Schools closed Thursday in Newton, fines now $525,000 for teacher’s association, as strike continues

NEWTON, Mass. — Students who attend Newton Public Schools will miss classes again for a tenth day Thursday as contract negotiations between the city’s School Committee and the Newton Teachers Association drag on. The union is still being fined $50,000 each day the strike continues and will be fined $525,000 because no deal is reached Wednesday night. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey responded Wednesday to the historic teachers strike going on in a suburb of Boston. “I continue to just call for a resolution here our students need it parents need...