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Malden Educators Ratify New Contract After Strike
Educators returned to work on Tuesday after reaching a tentative agreement on Monday evening to end their strike.

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Educators returned to work on Tuesday after reaching a tentative agreement on Monday evening to end their strike.

Officials blamed the issue on a "small piece of equipment" that failed on Wednesday morning.
Drivers can expect a detour near downtown Wakefield beginning on Friday night.
The Melrose Education Foundation organizes the event to help fund grants for teachers in Melrose.
Melrose High School students will perform “Sideways Stories from Wayside School" this week.
The event will feature attractions ranging from hot chocolate to a pet costume contest.
The city Recreation Department is currently running a survey seeking feedback on priorities for a new playground.
Work will impact areas including Sweetser Street, White Avenue, Wake Avenue, Lake Shore Drive and Curve Street.
Democrat Jason Lewis and Republican Ed Dombroski met in a debate on Monday ahead of early voting this weekend and Election Day next month.
Transit Police shut down a subway third rail, though officers were unable to locate the man, Malden Police Chief Glenn Cronin said.
Paul Raymond retired earlier this year after more than 50 years in roles ranging from Town Meeting to the Planning Board.
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Negotiators in Malden reached a tentative agreement Tuesday as a separate teachers strike looked set to continue in Haverhill.
Saritin Rizzuto earned special recognition last week after being nominated as a Latino Excellence Honoree.
An internal investigation will continue, police said, into allegations that John Donnelly attended and helped plan the deadly 2017 rally.
Republic Services now has a deadline to resolve issues after roughly two weeks of delayed or missed trash and recycling pickups.
Police said they suspect the man threw another man through a pane glass window.
Firefighters helped Woburn DPW crews remove the barrel on Sunday morning.
A looming teacher's strike closed all schools in Malden and Haverhill Monday after weekend negotiations failed to reach an agreement.
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