See what the top police stories of the year were.
Waltham had its fair share of wild and crazy police stories this year. Check out the roundup of them below! NOTE: The list was compiled based on pageviews and importance of the story.
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The concert will benefit Hurricane Sandy victims, via the Robin Hood Foundation.
Some of the biggest names in music take the stage at Madison Square Garden for the live 12-12-12 concert for Sandy relief. While thousands of people fill the arena, billions are watching live on a variety of screens worldwide. The concert is streaming live on television networks, movie theater screens and on the Internet, including right here on Patch. The pre-event coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. EST and the concert is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. The all-star lineup includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who, and Paul McCartney, with other artists to be announced. Every penny sold from ticket sales will go …
Some of the biggest names in music will play at a benefit concert on Wednesday. All proceeds will go to Hurricane Sandy victims, via the Robin Hood Foundation.
Huge names in music are lending their talents to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts at the “12-12-12” concert on Wednesday, Dec. 12. Every penny sold from ticket sales will go directly to Sandy victims through the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which provides material, money and aid to local organizations that are serving families and individuals in the regions hardest hit by the storm, including over 200 Patch towns in New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island. The all-star lineup includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who and Paul McCartney, with other artists to be announced. According to the 12-12-12 concert’s website, “…
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Today's weather forecast -- 50 degrees and sunny. Check out these Waltham students doing well in school. Here is a great way to help victims of Hurricane Sandy. Check out our latest real estate blog on selling your home during the holiday season. Do you want Bob Dylan to perform in Waltham?
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For every tweet that includes the #PatchRebuilds hashtag, Patch will donate $1 to AmeriCares Superstorm Sandy Relief Efforts, up to $125,000.
Patch is giving readers with an easy way to help the towns affected by Superstorm Sandy as they build and recover. For every tweet that includes the #PatchRebuilds hashtag, Patch will donate $1 to AmeriCares Superstorm Sandy Relief Efforts, up to $125,000. Click here to tweet your support for Sandy communities. Your gift will help AmeriCares respond to Superstorm Sandy with medical and humanitarian aid, grants, and programs to help support survivors across the country. Be sure to follow @WalthamPatch on Twitter, and get tweeting!
Employees help out — and you can, too.
It's been said it's far better to have a neighbor who's near, than a brother who's far away. But in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Americans across the nation have proven to be both the best of neighbors and the strongest of families. This past weekend, AOL and Patch employees took an opportunity to pitch in, packing two tractor trailers worth of food, water and supplies in Dulles, VA, and Baltimore. The donations are headed to Hurricane Sandy-ravaged areas in New Jersey and Long Island. Want to join the relief efforts? Click here to donate: https://donate.networkforgood.org/aol "When a catastrophe of this size hits, we all feel it, both the hundreds of us who live in the impacted towns, and our colleagues who are watching and wishing they…
Catch up on the week's top Waltham headlines.
Hurricane Sandy battered Waltham. A Waltham man allegedly attacked an MBTA officer in Boston. Find out why the roof blew off of this condominium complex in Waltham. New details emerged in the case of a Waltham man accused of killing a woman in Maine.
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Check out photos from Patch sites stretching from New Jersey to New Hampshire.
Portions of the Northeast are still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast. Patch sites up and down the coast reported the unfolding story and aftermath. Local editors and Patch users uploaded photos of the destruction. Here are just some of the Hurricane Sandy photos that ran on Patch sites from New Jersey to New Hampshire this week. Flip through to see Sandy's effect the Northeast — and just click on the "Upload Photos & Video" button below the gallery of photos to add your own.
NStar is continuing work to restore power to all residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
NStar is estimating it will fully restore power to all Waltham residents by Thursday night, according to a company chart dated Oct. 30. As of 12:15 p.m. on Oct. 31, 1,274 customers were still without power after Hurricane Sandy, according to NStar's outage map.
Stay safe today!
Two days after the storm, Waltham is continuing to recover from Hurricane Sandy. The Waltham Public Schools will be open today, according to Waltham Police. Also, trash pickup is proceeding on its regular schedule. Whether to celebrate Halloween by going trick-or-treating is at your discretion. Unlike some Massachusetts communities, the Waltham city government has no role in organizing Halloween festivities or regulating what hours children can go trick-or-treating, according to the mayor's office. Waltham's 911 dispatch center advised parents to use thier judgment. "Parents are advised to use their own discretion and please be safe," the dispatch center Tweeted. As of 7:30 p.m., 2,174 NStar customers were still withour power, totaling …
