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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…

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] It looks like a location of a small local group of burger places will be rebranding. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston’s Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Wild Willy’s Burgers in Watertown is going to become Belle’s Charbroiled Burgers & Ice Cream, with a Facebook thread from the business...

Less than a year after emerging from stealth, Tome Biosciences Inc. now plans to eliminate all the jobs at its Watertown facility — including the positions of its chief executive and chief scientific officers.

A man with apparent mental health issues made threatening statements about children at a Cambridge, Massachusetts, school, then fled into Boston and ended up in a car crash in Watertown on Monday, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the crash on Greenough Boulevard. Footage from the scene showed a grey car on its side...

A 24-year-old man faced a judge after his arrest in a series of break-in attempts.

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…

A warning from Watertown police Friday morning: there’s been a string of package thefts. Officials say this is not your typical porch theft either and are urging residents to stay alert.

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…

Investigators have located a truck that slammed into a restaurant in Watertown, Massachusetts, earlier this week, though it’s not clear if the driver has been identified. Jana Grill and Bakery, a popular Mediterranean restaurant at the intersection of Watertown Street and Galen Street, was forced to close after the crash on Monday. It’s owned by an Armenian family that...

It took a split second for a truck to slam into a restaurant in Watertown, Massachusetts, forcing it to shut down. Jana Grill and Bakery, a popular Mediterranean restaurant at the intersection of Watertown Street and Galen Street, is owned by an Armenian family that relies on the business to make ends meet. “This is my baby,” said owner Suren…

Police are searching for the driver who slammed a truck into Jana Grill and Bakery.

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…

A woman who came to the U.S. to be a nanny for a family in Watertown, Massachusetts, hasn’t been seen for a week, police said Friday, asking for the public’s help finding her. Bogalech Gedore, 34, came from the United Arab Emirates, in the Middle East, to work for the Watertown family, police said. They last saw her the...

[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...

Watertown police said Vartan Krikorian, 65, has been arrested in connection to the incident at Dunkin’ located at 48 Mount Auburn Street.

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A Dunkin’ employee was taken to the hospital on Friday after being attacked at one of the coffee and doughnut chain’s stores in Watertown, Massachusetts. Watertown police say the employee was assaulted around 6 a.m. Friday inside the Dunkin’ located at 48 Mount Auburn Street. According to police, the suspect became involved in an argument before attacking the employee. Police…

Initial hearings for 28 people accused of paying for sex at high-end brothels operating in the Boston area will be open to the public, a justice on Massachusetts’ highest court wrote Friday. But documents in the case will be sealed before the hearings to protect private information for anyone for whom probably cause is not established at the hearings, Supreme…

At least half of the 28 people accused of paying for sex in a high-end brothel network are pushing back on efforts to make initial hearings in the case public, citing their privacy rights. The arrests of three people in connection with the brothel organization alleged to have been operating in Massachusetts and Virginia drew public attention, and acting U.S….

A Massachusetts Supreme Court judge has suspended hearings set in the cases against 28 people accused of paying for sex in a high-end brothel network while the courts address questions of what information will be made publicly available in the case. The arrests of three people in connection with the brothel organization alleged to have been operating in Massachusetts and…