Boston Restaurant Talk report that Caffe dello Sport on Hanover Street in the North End is opening a second location at 973 Saratoga St. in East Boston's Orient Heights.

Boston Police report one of two men arrested on charges they tried to break into an apartment at 212 Waldemar Ave. in Orient Heights yesterday was also charged for his alleged role in holding up the owner of a Meridian Street check-cashing store as he arrived from his bank with $240,000 in cash on June 7. Read more.

Bright and early, well, early at any rate on this rainy day, like 5:21 a.m., the MBTA announced delays on the Blue Line due to signal problems near Orient Heights. Fortunately, the T updated at 5:46 a.m. that the problem had been fixed.

The Zoning Board of Appeal yesterday approved a proposal for a two-building complex with 35 affordable apartments and 22 affordable condos off Saratoga Street in Orient Heights, but the owner of a commercial building behind which the complex would sit says one of the proposed access routes, via a private way, would violate an easement. Read more.

The MBTA reports delays of up to 30 minutes on the free Blue Line due to a signal issue at Orient Heights; says the signal department is on scene trying to fix the problem.

The Zoning Board of Appeal today told a developer that if he wants to tear down the single-family home at 20 Waldemar Ave. in East Boston, its replacement has to be something with fewer than the six units for which he had sought approval. Read more.

MG2 Group, which specializes in construction of small and mid-sized residential buildings in East Boston, has filed plans with the BPDA for two new buildings where Ford, Saratoga and Boardman streets meet in a rotary in Orient Heights. Read more.

Live Boston reports a man was shot on Saratoga Street at Wordsworth Street in East Boston around 8:20 p.m. on Sunday. The homicide squad was called in due to the severity of the vicitm's injuries.

Transit Police report arresting a Chelsea man at the Orient Heights Blue Line stop whom they say was there to meet a 14-year-old boy for some sexual activity - but who turned out to be a member of a Massachusetts group that sets up stings to ensnare men they say are child predators. Read more.

Note: Because the reporter misunderstood what happened, the story has been corrected to reflect that the building can be occupied - as executive suites.

The Zoning Board of Appeal today rejected a developer's proposal to change the classification of an essentially completed nine-unit building at 119 Addison St. in East Boston from executive suites to condos, which means the developer can rent the units out to Boston visitors, but not sell them as condos. Read more.