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Firefighters spend hours battling blaze at Newton home
Fire broke out at a home undergoing renovations in Newton, Massachusetts, Wednesday. Newton firefighters responded to the home on Central Avenue around noon. A contractor working don’t he home said they were doing major renovations – which were almost complete – when the fire broke out. It took hours to bring it under control, with flames popping back up again…
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Driver who escaped RI, Mass. state troopers caught in Newton, police say
A man was arrested after he escaped police in a chase that started in Rhode Island and continued into Massachusetts on Friday, according to the Newton Police Department. The driver was found unconscious in a car in an MBTA Green Line parking lot Friday evening and arrested after another attempt at escaping, according to a statement from Newton’s police...
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Running group accuses Newton police of racial profiling during 2023 Boston Marathon
A lawsuit has been filed by a Black-led running group over last year’s Boston Marathon. Lawyers on behalf of the group TrailblazHers Run Co. filed the federal lawsuit Thursday against the Boston Athletic Association — the race’s organizer — and Newton police, claiming the group was racially profiled by police. “As the Boston Athletic Association (‘BAA’)…describes it, spectators ‘play...
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Newton community unites to rebuild memorial hostage wall that was vandalized
A hostage memorial wall was rebuilt in Newton, Massachusetts, on Sunday, as the community came together to fight anti-Semitism. The posters with the names and photos of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas that were allegedly defaced and damaged by vandals last month are now back up and on full display. “I wouldn’t say it’s a happy event but...
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Newton community members rebuild ‘hostage wall' that was defaced
Posters of the hostages — spray painted and destroyed in March — are now back up and on full display in Newton, Massachusetts.
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NH man arrested after accidentally shooting gun in Ipswich brewery, police say
Police say a man who accidentally fired a gun in a brewery in Ipswich, Massachusetts, injuring himself and a child, has been arrested. The gun went off in the dining area of the True North Ale brewery on County Road Friday afternoon. Police arrived to find a man, identified Thursday as 35-year-old Donald Terenzoni of Newton, New Hampshire, suffering from…
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Car rolls over after multi-vehicle crash in Newton
A car rolled over in Newton, Massachusetts, Monday morning after a multi-vehicle crash near City Hall.
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Car flips over, lands on its roof following multi-vehicle crash in Newton
A car flipped over, landing on its roof on the sidewalk following a multiple vehicle crash in Newton, Massachusetts, on Monday morning. The crash was reported shortly before 11 a.m. on Walnut Street at Commonwealth Avenue near Newton City Hall. Two or three vehicles were involved, one of which rolled over and came to rest on its roof. Police said…
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Newton chocolate shop to open in Boston's South End
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A chocolate shop in Newton Highlands will soon be joined by another outlet, this one in Boston. According to an article from Universal Hub, Cacao is planning to open a location in the South End, moving into a space on Columbus Avenue just east of the Mass. Ave. intersection. The post mentions…
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Smoking materials likely caused deadly Newton, Lowell house fires
Two recent deadly fires in Massachusetts, one in Newton and one in Lowell, were likely caused by smoking materials, fire officials said Thursday, identifying the men who died in both incidents.
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Man killed in Newton house fire Sunday morning
The man who died has not been publicly named. This is the third deadly fire in Newton since December, officials said.
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Man dies in Newton house fire; cause still under investigation
Firefighters were called to Walnut Street around 8:30 a.m.
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Man dead in Newton house fire
Firefighters were called to Walnut Street around 8:30 on Sunday morning.
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Newton police investigating antisemitic vandalism targeting families
A Jewish family says they won’t be intimidated after someone vandalized their home.
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‘Disturbing' vandalism targeting Jewish families' Newton homes under investigation
A hate crime investigation is underway in Newton, Massachusetts, after posters with the names and photos of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas were allegedly defaced and damaged by vandals. In total, police say they are investigating “five instances of hate and vandalism” since late February. Vandals targeted one home twice. “Bias, hatred and targeting of those for their personal…
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Hamas hostage posters vandalized in Newton
An act of hate is under investigation in Newton after someone allegedly tore down dozens of posters representing people held hostage by Hamas.
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Vandalism of hostage posters under investigation
Newton police are investigating an alleged hate crime after posters were vandalized outside of a home.
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Newton Police investigating vandalized flyers as hate crime
Police in Newton, Massachusetts are investigating an alleged hate crime after flyers lining the fence of a home were vandalized. Nearly 100 feet of flyers posted outside of Homer Street home displaying the names and pictures of Israeli citizen taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 were defaced with spray paint, police confirmed. Newton police said the incident is being…
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How Newton's fight against plastic waste will change your takeout order
A new ordinance took effect in Newton, Massachusetts, on Friday, one that’s meant to reduce environmental impact – but it may change the way you dine. “Massachusetts is genuinely running out of places for its trash to go. We now export 40% of our waste to other states.” At Newton’s Resource Recovery Center and across the city, reducing waste is…
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Judge agrees to split Newton teachers union fines between state and district, denies suit attempt
A judge has issued a final judgment on the case against the teachers’ union in Newton, Massachusetts, following a strike over contract negotiations that shut down schools for 11 days and will cost the union $625,000 in fines, but parents say they will continue to fight for compensation in the form of a class action lawsuit. According to a notice…