The FBI has released photos of a 40-something white man wanted for holding up the Eastern Bank branch at the corner of Dartmouth and Stuart streets in the Back Bay around 2:20 p.m. on April 9. Read more.
By adamg - Tue, 06/12/2018 - 9:15pm
Patty got to watch both the fireworks Eastern Bank had shot off over Boston Harbor to celebrate its 200th anniversary and the Lucinda Williams concert at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion (anybody see them from the State Street building?). Read more.
By adamg - Fri, 06/09/2017 - 12:36pm
The FBI Bank Robbery Task Force has released photos of a guy it says held up an Eastern Bank branch at 63 Franklin St. around 8:20 a.m. on May 19.
By adamg - Fri, 01/29/2016 - 11:55am
A federal jury yesterday convicted a Watertown man on insider-trader charges for buying up shares of Wainwright Bank before it was acquired by Eastern Bank - based on a tip a friend who worked at Eastern wrote him on a cocktail napkin.
Robert Bray, 78, will be sentenced on May 4, the US Attorney's office in Boston reports. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $5-million fine. Read more.
By adamg - Thu, 10/22/2015 - 4:31pm
Boston Police have released two photos of a guy who did an excellent job using his hood to hide his face when he robbed the Eastern Bank branch at 246 Border St. on Saturday.
He's described as black, 6'2" and clad in a gray hoodie.
Police say he gave the teller a note and threatened violence if he didn't get money.
By adamg - Wed, 09/23/2015 - 8:00pm
The Eastern Bank branch on Centre Street at Lagrange is closing in December, apparent victim of a tiny parking lot off a busy intersection. No word if it will be replaced by another bank, a funeral home or a pizza place.
By adamg - Tue, 09/08/2015 - 10:41am
The Eastern Bank branch at 687 Centre St., around 10:20 a.m.
By adamg - Sun, 03/01/2015 - 1:03pm
The FBI's Bank Robbery Task Force reports a man who held up the Eastern Bank Branch at 470 W.
By adamg - Mon, 06/09/2014 - 2:56pm
The Eastern Bank branch at 155 Dartmouth St. was held up around 2:50 p.m. by a white man in a gray hoodie, a ball cap and sunglasses. Police suspect it's the same guy who robbed the branch last week because he has very big ears.
As he did last week, the robber presented a note, then grabbed it back when he got money. He did not show a weapon.
By adamg - Mon, 06/02/2014 - 12:35pm
The Eastern Bank branch at 155 Dartmouth St. was held up around 12:15 p.m. by a man who showed a note, but no gun.
By adamg - Mon, 03/10/2014 - 8:01am
The FBI reports a hooded man walked into the Eastern Bank branch at 470 W. Broadway in South Boston last Thursday with robbery on his mind.
By adamg - Tue, 02/18/2014 - 9:45am
The Eastern Bank branch, 470 W. Broadway in South Boston, was held up around 9:30 a.m. by a white male in his late 30s, 6' with a stubbly face and wearing a navy-blue hoodie. He showed a note, ran out with cash.
By Ron Newman - Tue, 06/29/2010 - 10:24am
