Rte. 9

Complex with a 20-story hotel/condo building and a 'town square' proposed for Rte. 9 in Brookline at the Newton line

By adamg - 10/2/24 - 3:33 pm

Rendering of possible Rte. 9 hotel/condo building

Very conceptual, preliminary rendering of a drone's eye view above Rte. 9 eastbound by Finegold Alexander Architects.

City Realty last week unwrapped some of its ideas for the 5-acre office complex on Rte. 9 in Brookline at the Newton line it now owns: Replacing it completely with a new complex featuring a 20-story hotel/condo tower at the city line along with two shorter buildings with apartments, retail space and medical offices, all clustered around a "town square" the length of two football fields with a stream-like "water feature" that would encourage visitors to sit and enjoy themselves. Read more.

Cops hunt distract-and-dash thieves at Chestnut Hill Wegmans

By adamg - 8/28/24 - 10:42 am

Surveillance photos of suspects via Newton PD.

Newton Police report they're looking for a couple who made off with several wallets and phones at the Chestnut Hill Wegmans last week: Read more.

Motorist slams into the back of an MBTA bus on Rte. 9 in Brookline; is pulled out of his car unconscious

By adamg - 7/29/24 - 5:14 pm

Riders in an inbound 60 bus were jolted when the driver of a Toyota minivan slammed into it on Rte. 9 just before Chestnut Hill Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Read more.

Man dies after being pulled from Brookline Reservoir

By adamg - 5/20/24 - 1:44 pm

Brookline Police report officers responded to the Brookline Reservoir off Rte. 9 on a report of a body floating in the water around 5:40 a.m.: Read more.

Police had reasonable cause to fatally shoot man after chase from gun incident near Brigham and Women's, court rules

By adamg - 4/23/24 - 12:27 pm

A federal appeals court yesterday dismissed a lawsuit by the sister of Juston Root, shot 31 times in 3 seconds by Boston and State Police officers along Rte. 9 in Brookline in 2020, ruling that the officers had more than enough reason to fear for their lives and the lives of nearby people, both because he had pulled what appeared to be a gun on officers outside Brigham and Women's Hospital and because when the officers approached they thought he was about to pull a gun on them. Read more.

Egg-sandwich rage reported on Rte. 9

By adamg - 3/9/21 - 11:19 pm

The latest Rte. 9 rage report from the Swellesley Report involves a man who was trying to pass somebody on the right near the Wellesley Hills fire station, only that person gave the man the finger, so the man responded by throwing a bag containing an egg sandwich at the finger waver. He was cited for vandalism and littering.

Brookline Reservoir gains a waterfall as water gushes out of broken main under Rte. 9

By adamg - 11/12/20 - 12:04 pm

WBZ provides the sky-eye view of the region's newest waterfall.

You might, maybe, want to consider driving a bit more slowly today

By adamg - 10/30/20 - 1:27 pm

Wellesley Police reported around 1 p.m. that the driver of this car flipped on Rte. 9 eastbound just past Oakland Street. Only minor injuries, they report.

Hospital valet now in critical condition, investigation to look at whether suspect specifically shot him or whether he was hit as police fired at suspect

By adamg - 2/7/20 - 3:02 pm

Boston Police this afternoon released some preliminary information on the morning incident that ended with a Brigham and Women's Hospital valet wounded, the suspect dead, the hospital locked down and several cars damaged in a crash that shut the westbound side of Rte. 9 in Brookline. Read more.

Minnesota company owned by a local doctor feels constitutionally oppressed by Massachusetts requirement it register here to sue a local company, so it sues

By adamg - 7/10/19 - 11:51 am

What started as a dispute between owners of adjoining parcels on Rte. 9 in Brookline over a luxury condo project one of them wants to build has turned into a federal lawsuit over whether companies based outside of the state should be forced to register with Massachusetts just to be able to file a lawsuit in state court here. Read more.

Delaware man charged with hitting, dragging Wellesley cop on Rte. 9

By adamg - 2/24/19 - 10:00 am

WBZ reports.

Three-car crash takes out light pole, blocks Rte. 9 easbound

By adamg - 12/11/18 - 4:10 pm

The Newton Fire Department reports a three-car crash on Rte. 9 eastbound made a mess, blocked that side of the road and brought a hazmat crew running to determine whether the transformer on the pole was leaking.

Things you don't expect to see outside Shoppers World in Framingham: Green Line trolleys

By adamg - 6/13/18 - 9:44 pm

Green Line trolley on Rte. 9 in Framingham

John Costello was waiting for a light on Rte. 9 westbound outside the Shoppers World Olive Garden around noon today when a Green Line trolley rolled past.

For the past few years, the T has been sending trolleys out to some factory in upstate New York for rehabbing, but generally, the take the turnpike to the New York line, so what was the trolley doing on Rte. 9? Maybe the flat-bed driver just had a hankering for some unlimited breadsticks.

Impromptu geyser erupts on Huntington Avenue at the Jamaicaway when water main goes kablooie

By adamg - 1/1/18 - 8:21 pm

Jessica Feldish got some video of an MWRA water main turned geyser on Huntington Avenue outbound, at the Brookline line just past where it goes under the Jamaicaway. Needless to say, avoid the area.

Don't laugh: Planners look to make routes 9 and 30 on Natick/Framingham line pedestrian friendly

By adamg - 10/16/17 - 9:36 am

The Golden Triangle Planning Study is looking at improvements to the mall capital of Massachusetts, bordered by routes 9 and 30 and Speen Street. Read more.

Brookline traffic on the 3s

By adamg - 8/10/17 - 7:12 pm

Riptor reports from near the reservoir on Rte. 9:

SUV on route 9 westbound in Brookline completely stopped by a turkey pecking at its bumper.

Rt 9 East bound in Wellesley has a van on its side and a lot of ladders strewn across the street.

Ryan added:

Anybody cycling to work today please be careful. Invisible patches of ice everywhere, bike lanes/paths thinly salted.

Owners of new store in fancy mall weren't planning on opening a drive-thru

By adamg - 9/25/14 - 8:58 am

Photo by Newton FD.

But the driver of an SUV apparently trying to park at the new Rte. 9 mall with the Wegmans gave them one this morning.