An 11-day strike by teachers in a Boston suburb ended Friday night after their union and the school district tentatively agreed on a new contract. The walkout beginning Jan. 19 affected 2,000 Newton Public Schools instructors in about two dozen schools with some 12,000 students. It was the sixth teachers strike in the state since 2022 and the longest, closing schools for 11 days.
A teachers strike in a Boston suburb entered its eighth day Tuesday — one of the longest in recent state history — with both sides still unable to agree on salaries and other issues.
The Newton community came together Tuesday for a Mass of Peace at Our Lady Help of Christians Parish to honor the three fellow parishioners brutally murdered over the weekend.
Archdiocese of Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley is offering a special Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for the Newton slaying victims, he said Tuesday.