Snapshots: Newton reflects on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
Twenty-five years ago, 19 terrorists hijacked four planes and carried out an attack that would shake the nation at its core and change the course [...]
ICE detains two people in Newton
Immigration & Customs Enforcement detained two people in Newton Thursday. Mayor Marc Laredo alerted the community via email Thursday that ICE agents had taken someone [...]
Nazi graffiti found at apartment complex playground
A child reportedly discovered disturbing Nazi graffiti at an apartment complex in Newton Highlands, and police are investigating the hate crime. WCVB reported on Friday [...]
Crystal Lake closed for rest of season
After lab tests showed E. coli levels back up in the water at Crystal Lake, Mayor Marc Laredo announced on Friday that the lake was [...]
Crystal Lake is back open
Crystal Lake is back open for swimming, as state lab tests show the E. coli levels in the water are back down within safe levels. [...]
Crystal Lake closed again, this time for E. coli
Contrary to what the Standells say, health and safety officials don't "love that dirty water," and for the second time this summer, Crystal Lake is [...]
Snapshots: National Night Out 2026
The Newton Police Department hosted a celebration of National Night Out on Tuesday, welcoming huge crowds to Capt. John Ryan Park in West Newton for an [...]
National Night Out coming to West Newton Tuesday, Aug. 4
On Tuesday night, the Newton Police Department invites the public to come hang out in West Newton with police, firefighters and some ice cream. National [...]
Crystal Lake cleared for swimming, just in time for season’s first heatwave
As the mercury mercilessly marched toward 100 degrees mid-week, Mayor Marc Laredo's administration announced a bit of relief: Crystal Lake, which had been closed for [...]
Crystal Lake closed for algae, Gath lap pool closed due to broken glass and fireworks
There aren’t a lot of options for cooling off this week: Crystal Lake and the lap pool at the Gath Pool Complex are closed, because [...]
Report of child drowning at Crystal Lake turns out to be false alarm
On Friday afternoon, someone at Crystal Lake called 911 and reported that a child had been seen struggling to swim and then went missing. It [...]
‘It’s not just a single person’: Groups of shoplifters target Newton retailers
Loose inventory was stacked in a pile as shop owner Shara Ertel unpacked products last month inside of her grocery store, Fulfilled Goods, in Newton [...]
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 [...]