What the T calls a "signal problem" near Maverick has caused a morning commute from hell on the Blue Line.
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By adamg - 3/16/22 - 8:17 am
There was a "medical emergency" at Maverick serious enough that the T had to bring in shuttle buses to replace service, only as RadRebe shows, there weren't enough of them. Here, she's at Airport, where she got on a Silver Line bus to downtown - where she was further delayed by Red Line problems.
By adamg - 2/28/22 - 8:53 am
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 183 Maverick St. in East Boston shortly after 3:30 a.m. for what turned into a six-alarm fire that spread to two adjoining buildings. Read more.
By adamg - 12/2/21 - 10:20 am
The Boston Licensing Board today approved a request from Las Palmas Market, 13 Chelsea St., to add spirits to its existing beer and wine offerings. Read more.
By adamg - 10/7/21 - 1:10 pm
OSHA inspectors rushed to the scene. Photo by Live Boston.
The Globe reports the man fell down a stairwell shaft yesterday morning. Read more.
By adamg - 9/25/21 - 4:16 pm
Passengers waiting for an alleged shuttle train to Boston around 3:40. Photo by Nicholas Bauer.
Something went all fizzzly and sparky on the Blue Line this afternoon, turning what is normally a quiet Saturday into the equivalent of a rush-hour commute as the T scrambled to arrange a shuttle train between Maverick and Aquarium on the outbound tracks because the inbound tracks were no longer usable. Read more.
By adamg - 9/25/21 - 3:44 pm
Agent holds shotgun seized with drugs. Photo via DEA affidavit.
A Mexican woman faces a minimum of five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to working with her son to sell two kilos of cocaine in East Boston's Maverick Square to a buyer who turned out to be working for the feds, the US Attorney's office reports. Read more.
By adamg - 4/17/21 - 5:04 pm
Turns out Maverick was a slave owner in fact, the first in Massachusetts. CommonWealth makes the case. Earlier, Dudley Square was renamed Nubian Square because Dudley was a slavery-allowing governor of Massachusetts in its colonial days.
By adamg - 3/8/21 - 12:28 pm
Boston Police report arresting two men they say were involved in a fight on South Bremen Street in East Boston on Sunday afternoon that seemed about to turn violent when one of them pulled out a loaded 9-mm Beretta 92 FS - only he lost his grip and it fell to the ground. Read more.
By adamg - 2/2/21 - 12:45 pm
The Zoning Board of Appeal today gave a developer more time to replace the vacant lot at 9 Chelsea St. it created in 2018 with a three-story retail and office building. Read more.
By adamg - 12/29/20 - 12:58 pm
Kerwide Barthelemy died from a stab wound to the stomach after he tried to break up a fight between two men in Maverick Square around 9 p.m. on Dec. 24, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said today. Read more.
By adamg - 12/27/20 - 3:10 pm
Boston Police report arresting Steven Anthony Hatfield, 36, of East Boston, for a fatal stabbing around 9 p.m. on Thursday in Maverick Square.
Police have yet to identify the victim.
By adamg - 12/24/20 - 9:15 pm
Update: Boston Police report the victim died.
Shortly after 9 p.m., found outside the Burger King across from the T stop. The homicide unit was called in due to the severity of the victim's injuries.
By adamg - 4/15/20 - 12:48 pm
Transit Police report arresting two alleged combatants they say pulled out sharp implements during an escalating argument over loud music at the Maverick Square T stop on Monday afternoon. Read more.
By adamg - 4/13/20 - 5:01 pm
Update: Two arrested.
Transit Police are looking for two guys for a stabbing at the Maverick Square T stop that started in the station lobby before spilling out into the busway around 4:45 p.m. Read more.
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