Teachers Vote To Strike About Social Distancing Rules: Patch PM

BROOKLINE,MA — It's Monday, Nov. 2. And Election Day is only a day away. Here's what Patch has been covering in greater Boston and across Massachusetts today.

Everyone seems to be on edge about a second wave of the coronavirus making its way to Massachusetts and now, the the Brookline Teachers union has voted to Strike over language regarding distancing protocols.

The union and the local school committee are in the middle of working out an agreement about how teaching will work amid the pandemic, and the teachers got spooked, they said, when the district wouldn't leave in a phrase about 6 feet of distancing. The school committee says they just don't want to be locked into 6 feet of distancing at schools when a vaccine and protocols loosen up.

The head of the union said a strike is planned for Tuesday.

Elsewhere in greater Boston

61-Year Old Waltham Man Fatality Stabbed In His Home On Halloween

On Halloween night the man called police to tell them he had been stabbed. He later died.

Newton Senior Center Shut Amid Pandemic, So Seniors Going Online

"It’s made a real difference in my life during this uncertain time," said one woman.

Boston Businesses Prepare For Fallout After Election Day

While there are no known threats right now to Boston or the rest of the commonwealth, police and businesses are preparing, check out some of the photos from Newbury Street.

Arlington's Retro Burger Closes, Familiar Name Moving In

The closure of the burger and ice cream joint spells the return of a former Mass. Ave. mainstay.

Across Massachusetts

Boston Activists Will Rally If Election Results In Dispute

It's one of dozens of "Protect the Results" events planned across the state and nation on Nov. 4.

Man Charged In Connection With Sex Trafficking

The man, with connections to Massachusetts, was charged in Boston Federal Court in connection with trafficking women to engage in prostitution across six states.

And finally today:

The governor instituted a curfew statewide of 10 p.m. and a new Mask Mandate.

A stay-at-home advisory has been reinstated and the gathering limits have been reduced to 10, as coronavirus cases continue to surge across the state.

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