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 [...]
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 [...]