Brookline|News|
Brookline Makes History: Fire Lt. Leah Shatkin Swears In [Photos]
'Your role will play and important part in making sure the department improves and becomes more excellent,' said Select Board Member Greene.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
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Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
- Brookline, MA
Jenna covers Brookline, Newton and Waltham. She is also the field editor for Charlestown, Chelmsford and Westford.
After graduating from Columbia Journalism School she moved to Boston in 2007 to work for The Christian Science Monitor for several years, including as Asia desk editor. She eventually made the switch to local journalism where she covered Brookline and Newton for GateHouse Media. She joined Patch in 2017. She's a runner, swimmer and loyal flip-flops fan. She knows how to throw a frisbee and has a love-hate relationship with coffee.
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Newton, MA|News|
Newton Man Pleads Guilty To Gun Charges
Police found a .9 mm Smith & Wesson pistol and a Smith & Wesson .380 caliber pistol, as well as 26 rounds of ammunition in Juan David's home
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Boston, MA|News|
Victor Pena Pleads Not Guilty To Rape, Kidnapping JP Woman
The Assistant District Attorney said Victor Pena fed the woman canned pineapple and made her read to him from the Bible in Spanish.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Boston, MA|News|
Several Monuments At Mount Hope Cemetery Vandalized: Police
'I find it beyond reprehensible and wrong anyone would think it okay to damage and desecrate such hallowed grounds,' said the commissioner.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Boston, MA|News|
Victor Pena, Accused Boston Kidnapper, Rapist To Be Arraigned
Victor Pena, accused of kidnapping and then raping a 23-year-old woman from JP, is set to be in Suffolk Superior Court, Wednesday.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Waltham, MA|News|
2 Taken To Hospital After Acid Spill In Waltham: Fire
Two people were exposed to hydrofluoric acid after a spill in a lab on Gatehouse Drive Tuesday.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Man Who Prompted Hunt Monday In Waltham Turns Himself In
Police said the South Boston man will be charged on several counts, including strangulation and assault and threatening to murder someone.
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Newton, MA|News|
Longtime Newton City Councilor Brian Yates Died
The city council president released a memo about Yate's passing over the weekend.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Boston, MA|News|
Boston Police Bust 128 For Drinking At 2019 St. Patrick's Parade
By way of comparison, in 2012 police issued 244 citations for public drinking at the parade.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Brookline|News|
Shuttle Buses Replace D Line From Reservoir To Kenmore Weeknights
And the Beaconsfield station will be closed for a while. Here's when.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Waltham, MA|News|
After Graffiti, Waltham Police Look For 'Up And Coming Artist'
Police took to social media a little tongue-in-cheek about the tags that have showed up on public and private property around Waltham.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Brookline|News|
In Brookline First, Female Firefighter To Get Promoted
Firefighter Leah Shatkin is the fourth female firefighter in town, but the first to be promoted permanently to lieutenant.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Boston, MA|News|
Police Investigating Vandalism To WWII Memorial On Castle Island
Some sort of oily substance seems to have been dumped on the memorial, according to State Police.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Jamaica Plain, MA|News|
Man Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime Stabbing In Egleston Square
District Attorney Rachel Rollins said the stabbing was a hate crime, motivated by transphobia.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Boston, MA|News|
Piles Of Debris After East Boston Casket Company Fire, Demolition
In the space where there once was a landmark industrial building, there's just piles of debris.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
South End, MA|News|
Sexual Assault In South End On St. Patrick's Day: Boston Police
Police are looking to identify this person in connection with the reported assault.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Waltham, MA|News|
Waltham, State Police Searching For Armed Suspect
Police say a man named Darren Dyette is wanted for an assault that reportedly happened early this morning on Fourth Avenue.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Newton, MA|News|
Newton's 2019 St. Patrick's Day Political Roast [Photos]
Check out how it went.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
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Brookline|News|
MA Cannabis Commission Gives Final Green Light To Brookline NETA
NETA will start selling recreational marijuana at its medical marijuana facility in a week, according to officials.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Boston, MA|News|
9-Alarm Fire Finally Out At East Boston Casket Factory
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said the nine-alarm blaze at New England Casket Company is the 'biggest fire I've seen in this city as mayor.'
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
