Waltham News

The Braintree 4th of July Celebration Committee has released a list of the groups that have signed up so far for the June 29 Stars and Stripes Parade.

On Thursday, May 23rd, Shea Concrete Products, of Wilmington, MA, delivered 33 precast concrete 8ft x 14ft Leaching Chambers to the "Acadia on the Charles" apartment project at 36 River Street in Waltham, MA.

High tech company Mimecast recently opened the doors to its new headquarters that features space for people to work and to get in a workout or snooze.

Air-ground fire coordination-also known as Close Air Support or CAS-is a dangerous and difficult business.

A spinout from drug company Alkermes plc has received a $1 million grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research for a mid-stage trial of an inhaled treatment for intermittent debilitating motor fluctuations, or OFF episodes.

Confessed killer John Martorano on Monday recalled how he and James "Whitey" Bulger killed a Waltham man in 1974, according to the Boston Globe.

WeightWatchers will meet at 5 p.m. at 101 School St. Do you think City Council meetings run too long? Stay up to date with Waltham news with our free, daily newsletter.

CTA Construction attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the recently completed new 89,093 square foot, two-story Parker Elementary School in Billerica Massachusetts.

A Waltham teacher was named the 2013 Massachusetts History of Teacher during a ceremony Thursday.

A Waltham man has been charged with 67 counts unemployment fraud, according to the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.

Requests for Single Reprints: Leslie G. Cohen, MD, 501 Lexington Street, Unit 73, Waltham, MA 02452; e-mail, lgcohen32@hotmail.com .

Weston Police are warning residents of a scam that has the suspects stealing from homes.

Editor's Note: We'll be back in Newton for next week's Home of the Week. This custom rebuilt contemporary has been expertly transformed into one of Waltham's most impressive pieces of modern real estate.

Monday, June 10 Neil Connolly, 41, of 17 Exchange St., arrested and charged with possession of a burglarious instrument, larceny over $250 and breaking and entering nighttime felony.

Bunker Hill Community College President Mary L. Fifield received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Massachusetts National Network of Women Leaders at the 2013 President's Dinner and Leadership Award Ceremony on June 11. The ceremony was held at Brandeis University in Waltham.

Today's weather forecast -- 62 degrees and rainy. The Waltham Riverfest starts today! Stay up to date with Waltham news with our free, daily newsletter.

For a time in January, it looked like Natick's decades-old tradition of a July 4 parade wouldn't happen.

Waltham officials are monitoring the Moody Street dam after water seeped through the area surrounding the dam.

After a particularly tough year for the West Nile virus in 2012, Massachusetts health officials are bracing for what could be another busy summer for the mosquito-borne illness.

The trial of a Waltham woman accused of motor vehicle homicide has been delayed, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office.