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 [...]
Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony highlights grief, anxiety and hope in resistance
In May, 1995, a transgender woman named Debra Forte was beaten and stabbed to death in Haverhill. A few months later, on Nov. 20, 1995, [...]
New bill seeks to create new modes of transport for behavioral health patients
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would test alternatives to ambulances and police for transporting behavioral health patients, which supporters say could help reduce [...]
Star Market reopens after asbestos scare
Star Market in Newtonville is back open after a brief closure due to potential asbestos exposure. The city's Health and Human Services Department abruptly shut [...]
Police report armed robbery with hatchet in Newtonville
Police are investigating a recent armed robbery in Newtonville involving a hatchet. The incident happened on Saturday, just before 9:30 p.m., near Austin Street and [...]
Newton man sentenced to prison time for gun conviction
James Welch, the Newton man who was arrested in February for illegal firearms possession, was sentenced to 33 months in prison on Oct. 8. The [...]