Marblehead

Dozens of teachers lined the street outside a Beverly City Council meeting as their strike is poised to set a record for longest in recent Massachusetts history.

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Students will return to the classroom Wednesday in the Massachusetts communities of Beverly and Marblehead. The Marblehead School Committee said late Tuesday afternoon that it had reached a tentative deal with the Marblehead Education Association. The Beverly School Committee announced a tentative agreement later Tuesday evening. “Both the School Committee and the Association recognize the stress and hardship caused to...

As the Beverly and Marblehead teachers strikes stretched on, a third-party mediator stepped in, while students in Gloucester returned to classes after the town’s own strike.

As two North Shore teachers strikes drag on, the one in Beverly on Monday tied a recent one in Newton as the longest in modern Massachusetts history. The Beverly strike has stretched on for 11 days, and negotiations have become increasingly contentious as students there and in Marblehead missed another day of school while, in Gloucester, the North Shore third...

Students will be back at school Monday in Gloucester, Massachusetts, but class is still cancelled in Beverly and Marblehead after contract negotiations failed in those two North Shore communities over the weekend. An Essex Superior Court judge had agreed Thursday to waive fines the unions are facing if an agreement could be reached by 6 p.m. Sunday, and there was...

Students in three Massachusetts communities have been out of school for nearly two weeks as teachers remain on strike. Melissa Wiley’s 9-year-old son, Nazayah, is ready to get back to class in Beverly, but schools in the city are empty — as are schools in Gloucester and Marblehead. All three districts will remain closed Thursday. Teachers the communities are demanding...

Classes will be cancelled again Monday in Gloucester, Beverly and Marblehead, Massachusetts, as negotiations continue between those school committees and teachers unions.

After a week of strikes there’s is still no deal in sight as we expect to see more rallies and negotiations across the area during the weekend.

Teachers on the North Shore of Massachusetts are back on the picket line, and students are out of school for another day. Friday officially marks one week of striking in two school districts, and there’s no deal in sight. For those two districts — Beverly and Gloucester — talks are moving slowly. In Marblehead, Friday marks day four of their...

The varsity high school football team in Marblehead, Massachusetts, is in the Elite Eight, but the ongoing North Shore teachers strikes left Friday’s game in jeopardy. “It’s been scary for a lot of seniors. Norwood could’ve been our last game last week and we’re not done, whatsoever.” It was unclear if extracurricular activities, including sports, could go on amid the...

Schools remain closed in three Massachusetts communities as teachers remain on strike. Classes were out Thursday in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead, and schools in all three towns will remain closed Friday. Now, the school districts are taking their fight from the picket line to the courtroom. It is illegal in Massachusetts to engage in a teacher strike, so all three...

Classes will be canceled again Thursday for nearly 10,000 students as teacher strikes continue across three communities on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Educators across Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead are refusing to return to the job until a new contract is reached with their local school committees. Schools in all three communities were closed Wednesday, and the districts confirmed they...

Students in three Massachusetts communities were not in school Tuesday, schools in those districts will be closed again Wednesday as teacher strikes continue on the North Shore. Educators in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead have been fighting for new contracts, forcing about 1,000 students out of the classroom Tuesday. After a long day of bargaining sessions, there are still no contract...

Educators in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead are prepared to strike amid contentious negotiations on benefits and wages. 

Teachers in three North Shore towns are taking to the picket line. Educators in Beverly and Gloucester voted to strike on Thursday. On Friday, Marblehead also authorized a strike, starting Tuesday. All three districts are striking over stalled contract negotiations. Under state law, public employees are prohibited from striking, making all of the strikes illegal. In Marblehead Saturday, union leader…

Teachers in Marblehead, Massachusetts, are the latest in the state to authorize a strike, the Marblehead Education Association confirmed Friday. The union said 99% of its educators voted to strike, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 12. The union said they are fighting for a contract that includes things like a safety committee, additional recess time for younger students, access to bereavement leave...

A woman in Marblehead, Mass., was attacked and bitten by a wild animal Monday, prompting police to up their presence in the area to prevent it from happening again. 

UPDATE (Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, 7:20 p.m.): The animal responsible for the bite was an off-leash dog, not a coyote, Marblehead police said. The animal was contained and was not a threat to others. Residents in Marblehead, Massachusetts, are being urged to take caution after police say a woman was bitten by an animal while jogging at a park. The…

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating, but won’t let the town set off any fireworks until the fire’s cause has been determined.

Four staff members at a Marblehead, Massachusetts, elementary school were placed on paid administrative leave while the school district reviews its policies and protocols pertaining to the student restraint process, according to interim Superintendent Theresa McGuinness. The decision comes after recent events involving the restraint of a student at Glover Elementary School, McGuinness said in a statement last week. “This…