Police release photo showing possible vandalism suspect
Police have released a photo of the possible perpetrator of vandalism reported a couple of weeks ago on Homer Street, Kenwood Road, Manemet Road and [...]
Elderly man killed in Waban crash
Police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon crash that killed an elderly driver on Beacon Street in Waban. Just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, the 83-year-old man [...]
Firefighter injured in West Newton house fire
A firefighter was injured while assisting with a house fire on River Street in West Newton Monday morning. A second floor resident of the multi-family [...]
Pro-Israel signs near Homer Street were vandalized with dog feces
In what may feel like an unwelcome and sobering case of deja vu, there’s been another hate crime involving pro-Israel signage on and near Homer [...]
Threatening political flyers found in Waban and Nonantum
Newton police recently received two reports of political flyers that crossed lines into threatening language. According to Lt. Amanda Henrickson, the reporting parties don't know [...]
Woman killed in Newton Centre crash
A woman was killed after her vehicle struck a tree in Newton Centre on Tuesday afternoon. At around 4:30, according to a statement by the [...]
Coyote sightings surge across Newton, with West Newton emerging as hotspot
Dolan Pond is knee-deep in snow and ice this time of year, but that doesn’t stop dog walkers—or coyotes—from roaming the area. “The coyotes are [...]
Porky Puzzler: Police report pig leg found at the Cove
In case you thought 2026 couldn’t get any weirder, someone left a severed bloody pig leg outside at the Cove in Auburndale, police reported on [...]
Newton woman charged with performing illegal eyelid surgery taken into ICE custody
On Feb. 9, Newton resident Dingrui Wang was supposed to appear in Suffolk Superior Court for a hearing on charges that she illegally performed eyelid [...]
In Brief: Laredo drops some news, police warn of scam and more
Laredo’s Listening Tour takes off Mayor Marc Laredo has been on a listening tour across Newton, and on Wednesday night he was at Bigelow Middle [...]
Laredo issues executive order regarding immigration enforcement and protests
Newton Mayor Marc Laredo met with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and other mayors from across the region on Thursday to take a stand against Immigration [...]
Digging Out: Cleanup continues after rare massive snowstorm buries Newton
Let there be sidewalks. After all was said and done, Newton ended up with about 24 inches of snow from the Sunday-Monday snowstorm that brought [...]
Laredo names pick for Newton police chief
Braintree Police Chief Timothy V. Cohoon is coming to Newton to lead the Newton Police Department. Mayor Marc Laredo announced on Monday afternoon that Cohoon [...]
Former Newton rabbi arrested for soliciting sex with child
A former Newton rabbi has been arrested in Framingham, accused of offering a child money for sex. Eric Gurvis, who lives in Sherborn and served [...]
MassDOT files lawsuit against company over 2022 Newton crash
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is suing All State Waste for a 2022 crash by one of its drivers that damaged the Auburn Street I-90 [...]