Wellesley

A man has pleaded guilty to 10 racially-targeted burglaries in four Massachusetts communities in 2021. The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said Friday that 32-year-old New York resident Juan Castano had pleaded guilty to 21 indictments in connection with burglaries at homes of Asian and South Asian families in Newton, Wellesley, Andover and Quincy. A codefendant, Wendy Reyes, is due...

A serious truck crash closed the Massachusetts Turnpike headed toward Boston in Auburn on Friday afternoon, authorities said, while police and the Department of Transportation warned drivers about slippery conditions given the falling snow. There were no injuries, according to Auburn Fire Rescue, which shared images from the scene showing two tractor-trailers that collided and resting on a thin layer…

You can’t have Thanksgiving without the yearly tradition of the Needham-Wellesley football game.

A worker was seriously hurt when he received an electric shock while hanging Christmas lights on a tree in Wellesley, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning, police said. The contractor was rushed to the hospital from Falmouth Circle with life-threatening injuries after the incident about 10 a.m., according to Wellesley police. “He’ll be pretty lucky if he survives,” said Wellesley Police Officer...

Nurses voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to authorize a one-day strike at Newton-Wellesley Hospital amid an ongoing contract dispute, their union said.

A person accused of armed robbery inside of a Wellesley, Massachusetts, apartment is expected to be in court Monday. The incident occurred just after 3 p.m. Sunday on Barton Road and set off a large police response that included a SWAT team, Wellesley police said. A man called police saying his prescription medication were stolen while visiting one of the…

A report of an armed robbery inside a Wellesley, Massachusetts, apartment set off a large police response that included a SWAT team on Sunday. Wellesley Police Chief Jack Pilecki said it started around 3:15 p.m. when they received a call from the alleged victim around 3 p.m. That victim told police he had been staying with a group of people…

A car crashed into two vehicles at Roche Bros. supermarket in Wellesley, Massachusetts, on Monday morning, getting wedged right between them. Wellesley police said the crash occurred at the Roche Bros. on Linden Street. One person suffered minor injuries. The cause of the crash has not been released.

Authorities are battling a car fire in Wellesley, Massachusetts on Saturday morning. According to Wellesley Police, firefighters took down the flames behind Mass bay Community College on Oakland Street. There were no injuries reported.

Police are on scene for a single car crash in Wellesley, Massachusetts on Monday afternoon. Wellesley Police say the car crash occurred on Route 135 near Seaver Street. According to authorities, one person was injured. In the images published by police on social media you can see a light pole over the car. Wellesley Municipal Light Plant is also responding…

Authorities in Wellesley, Massachusetts are investigating three burglaries that have happened in the past week. Wellesley Police say neighbors have been providing leads with their home security cameras. The first burglary happened on Appian Drive on Friday, December 8, where the suspects forced entry from the back of the house and stole some items while nobody was home, authorities say….

A car slammed into a Starbucks store on Saturday evening at a popular outdoor shopping center in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Wellesley police said officers, firefighters and EMS were at the Linden Square Starbucks, located at 101 Linden Street, for a motor vehicle crash. Pictures shared by the police department on X, formerly known as Twitter, show the car inside the coffee…

The Natural Resources Commission is asking residents in Wellesley, Massachusetts to report infestations of the spotted lanternflies. The spotted lanternflies are an invasive species that attacks plants. Wellesley received word this week from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) of an infestation near Carisbrooke Reservation.  Spotted lanternflies (Lycorma delicatula or “SLF”), while not new to the Bay State, are being found...

A Massachusetts girls swim team kept its long winning streak alive Friday despite what some parents have called unequal competition. The Wellesley High School girls won their 71st consecutive meet, and they did it against a co-ed team from Milton that has 10 boys. The Bay State Conference allows co-ed swim teams if a school can’t field enough athletes of…