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Three of Eric Matlock's claims against the NPD survived summary judgement, including that Chief Kasper trained officers to make "unlawful arrests."
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Northampton City Council Passes Budget over Calls to Reduce Police “Footprint”
Northampton City Council to Vote on Budget Thursday
Northampton City Council Moves on Reparations, Climate Department, and Liquor Licenses
Northampton City Council To Vote on Liquor Licenses
Northampton Poised to Create Reparations Panel
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Judge: Civil-Rights Lawsuit Against Northampton Police can Proceed
Protesters rally against police brutality in Northampton after violent arrest
EXCLUSIVE: Northampton Police Tackle, Pepper-Spray 60 Year Old Woman
Records: Easthampton Police Install Automatic License Plate Reader on Route 141
Journalist Sues Northwestern DA over Redacted Records
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New UMass Group Works to Oust Raytheon From Campus
Longmeadow School Board Candidate Appears to have Scrubbed Far-Right Views From Social Media
UMass Ordered to Pause Privatization of Advancement Jobs for Legal Review
REAL Talk at JFK Middle School
Striking Springfield Daycare Workers Use Their “Outside Voices”
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- Housing
Springfield Residents Rally for Fair Home Buyback Negotiations with Fannie Mae
Holyoke Residents Rally for Basic Housing Rights, Call for New City Office to Protect Tenants
New Tenants’ Union Co-Hosts ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop
Northampton Landlord Retaliates Against Renters for Forming Tenants Association
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Labor
The union has picketed nationwide after going on strike in July for better working conditions in the streaming era.
Culture
Recorded live at Greenfield's 10 Forward, Alive People finds wonder in the mundane.
Culture
Metal and other heavy genres may soon have a permanent home in the Valley — one run by musicians, fans, and workers.
Labor
Across different sectors, workers and organizers around western Mass are optimistic for the future.
Immigration
Under a new law, undocumented immigrants can get a driver’s license. But bureaucratic language barriers still stand in the way.
Labor
The effort is the latest union-organizing "first" to happen in Hadley
Police
The protest came after The Shoestring published video of police tackling and pepper-spraying a 60-year-old woman.
Labor
The rapidly growing national union called on supporters to demonstrate against the company’s union-busting tactics on a day of action.
Police
What started as a traffic stop for a broken headlight could now land the city in court.
Culture
Western Mass has a vibrant music and spoken word scene in the air all around us. It's time more people tuned in.
Education
The anti-militarism group Dissenters has spotlighted the school's ties to weapons manufacturers.