The Heights

Newton Family of Four Found Dead in New Hampshire After Carbon Monoxide Exposure

Genevieve Morrison • December 28, 2024

Newton family dead at home in N.H., on Christmas Day after exposure to carbon monoxide, according to New Hampshire State Fire Marshal.

Police Investigating Vandalism at Newton Home as Hate Crime

Genevieve Morrison • March 18, 2024

Posters displaying Israeli hostages at a Newton home were vandalized on Sunday and Newton police are investigating the event as a hate crime.

Newton Contracts with Local Marijuana Companies Under Investigation

Rachel Phelan • November 17, 2019

United States Attorney Andrew Lelling has convened a grand jury to investigate contracts made between the City of Newton and marijuana companies, according to The Boston Globe.

Where Does Rubinoff Come From?

Austin Bodetti • April 22, 2018

"She did discover, however, Rubi’s opaque ownership—a question that should consume us all, much as the stench of Rubi consumes Boston College on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings."

Investigating the Russian Math School

Austin Bodetti • February 26, 2018

"My feud with Russian President Vladimir Putin, to whom I lost a boxing match to the death several years ago, had clouded my usually unparalleled investigative skills."

Mattress Firm’s Name Is Officially Not a Pun

Austin Bodetti • February 12, 2018

"I don’t know whether it bothered me more that she had used a dictionary against me, her “fine friend;” that she had turned part of the response into a marketing opportunity; or that she used the pun bed-ginning—mediocre at best—after spending an entire paragraph telling me that Mattress Firm wasn’t a pun."