Marblehead's state tournament football game against Grafton on Friday could be effected by a ban on athletic events put forward by the town's school committee.

For the third straight day, classes for both Gloucester and Marblehead students will be canceled as the teachers union and city officials failed to reach a contract agreement. District officials in both towns sent an email home to parents around 6 p.

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.

When members of the Marblehead Education Association entered the room where town officials were about to give a press conference Tuesday morning, the first thing School Committee member

With schools closed and extracurricular activities not being held, the Marblehead football team’s Division IV state playoff game against Grafton is in danger of resulting in a forfeit for the Magicians.

The Gloucester Teachers Association (GTA) and Beverly Teachers Association (BTA) were fined $50,000, and The Gloucester Association of Educational Paraprofessionals (GAEP) was fined $15,000 after missing the 6 p.m. deadline to return to work, in accordance with an Essex Superior Court judge’s ruling.