley Favors Citywide Vote for Suffolk Downs Casino

Suffolk County District Attorney and Mayoral Candidate Dan Conley's support of a citywide vote versus a ward-only vote regarding Suffolk Downs' proposed resort-style casino could have some political repercussions here in East Boston ...
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Community Updates on Logan Airport's CONRAC

Massport's Anthony Guerriero updated the community on Logan Airport's Consolidated Rental Car Facility or CONRAC Monday night ...
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Welfare Building Progress Outlined

John Tyler was at Monday night's Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association meeting to brief residents on the progress at the Welfare Building at 154 Maverick St ...
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Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

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Dreamtown Finder: Massachusetts town search calculator

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