TOWNSEND — With the help of town officials in Ashby Pepperell and Townsend, the North Middlesex Regional School Committee will host a community forum to discuss the formation of the fiscal 2025-2026 budget on Monday, Nov. 18. At the forum School Committee members, Superintendent Brad Morgan, central office staff, and representatives of the three communities […]
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North Shore teachers strikes continue Thursday, two unions facing $50K fines
Beverly and Gloucester teachers’ unions were ordered to pay $50,000 fine Wednesday as contentious negotiations continue and their strike heads into its fourth school day Thursday.
Officials suspect high winds snapped pole on Priest Street
A fire truck approaches the scene in Leominster at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning after high winds were suspected of knocking over a utility pole, which rested on wires and hovered over an area of Priest Street near Doyle Field. National Grid was not…
Three North Shore teacher strikes continue, Marblehead parents sue as contract dispute threatens football playoffs
Marblehead parents filed a lawsuit protesting the suspension of extracurriculars during an ongoing teachers strike, as picket lines set up outside schools in three North Shore towns and tensions escalated Tuesday.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says ‘reform needed at border’ despite deportation opposition
Gov. Maura Healey is doubling down on her stance that she lacks immigration enforcement authority, calling for President-elect Trump to make good on his border-related promises. “We need reform at the border,” she said.
Demolition delay expires on historic Prescott House in Groton
GROTON — A group of residents are speaking out to try to prevent the demolition of a more than 200-year-old house on Old Ayer Road behind the Groton Hill Music Center.
