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A man previously charged with feeding his ex fake iron pills containing abortion medication over several weeks in a successful attempt to end her pregnancy has now been indicted. Robert Kawada, 43, of Brookline, was indicted this week on charges of poisoning, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a pregnant person and assault and battery on a household...

Police have arrested an 18-year-old accused in a stabbing in Watertown, Massachusetts, the second person charged in the October 22 attack. Omari Cassell, 18, of Newton, turned himself in to police on assault and battery charges Friday. He, along with 19-year-old Michael McGhee of Boston, are accused of being among a group of three people involved in an October 22...

A Massachusetts, man has been arrested in a string of attempted break-ins in neighboring Watertown, police said Tuesday. Jonathan Quintanilla of Waltham is accused in a series of attempted break-ins at homes and cars in the West end neighborhoods of Watertown over the weekend. Watertown police say he was arrested with the help of police in Newton. Police released surveillance…

Alleged package thefts have put Watertown, Massachusetts, residents on high alert as they spread across town. The string of thefts started last week, according to Watertown police, who said they believe they’re all connected. The man accused of stealing the packages was described as being 20 to 30 years old, about 5 foot 8 inches tall and having beard. He…

A woman was fed fake iron pills containing abortion medication over several weeks in a successful bid by her ex to end her pregnancy, according to police documents filed in a Massachusetts court. Robert Kawada also allegedly gave the woman homemade cookies containing raspberry leaf, which is thought in homeopathic medicine to induce labor. The 43-year-old from Brookline appeared in…

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A franchise-owned restaurant just west of Boston that was created by the host of a reality show has shut down. According to a post from @adam_lozo, Taffer’s Tavern at Arsenal Yards in Watertown is no longer in business, with a phone call placed to the dining spot confirming that it has...

We have heard “it’s never too late” as a phrase for years but this person might have taken it literally. The Watertown Free Library received a book that was 90 years overdue. According to their Facebook post, a patron found it in Washington D.C. and returned it when they were on a trip to Boston. The book is titled...

Days after a teenage boy accidentally shot himself in the head while playing with an unsecured .22 caliber revolver in a Watertown home, police said they recovered 20 unsecured guns and ammunition from a bedroom after searching the residence. Officers responded to the home on Hadley Street around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, after getting a report of a 14-year-old…

The Watertown High School field hockey team continues to set records and milestones, as they have now allowed no goals in 37 straight games and counting.

Two robbers got away with cash and merchandise after threatening a cashier at a 7-Eleven store in Watertown, Massachusetts, according to authorities. The Watertown Police Department said it got a call for a reported armed robbery on Mt. Auburn Street at around 3:15 a.m. Monday. The two robbers allegedly threatened the clerk with a gun, but the weapon was never…

A teenager remains in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in the head while playing with an unsecured gun while home alone in Watertown over the weekend. Officers responded to a home on Hadley Street around 12:30 p.m. Saturday after getting a report of a 14-year-old male who had fallen down a set of stairs and was bleeding from his…

A 14-year-old male is in critical condition after police said he accidentally shot himself in the head with a gun he found inside of a home in Watertown on Saturday. Officers responded to a home on Hadley Street in the Oakville section of town around 12:30 p.m. after getting a report of a potential gunshot wound to a 14-year-old male….

The note discovered on a community board outside St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church and reported to police about 8 a.m. read, “Artsakh is Dead,” according to Watertown police.

The note discovered on a community board outside St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church and reported to police about 8 a.m. read, “Artsakh is Dead,” according to Watertown police.

A suspicious note apparently referring to an ongoing geopolitical conflict in the Caucasus region was found at a church in Watertown, Massachusetts, Monday morning, police said. The note discovered on a community board outside St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church and reported to police about 8 a.m. read, “Artsakh is Dead,” according to Watertown police. The note continued, “Karabakh is...

The idea for building a water shuttle on the Charles River came to Drew Rollert as one might expect: After a particularly terrible attempt to get around by car in Greater Boston. 

Animal Control in Watertown, Massachusetts, believes a goose was intentionally run over on Wednesday and is searching for the person who they believe killed the animal, police said Friday. Traffic had stopped on Charles River Road for geese to cross, police said in a Facebook post. While the geese were crossing the street, a silver Nissan SUV drove into the…