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As sea level continues to rise due to climate change, new buildings and communities are being forced to adapt. Researchers at Clippership Wharf in East Boston are working on nature based solutions that can be implemented on the mainland.

Every day since the pandemic began, we have reported on the number of lives lost — people who have died and whose lives we haven’t been able to properly grieve, honor or celebrate. In our series, “Your Stories,” we’re honoring some of the lives lost while the COVID-19 ravaged Massachusetts. Today, we celebrate Juan Portillo, a musician from El Salvador...

A man was arrested for murder Friday after a fatal stabbing in East Boston the night before, police say. Boston police charged 36-year-old Steven Anthony Hatfield of East Boston with allegedly stabbing another man near 208 Sumner Street a little after 9 p.m. The victim was rushed to a hospital and later died from his injuries, according to the Boston…

A man was arrested Saturday in connection to a shooting in Dorchester that left a man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, police said. Officers arrested Irwin Garcia, 31, of East Boston on Saturday around 1 p.m. on a charge of assault with intent to murder following the shooting early Friday morning, Boston police said Sunday. In the shooting, officers were called…

A 17-year-old high school senior and her family are facing the real possibility of being evicted from their East Boston apartment amid the coronavirus pandemic, like countless families across the commonwealth. For Kimberly Landaverde, not everything is what it seems. “Everything is tense at home, it is not a very good environment to be in,” the Boston high school senior…

The Landaverde family, like countless families in the commonwealth, faces the real possibility of being evicted from their East Boston apartment after both parents lost jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A landmark dining spot that is billed as the oldest Italian restaurant in Boston appears to be facing an uncertain future. According to multiple sources (including posts from the East Boston Open Discussion Facebook group page), Jeveli’s in East Boston is closing after business hours on Tuesday, with some sources saying...

One person was critically injured in a shooting late Sunday night in East Boston, police said. Boston EMS and police received a call just after 10:40 p.m. for a shooting at Cunard Way and London Street. A man was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, Boston police said. There was no immediate update on his condition late Sunday…

One person was critically injured in a shooting late Sunday night in East Boston, police said.

Even as the state’s overall rate remains low, in recent weeks spikes in COVID-19 cases have been seen in several communities, many of them in the Greater Boston area. Wednesday’s latest report had nine Massachusetts cities and towns listed in the red category, meaning more than eight cases of coronavirus per 100,000 people. Those cities and towns included Brockton,...

East Boston has emerged as a hot spot for coronavirus in the city. The latest weekly numbers show people tested positive at a rate of over 11% according to city officials, while the rest of Boston is testing positive under 3.5% “To be honest with you, it might just be the population within East Boston,” said Jessica Delgado, a resident…

After human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile virus were recently reported, mosquito spraying around various neighborhoods in Massachusetts will take place Monday evening.

Trucks will be spraying pesticides around East Boston, West Roxbury and Hyde Park over the next couple of days to get the mosquito population under control, after human cases of EEE and West Nile virus were reported. The truck-mounted aerosol sprayers will begin spraying after sunset Monday in East Boston along Orient Avenue, and nearby Boardman Street, Andrew Road and…

Police are investigating a double shooting in East Boston at a playground on Glendon street. Two victims were found a little before 11 p.m. with non-life threatening injuries, according to the Boston Police Department. No further information was immediately available.

Said El Mennaouy cannot run his new catering business because of the coronavirus pandemic. In the meantime, he and his friends have decided to feed those in need for free. “Because a lot of families, they are suffering with food,” El Mennaouy said. “They are no longer working.” They’re volunteer cooks for East Boston-based Mutual Aid Eastie, which provides...

East Boston has been one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic with the second-highest rate of infection in the city, according to health officials. Several non-profit groups like Mutual Aid Eastie, are now stepping up to help residents deal with things like food insecurity.

One person suffered life-threatening injuries in a serious multi-vehicle crash in East Boston on Friday morning. The crash was reported before 7 a.m. on the McClellan Highway northbound. A photo from the scene showed the burned out wreckage of one vehicle. Aerial images from NBC10 Boston’s Sky Ranger helicopter showed a large area of the roadway blocked off. Traffic...

One person was injured Friday morning in a fiery crash in East Boston, police said.

One person was injured in a serious crash in East Boston on Friday morning.

Two women accused of yelling racist slurs at a woman and her daughter in East Boston’s Maverick Square neighborhood are due in court Monday.