Holbrook

Catherine Nieves and her two daughters were out for a walk in the woods of Holbrook, Massachusetts, when the morning took an unexpected turn.

Catherine Nieves and her two daughters were out for a walk in the woods of Holbrook, Massachusetts, when the morning took an unexpected turn. “I looked up from the spring foliage and there’s a coyote about 10 to 15 feet in front of us,” Nieves said of the incident at Holbrook Town Forest. “So I grabbed the kids, backed up…

A family found itself face to face with a coyote in Holbrook.

A Massachusetts man is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly drove his pickup truck toward a group of Black children, according to police. Police say 36-year-old Shane Belleville of Holbrook was arrested Thursday after getting involved in a racial conflict between children in the town on Saturday. The incident began with an argument between a 7-year-old and an 8-year-old,…

A Massachusetts man is facing kidnapping and robbery charges after police say he and another man allegedly forced a woman at knifepoint in Brockton Thursday afternoon to drive to a Holbrook gas station where they demanded cash and fled the scene. John Encarnacion, 31, of Brockton, was arraigned Friday in Quincy District Court on charges of kidnapping, unarmed robbery and…

A Massachusetts man is being held without bail after police say he and another man kidnapped a woman at knifepoint and allegedly made her drive to a gas station where they robbed it. Police are still search for the second man.

by Marc Hurwitz

A woman was killed after the car she was riding in crashed into a home in Holbrook, Massachusetts early Sunday morning.

Nicole Ricci was killed in a car crash into a house in Holbrook, Massachusetts.

Nia Hamm reports from Holbrook, where a 20-year-old woman was killed in a car crash early Sunday morning.

Authorities are continuing their investigation after a car lost control and crash-landed into the roof of a home, killing one of the vehicle’s occupants.

The owner of an abandoned factory in Holbrook, Massachusetts, took action to contain asbestos 48 hours after NBC10 Boston’s report, town officials said. Several homeowners expressed concerns after more than a dozen asbestos warning signs were plastered around the building at 55 High St. The signs, which warn that asbestos can cause cancer and damage lungs, rattled nearby residents. “What...

Asbestos warning signs are plastered all over an abandoned factory in Holbrook, Massachusetts, and the property owner has taken action.

Several Massachusetts residents say they’re concerned after finding more than a dozen signs outside an abandoned factory that warn of asbestos and cancer, an issue that’s prompted attention from both town and state officials. The signs, which are posted around the former Avon Sole Company factory at 55 High St. in Holbrook, warn that asbestos “may cause cancer,” and “causes...

Residents of Holbrook, Massachusetts, are learning that an old factory could be putting their health at risk.

A suburban retail shop that focused on a popular regional item has shut down.

A man was arrested after allegedly using a rock to break into a home in Holbrook, Massachusetts.

The driver of a Comcast truck is facing charges after his vehicle allegedly struck and killed a 4-year-old girl in Holbrook, Massachusetts in October 2017.

Police say the driver of the utility truck that hit and killed a 4-year-old girl in Massachusetts will not be charged.

One person is dead after an MBTA commuter rail train collided with a vehicle in Holbrook, Massachusetts.