Dedham

An 18-year-old woman is in the hospital with a stab wound after a robbery at a Holiday Inn in Dedham, Massachusetts Wednesday morning, according to authorities. Just before 6 a.m., a 911 caller reported that a man entered the hotel room and threatened to shoot the six people who were staying there. The man allegedly pointed a black semi-automatic firearm…

It was an empty parking lot at Legacy Place in Dedham Thanksgiving night, instead of the normal flurry of activity for Black Friday shopping that existed before the pandemic. Many stores and shopping malls around the state typically open at midnight, or 12:30 a.m., but are now opting for a Friday morning open instead to control crowds and practice social distancing.  “It’s such...

The Dedham Youth Commission is setting up social distancing with Santa Claus, mobile visits to help with fundraising. Families pick a time slot and the big guy himself stops by for a photo opportunity outside in exchange for a gift card to help someone in need.

It’s not often that parking meters are the talk of the town, but in Dedham, Massachusetts, residents can’t stop talking about the new meters. The new meters that were just unveiled in Dedham Square are generating all sorts of reaction, with some thumbs up, and some thumbs down. Nora Wells says “they definitely stick out.” While Jess Paulus says...

The new meters that were just unveiled in Dedham Square have people in town talking, and not everyone is happy.

Two people have been arrested on armed assault charges in the February robbery of a gas station in Dedham, Massachusetts, that left a clerk wounded, local police said Monday. One of the suspected robbers is from North Carolina, Dedham police said in a statement. The FBI helped in the investigation. The armed robbery took place the night of Feb. 13…

For the third time in the past week, a large high school party has forced a Massachusetts school district to move to remote-only learning over fears about spreading COVID-19. Austin Preparatory School in Reading announced that they will go remote after learning of a party attended by students. In the past week, similar incidents have been reported involving the Dover-Sherborn,…

Police in Dedham, Massachusetts said a gathering violating state social-distancing rules was held over the weekend as the town grapples with an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. In a tweet Monday, the police department urged people to follow rules for gatherings outlined by the Baker administration, which ban outdoor gatherings of more than 50 people and indoor gatherings of more…

Officials in Dedham, Massachusetts, outlined a strategy Friday which includes testing to deal with two clusters of coronavirus cases believed to be linked to two Boston Bruins watch parties attended by young people. NHL playoff watch parties attended by two groups of young people likely led to the spike in COVID-19 cases, according to officials, one of which was composed…

After the town of Dedham, Massachusetts, was added to the state’s list of high-risk COVID-19 communities, town officials held a meeting Friday to announce free testing will be available to get a better handle on the situation.

Town officials are expected to outline a strategy stop the spread of coronavirus at a press conference Friday morning after NHL playoff watch parties attended by two groups of young people likely lead to the spike.

Thirteen Massachusetts communities are now in the red zone, meaning they are considered high risk for COVID-19. As cities and towns work to beat back the virus, residents are trying to live with even more restrictions. In Everett, city officials made the decision to close all parks Thursday until further notice. The transmission rate in Everett has been dangerously high…

School officials in Dedham are delaying their plan for students to return to classrooms after a local uptick in coronavirus cases that officials say is the result of gatherings held by young people. The town’s School Committee and Board of Health decided to indefinitely postpone the start dates for students to learn in-person this fall during a meeting Wednesday...

Police in Dedham, Massachusetts, issued a missing/endangered person alert for John Maida, and are asking the public for assistance in locating him. Maida was reported missing Saturday and was last seen Friday, Aug. 29, leaving his residence in his vehicle, according to police. He drives a gray 2014 Ford Fusion with Massachusetts plates BB233, police said in their report. Anyone…

A man was robbed in the parking lot next to a Hooters restaurant in Dedham, Massachusetts Monday night, according to authorities. Two men allegedly assaulted the victim with a machete and demanded money in the parking lot next to Hooters on Providence Highway just before midnight Monday. One of the men placed an object against the victim’s back and...

Friday is the deadline for schools to submit their fall reopening plans, and at least 32 of them have already decided against having kids return to class at all. Auburn, Barnstable, Belmont, Bourne, Brockton, Brookline, Chelsea, Dedham, Everett, Framingham, Gardner, Lawrence, Leominster, Lynn, Marblehead, Manchester-Essex, Masconomet, Mendon-Upton, Methuen, Northbridge, Revere, Salem, Somerset, Somerville, Taunton, Topsfield, Wachusett, Watertown, Wayland, Webster, West…

Police need the public’s help identifying a man they say was involved in the assault of a child Wednesday in Dedham, Massachusetts. The incident happened at the intersection of High and Bussey streets, according to a post on the Mass Most Wanted website. Police haven’t offered more details about the assault incident. Surveillance footage shared by Mass Most Wanted...

[This story originally appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk] A small local group of family-friendly restaurants continues to shrink, and it now appears that only two remain in operation. According to a source, the Woburn location of Joe’s American Bar & Grill is no longer in operation, with a check on the place within the locations section of the page...

Colton Bradford meets three cute puppies new to the Schultz Guest House in Dedham looking for their forever homes.