Local News Hate crime investigation underway after signs displaying Israeli hostages defaced “We as a community must stand together to condemn antisemitism and acts of hate and violence against anyone.” Newton police are investigating an incident of vandalism as a hate crime after several lawn signs depicting Israeli hostages held by Hamas were defaced with spray paint over the weekend. More than 100 posters in front of a Newton couple’s home showing the names and faces of people taken hostage by Hamas were defaced with black spray paint, The Boston Globe reported. The incident occurred on Homer Street sometime between...