Bus driver accused of kidnapping released on bail
A bus driver accused of kidnapping three special needs students he was driving to the Newton Early Childhood Program was arraigned Friday and released on [...]
School Committee hears fallout from bus driver indictment
Two weeks ago, a Newton bus driver was indicted for abducting three very young special needs students. On Monday night, an attorney representing the family [...]
No reported injuries in boat fire at Newton Yacht Club
PHOTO: Newton Fire Department. Heights Archive photo The following story first appeared on The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students, with which the [...]
An Era Ends: Police Chief Carmichael has resigned
Newton Police Chief John Carmichael Jr. has been on leave all summer, and he recently announced that he is not returning to the Newton Police [...]
College-adjacent liquor store permit raises concerns
The Boston Zoning Board approved a liquor store at 2193-2201 Commonwealth Ave. which is in the block of stores next to the Boston College Green [...]
Alleged Newton shooter Scott Hayes was at NTA/Humphrey rally in August
The Framingham man police say shot someone at a pro-Israel rally last week was also at the Newton Teachers Association rally in support of City [...]
Groups call for boycott of Middlesex County until charges against Scott Hayes dropped
PHOTO: Scott Hayes of Framingham is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly shot Caleb Gannon of Newton during a [...]
Newton police caution public about email, phone scams
Newton Police are warning residents about a new scam going around: one where people receive threatening emails with a picture of their home saying if [...]
Newton Shooting: Social media posts show a collision course; GoFundme set up for shooter
PHOTO: Scott Hayes of Framingham, left, is charged with shooting Caleb Gannon of Newton, right, at a pro-Israel rally Thursday night. Gannon is charged with [...]
Newtonville rally shooting: What we know so far
A man was shot after an argument with demonstrators at a pro-Israel rally in Newtonville Thursday night, according to police, and the shooter was arraigned [...]
Police report shooting at Pro-Israel rally in Newtonville
A Framingham man was arrested Thursday night after police say he shot someone during a pro-Israel rally in Newtonville. One of the demonstrators, Scott Hayes, [...]
Newton man charged with trying to conceal bomb making
Aram Brunson, a 21 year old Newton man, was charged Thursday with trying to conceal bomb making skills after allegedly causing a dorm room explosion [...]
State deems Newton ‘high risk’ for West Nile after cases found in nearby counties
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has raised Newton's risk rating to "high" after the deadly mosquito-borne illness was found in patients in two nearby [...]
Auchincloss calls for tech accountability in battle against ‘deepfake porn’
Artificial intelligence has made remarkable advancements in the recent years. But one unwelcome innovation has come with AI-generated deepfake pornography. "Deepfake" is a relatively new [...]
PHOTOS: Newton celebrates police and community with National Night Out
Newton police set up for National Night Out bracing for rain, but the rain stayed away long enough to let everyone have an evening of [...]