Tragedies leave communities reeling with grief, shock and outrage. Sadly criminals swarm to these events for their own personal gain.
Plus, jobs, real estate, weather and business news. Take a look back at the past week on Waltham Patch.
Plus, watch amazing video of a truck slamming into a train bridge, and find out what are the top school districts in Massachusetts.
The moon will look a little bigger in the sky Saturday.
Plus, two cats are drowned at a construction site and Boston air is as dirty as a cigarette.
A family is searching for its pet dog.
Plus, a cop is held in jail for drug charges, and even if the Patriots are cheated, that's just par for the course across the NFL.
The man has been identified as living in Middlesex County and is currently hospitalized.
The data collection (see list below) identified a list of towns and the numbers of users in each community, but did not reveal names.
Plus, find out where the most people were planning affairs on Ashley Madison, and a cat gets a new foot and new lease on life.
Plus, school news, real estate, arrests and launchpads for kids at the library, 2 new restaurant openings and the spray park's staying open.
This kitty, thanks to veterinarians in Waltham and Black Cat Rescue, is getting two more of her nine lives, and a prosthetic paw.
Plus, follow the repeated dramatic crashes at a low-hanging bridge, and Gronk may live a wild lifestyle, but is he a virgin?
VIEW map: Dozens of potentially damaging natural gas leaks have been pinpointed across the city of Waltham.
The cold front is expected to bring more comfortable temperatures with lower humidity for the rest of the week.
Plus, one local school community apologizes for a resident who flies a confederate flag near a high school.
Plus, arrest for cocaine trafficking, the latest in Waltham real estate and superintendent addresses overcrowding.
Plus, were Boston Olympics organizers hiding the true cost from the public? And an amazing video captures a truck slamming into a bridge.
Plus, it's truck vs. bridge. Watch the amazing video.
The National Weather Service issued an alert that there is potential for flooding in the area. Route 117 is already flooding.
Plus, a suspect invokes Donald Trump's name after allegedly beating and urinating on a homeless man in a T station.
The good news is temperatures will drop, as will pollen counts.
Plus, several local high schools are among the best in the country, and a Massachusetts woman is the first transgender White House staffer.
Boston 2024's lowballed estimates, teens charged after police chase, Northeastern University fined, makeshift toilets at Jimmy Buffet show.
Plus, principal says, “I did not resign,” shark warnings, Coast Guard rescue, bobcat sightings, and more.
A combination of hot temperatures and humidity will make for high heat indexes Monday and this could mean our first heat wave since 2013.
Take a look back at the past week on Waltham Patch.
The Old Farmer's Almanac says the winter season's going to be blustery and snowy. Do you believe it?
Plus, a local park was named after local hero Pete Frates and police have reopened the case of a Woburn teenager who disappeared in 1989.
Plus, a pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train and police are looking for suspects accused of breaking into 40 cars.
Get your application in to be a vendor at Waltham Day.
Take a look at what's been a busy week so far on Waltham Patch.
The brightest meteor shower of the year is coming up. Where will you watch in Waltham?
Plus, a man who reportedly assaulted several police officers, seriously injuring some, pays tribute to America in his mug shot.
Plus a Boston University professor may have been racially profiled after a cognac theft.
Have you seen this cockapoo around?
Take a look back at the week on Waltham Patch.
Plus, an Amber Alert has a happy ending, and Massachusetts shoppers are treated to a tax-free weekend next week.
The latest from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls for a below average season.