‘Baffled:’ Boston Public Library employee denied sick time for cancer battle, union says
An employee of the Boston Public Library says her request for more time off while she battles terminal cancer was denied by ...
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Boston police seek help finding missing 57-year-old woman
She is known to have mental health complications and is known to frequent areas near Logan Airport, the East Boston Library, and Bremen Street Park. Authorities are urging anyone with information on ...
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Missing East Boston woman’s daughter Natalie Umana creates GoFundMe after mom found dead a month after disappearance
In the wake of a missing East Boston woman named Elba Portillo's body being found, her daughter, Natalie Umana, has launched a fundraising campaign. 61-year-old Portillo's body was uncovered submerged ...
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Open spot will set future of this metro-east library board embroiled in culture wars
A metro-east public library board embroiled in culture war-like issues for the past two years has a vacancy and an upcoming election that could change its ideological makeup. Currently ...
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Plot twist: Magic Empanadas comes to the Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library maintains a vast book collection, but the food isn’t too shabby, either. The Map Room Lounge at the central Back Bay Branch hosts restaurant takeovers in partnership ...
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Homicide unit investigating after woman’s body found in water in East Boston
Homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found floating in the water on Saturday morning near the Andrew McArdle Bridge in East Boston. Boston police said officers and the Harbor ...
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Body found under bridge identified as missing East Boston woman, DA says
A body found in the water under the Andrew McArdle bridge in East Boston on Saturday has been identified as an East Boston woman who went missing more than a month ago, according to Suffolk County ...
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FEMA gives Boston, MBTA $13M to reduce flood risks
The money will pay for planning, design and permitting for projects in the Lewis Street and Carlton Wharf areas of East Boston, and the Moakley Park area of South Boston. The East Boston project ...
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Body found floating near East Boston bridge ID’d as missing woman
A body found floating near an East Boston bridge on Saturday was identified as a missing East Boston woman, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Boston Police officers and the ...
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Body recovered from water near Boston bridge ID'd as woman last seen in December
The Boston Police Harbor Patrol recovered a body from the water between East Boston and Chelsea on Saturday morning.Police found the body floating under the McArdle Memorial Bridge, which connects ...
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Body found under bridge is that of missing East Boston woman, DA confirms
The person found dead in the water under a bridge in a river feeding Boston Harbor Saturday morning has been positively identified as a missing woman from East Boston, prosecutors said Sunday.