Dedham

Police in Dedham, Massachusetts, have located a 16-year-old who was reported missing. Police described her as being Asian and white with brown hair and brown eyes. She is about 5’2 and 115 pounds. When she was last seen, police say Chansriharaj was wearing a baggy grey sweatshirt and grey sweatpants.

A teenager driving a moped was killed when the vehicle collided with a dump truck in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, authorities said. The crash took place about 11:15 a.m. on Washington Street, near the border of Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. The moped had two people on board, and both were rushed by...

Schools around Massachusetts on Tuesday were dealing with “swatting” reports for the second day in a row, according to state and local police departments. Several agencies, including in Ipswich, Haverhill and Fall River, said they received phone calls conveying threats — police in one city said a person with a rifle was reported outside the local high school. But after…

Police say they have located a man who had been reported missing in Dedham, Massachusetts. The Dedham Police Department, said Wednesday that 23-year-old Daniel McDonald had been missing since Jan. 27. Police tweeted Friday that his whereabouts had been determined and he is no longer considered missing.

A car crash on U.S. Route 1 caused serious injuries, knocked down utility wires and closed more than one highway in Dedham, Massachusetts, near Westwood on Monday, officials said. The crash took place at the intersection of Route 1, which was closed in both directions, and Interstate 95, which was closed southbound, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. They…

A motorcycle crash Saturday night in Dedham, Massachusetts, shut down parts of Interstate 95 for several hours.

After backlash against a decision to prohibit libraries in Dedham from displaying Christmas trees, that call has been reversed.

After heated arguments, Christmas trees will go up at public libraries in Dedham, Massachusetts, after all for the holidays, an official confirmed Monday, noting the libraries don’t have “a ban on Christmas.”

Controversy is brewing over the omission of a Christmas tree at the local library in Dedham, Massachusetts this year. The controversy first started when a library branch supervisor posted about the lack of a tree this holiday season. She said she was told that “people” were made uncomfortable last year looking at it. The post brought on a wave of…

Police are investigating a motorcycle crash in Dedham that left one man dead on Friday afternoon. Dedham police said they received multiple calls about a motorcycle crash at around 3:30 p.m. on Friday on Milton Street near South Stone Mill Drive. When they arrived, they saw a man suffering from injuries as a result of a crash between a motorcycle…

Dedham police said the dog was referred to veterinary care.

The dog was removed from the vehicle “before tragedy could strike,” Dedham police said, and the owner was cited for the violation.

“Buzz” the Pomeranian was found during the July heat wave abandoned in a crate on the side of Bussey Street in Dedham. Since, he’s been in the care of the Animal Rescue League’s Dedham Animal Care and Adoption Center, which announced Tuesday that Buzz has found his new home.

A Pomeranian that tugged on the heart strings of so many people in the Boston area after being abandoned by the side of the road has now found his forever home. “Buzz” the Pomeranian was found during the July heat wave abandoned in a crate on the side of Bussey Street in Dedham. Since, he’s been in the care...

A dog was found in a cage by the side of the road in Dedham, Massachusetts, during last weekend’s heat wave, police said, and the town’s animal control officer is investigating. The Pomeranian was picked up by a good Samaritan and is now expected to be okay, but Officer Deni Goldman wants justice for the pup. “I want people...

A pair of baby raccoons were rescued from a chimney in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, before reuniting with their mother, police said. The raccoons, likely just 2 weeks old, are too young to even open their eyes. Dedham police said the babies were likely born on a smoke shelf located between the smoke chamber and firebox of the chimney, which…

Foam, puddles of water, charred remains and a car burnt from the inside out are all that’s left following a fire that broke out Thursday night inside a garage in Dedham, Massachusetts. The fire started with a car and filled the garage on Cleveland Street. Flames didn’t extend to the house but fire officials made additional calls for help,...

The fire started with a car and filled a garage in Dedham, Massachusetts, and while flames didn’t extend to the house, there were calls for help beyond the town, with multiple agencies responding.

It was a “fowl” end to a walk around the block when a turkey attacked a family on the front lawn of their home in Dedham, Massachusetts. Lydia and Zach McMahon had just arrived at their house after taking their mini Bernedoodle, Louie, for a walk. “Went to discard his dog poop in our trash cans, and when I was…

It was a celebration more than a century in the making. “I love reading and like history books. Friends and family came together to honor Lenore Gardner Karlin and her 104th year on earth. For the busy Dedham grandmother of seven, being surrounded by family is the real gift. She’s an artist, avid reader and published author at the...