Wellesley

In spite of the pandemic, three Wellesley entrepreneurs launched The Bar Method, a barre exercise studio. Determined to succeed, these women adapted and changed their business model to meet the needs of their clients, combining their talents to overcome the challenges of the past year.

Firefighters were working to put out a three-alarm fire at a barn on an organic farm in Natick, Massachusetts, early Wednesday morning. Aerial footage of the farm showed a gutted, burnt barn at 117 Elliot St. The Wellesley Fire Department was helping Natick firefighters put out the flames, which broke out around 4:30 a.m. The1815 barn was destroy and three…

Purim is a Jewish holiday celebrating the Jews who were saved from execution in ancient Persia. It’s traditionally celebrated by dressing up and wearing masks — here’s how a Jewish community in Wellesley celebrated this year wearing a different kind of mask.

An injured owl was saved Saturday morning by police in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Officers Mark Knapp and Brian Collins responded to a report of the injured animal. After safely freeing the owl, the officers brought the animal to Wellesley Animal Hospital for treatment.

A man who was canoeing on Longfellow Pond on Labor Day drowned after the boat capsized right around 4 p.m., Wellesley police announced. Police received a 911 call at 4:01 p.m. for an overturned canoe on the pond located between Oakland Street and Route 9 in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Callers reported that a man and woman were in the water after…

Wellesley police said a man and a woman were in a canoe on Longfellow Pond when it overturned. The woman made it to shore but the man never surfaced. Divers later recovered him and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Wellesley police said divers recovered the man’s body around 5:20 p.m. He was pronounced dead at Newton Wellesley Hospital.

Wellesley police say a missing boater has been recovered and taken to a local hospital. No information was provided on the person’s condition.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced Friday that he signed an executive order to help Massachusetts parents and expand child care options for remote learning.  The order allows the Department of Early Education and Care to authorize currently licensed afterschool and out-of-school programs to operate during the day while children are learning remotely.  Many local organizations and businesses are offering up places...

Working parents are facing tough decisions this year, but alternative learning centers may be a way for parents to work while making sure their kids are attending classes.

Cleanup in Newton’s Lower Falls neighborhood is now underway after a fast-moving storm ripped a tree from the ground.Power lines were pulled down, a utility police was snapped in half and a driveway was blocked from the damage.

A storm ripped down trees and power lines in Newton on Thursday.

Thunderstorms left damage behind across New England.

Two Wellesley teenagers made hundreds of cards for seniors with encouraging messages amid the coronavirus crisis.

Restaurant workers have taken a hit during the coronavirus pandemic. And health care workers are bravely battling on the frontlines of the fight against the virus. Now, the Wellesley Rotary Club is working to help both groups. After the pandemic forced the club to cancel its “Taste of Wellesley” event, members decided to raise money for local restaurants so that...

After the Wellesley Rotary Club was forced to cancel its “Taste of Wellesley” event, the club decided to raise money for local restaurants so that they could provide meals to frontline workers.

Three teenagers were in a pickup truck when it crashed into a wall Wednesday evening in Wellesley, Massachusetts, killing two of them. The truck was speeding down Route 9 westbound when it left the road and hit a wall outside the Wellesley Fire Department around 7:30 p.m., police said Wednesday. One passenger, identified Thursday as 18-year-old Patrick Cash, was ejected….

Two people have died after one was ejected in a single-vehicle crash outside a fire station Wednesday in Wellesley, Massachusetts. A pickup truck was speeding down Route 9 westbound when it left the road and hit a wall outside the Wellesley Fire Department around 7:30 p.m., police said. It kept moving forward, and a male passenger was ejected. He was…

Two people were killed in a crash in Wellesley.

A local teenager is stuck in South America, and her parents are doing everything they can to get her home.