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April is Autism Awareness Month. Any parent of a child on the autism spectrum knows it can be difficult to get their son or daughter to go to the dentist. So, a Newton, Massachusetts, dentist decided to create a space that’s not only welcoming and fun but works with patients and their parents to make the process as calming...

Fire broke out a home undergoing renovations in Newton, Massachusetts, Wednesday. Newton firefighters responded to the home on Central Avenue around noon. A contractor working don’t he home said they were doing major renovations – which were almost complete – when the fire broke out. It took hours to bring it under control, with flames popping back up again and…

A man was arrested after he escaped police in a chase that started in Rhode Island and continued into Massachusetts on Friday, according to the Newton Police Department. The driver was found unconscious in a car in an MBTA Green Line parking lot Friday evening and arrested after another attempt at escaping, according to a statement from Newton’s police...

A car flipped over, landing on its roof on the sidewalk following a multiple vehicle crash in Newton, Massachusetts, on Monday morning. The crash was reported shortly before 11 a.m. on Walnut Street at Commonwealth Avenue near Newton City Hall. Two or three vehicles were involved, one of which rolled over and came to rest on its roof. Police said…

The man who died has not been publicly named. This is the third deadly fire in Newton since December, officials said.

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Firefighters were called to Walnut Street around 8:30 a.m. 

Firefighters were called to Walnut Street around 8:30 on Sunday morning.

A hate crime investigation is underway in Newton, Massachusetts, after posters with the names and photos of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas were allegedly defaced and damaged by vandals. In total, police say they are investigating “five instances of hate and vandalism” since late February. Vandals targeted one home twice. “Bias, hatred and targeting of those for their personal…

A judge has issued a final judgment on the case against the teachers’ union in Newton, Massachusetts, following a strike over contract negotiations that shut down schools for 11 days and will cost the union $625,000 in fines, but parents say they will continue to fight for compensation in the form of a class action lawsuit. According to a notice…

It’s February break in Massachusetts, but in Newton, class is still in session this week. “It’s OK because they wanted what they wanted and I’m glad that school’s back on,” said Parker Sherwin, Horace Mann fourth grader. Newton school officials decided to cancel February vacation to make up time from last month’s teacher strike, throwing a wrench in a...

Presidents Day is taking on a different look this year in Newton, Massachusetts. Students are off for the holiday, but unlike in other communities on February break, they’ll be heading back to class on Tuesday. School officials canceled the vacation to make up time from last month’s teacher strike. Those demonstrations reignited debate across Massachusetts and on Beacon Hill,...

Parents in Newton, Massachusetts, have filed a class-action lawsuit against the teachers’ union following a strike over contract negotiations that shut down schools for 11 days. The school district has canceled its February vacation in an effort to make up some of the days lost to strike. The lawsuit alleges that the union knowingly, willfully and intentionally chose to break…

While many schools across Massachusetts are closed Tuesday due to the storm, Newton Public Schools will be open. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller confirmed that decision in an email early Tuesday morning. Newton’s superintendent said Monday that there were “constraints” on the school calendar and many of the “safety days” that are normally built into the schedule have already been taken because of...

The Newton School Committee and Mayor Ruthanne Fuller voted unanimously Thursday to approve a new teacher contract after a weekslong strike. The Newton Teachers Association voted Jan. 18 to go on strike. Schools in the Massachusetts city were closed for 11 days before an agreement was reached Friday on a contract. The union said Sunday in a Facebook post that…

Now that the teacher strike in Newton, Massachusetts, is over, students are back in school, but the cost of the strike is still being calculated, and not only is the city seeking damages, a family is too. Lital Asher-Dotan has three children in Newton Public Schools, and while she is thrilled they are back in class, she said is not…

After more than two weeks of being away, students in Newton, Massachusetts, are returning to the classroom on Monday. Teachers voted to Sunday to ratify their new contract with the district. All in all, 11 missed school days and 15 days on the picket line, and now teachers, students and staff will be making their way to the class Monday…

The Newton Teachers Association voted Sunday night to ratify a new contract that ended a two-week stalemate with the school committee and will return students to the classroom on Monday. The teachers union said in a Facebook post on Sunday night that 97% of its members had voted “yes,” sharing highlights of the new four-year deal. Both sides were expected…

A roughly two-week stalemate ended on Friday as the Newton Teachers Association and the school committee finally agreed on a contract. The negotiations wrapped up before a Sunday deadline in which the state would have increased fines to $100,000 per day. Both sides still need to vote to approve the contract to seal the deal but they did reach a…

The negotiations wrapped up before a Sunday deadline in which the state would have increased fines to $100,000 per day.

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