Police report rock thrown through window in latest antisemitic hate crime
Another home displaying a sign in support of Israel became the scene of a hate crime investigation this week. In a Facebook post Thursday evening, [...]
Mayor issues statement on recent hate crimes
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller released a statement Monday denouncing recent acts of hate in Newton. Last week, Newton police received a report of a rock thrown [...]
Newton home’s display of Israeli hostages’ photos vandalized in apparent hate crime
PHOTO: On the left, a display on Homer Street showed the names and faces of hostages taken from Israel in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. [...]
Newton to get millions from national opioid settlements
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced on Friday that Newton will get millions of dollars in settlement money from opioid manufacturers and distributors. “The City of Newton [...]
Newton on track for first snowstorm of season
Winter has been here officially for two weeks. And now it looks like the weather just got the memo. Newton, along with the rest of [...]
Snow What? DPW readies for active winter storm season
Many Newtonians may be dreaming of a white Christmas. Newton's Director of Streets Bernie McDonald isn’t one of them. He certainly won’t be singing the [...]
Storm batters Newton’s trees, floods roads [Photos]
In the latest of such storms to engulf the region, Monday's heavy rain and ferocious winds did a number on Newton. The storm moved up [...]
Work begins on Hammond Pond Parkway safety improvements
After months of waiting and preparation, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has started work on safety improvements to the Hammond Pond Parkway. Approved [...]
City, state seek public input on Newton Corner roadway redesign
The state is set to make roadway improvements to the notoriously busy Newton Corner, and Newton’s Planning Department wants public input before a final plan [...]
Newton police on heightened alert Friday amid fears of Hamas global threat
Newton police are on alert after former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal urged supporters of Hamas worldwide to take action on Friday, Oct. 13, as fighting [...]
How Safe Routes to School helps boost bike safety for Newton kids
As city officials explore how to improve bike safety in Newton, one group has been helping to make streets safer for kids for years. Safe [...]
In wake of tragedy, how is Newton addressing bicycle safety?
In late August, Tufts Professor Andrew Alex Bohm was riding a bicycle along Watertown Street in Newton when a UPS vehicle collided with him. Bohm [...]
Victim in fatal bicycle accident was Tufts professor
Newton police have identified the bicyclist killed in an accident Monday as Alex Bohm, PhD, a professor at Tufts University. Bohm, 57, was riding a [...]
Newton bicyclist killed in crash with UPS vehicle
A Newton bicyclist is dead after being struck by a UPS vehicle, Newton police announced Monday night. The accident happened just before 5:30 p.m., at [...]
Newton man charged in brutal killing of wife after wife gets restraining order
A Newton man was arraigned Monday for allegedly beating his wife to death with a baseball bat over the weekend, less than a week after [...]