Newton teachers rally at City Hall for fourth day of strike [Video]
As the Newton Teachers Association pressed forward with Day 4 of its strike, teachers gathered again in front of City Hall. The NTA, which is [...]
Strike rages on, Newton schools closed Monday
With negotiators unable to work out a bargain to end the teachers' strike this weekend, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced that schools will be closed on [...]
Support swells for teachers as union strikes over weekend
Newton teachers voted to go on strike Thursday night, bringing the city's education system to a screeching halt as the union and the School Committee [...]
Fuller: ‘Get the kids back in the classroom’ [Video]
As Newton Teachers Association leaders and school district officials sat holed up in a bargaining room and thousands of supporters of the NTA gathered in [...]
Thousands rally for Newton teachers [videos]
"Enough is enough!" the crowd chanted outside City Hall Friday afternoon, over and over. "Enough is enough!" By 1:30 p.m., that crowd stood a dozen [...]
STRIKE: Newton teachers vote to strike, schools closed starting Friday
The Newton Teachers Association has voted to strike, ending weeks of whispers and speculation about whether this day would come. The vote was 1,641—about 98 [...]
City Councilors pen letter opposing teacher strike
EDITOR'S NOTE: After this story was originally posted, Councilors Pam Wright from Ward 3 and Vicki Danberg from Ward 6 signed on. Later, Councilor Martha [...]
Mayor: Teacher strike ‘would harm our children’
On the eve of an expected teacher union strike vote, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller is urging the Newton Teachers Association not to go on strike. "I [...]
Boiling Point: NTA supporters rally outside City Hall as potential strike vote nears
On Sunday, as teachers, parents and local officials sat and discussed Newton's ongoing teacher contract dispute, parents wanted to know how they could pressure Mayor [...]
Achievement Unlocked: Newton reaches Safe Harbor status
[Design for Dunstan East development. Courtesy Photo] Last Friday afternoon, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced that the city was on track to reach its Chapter 40B [...]
Mayor says Newton on track for Safe Harbor status in 2024
More than 50 years after Massachusetts set an affordable housing inventory threshold for cities and towns via Chapter 40B, Newton is almost at that goal [...]
What Newton’s newly enhanced tree ordinance means for homeowners
Ralph Waldo Emerson—author, nature enthusiast and one-time Newton resident—once wrote, “The wonder is that we can see these trees and wonder more.” Today, many in [...]
Inaugurated: Newton City Council, School Committee sworn in [Photos, Videos]
Newton started the new year off with a new City Council and a new School Committee. Both bodies of the city's government had their members [...]
Laredo, Kalis announce City Council committee lineup
City Council President-elect Marc Laredo and Vice President-elect David Kalis have picked which councilors will be on which committees for the next two years. “We [...]
Colleagues remember George Mansfield, longtime alderman and city councilor
When George E. Mansfield—one of the longest serving city councilors in Newton’s history—was celebrating the holidays with his extended family in Maryland, as he often [...]