IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING #4
Weekly media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
JANUARY 8, 2018
I GO TO NORTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS #18
The Council debates a gift of ammunition from Walmart, upsetting the Mayor
JULES MARSH
January 3, 2019
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING #3
Weekly media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
December 30, 2018
I GO TO NORTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS #17
Democracy Hypocrisy, Bathtubs, and Taxes
JULES MARSH
December 21, 2018
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING #2
Weekly media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
DECEMBER 23, 2018
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING
Weekly Media Criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
DECEMBER 14, 2018
AFTER 48 YEARS, HUGO’S TO CLOSE ITS DOORS, MARKING CHANGES IN NORTHAMPTON
BECCA ABRAMS
DECEMBER 8, 2018
BIRTHRIGHT FOR COPS
Activist pressure persuades Mayor Narkewicz to cancel Chief Kasper’s trip to train with the Israeli army.
WILL MEYER & JASON KOTOCH
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
WHATEVER IT TAKES
Gazette employees say they’re forming a union “one way or another.” Management says a union will “erode” the paper lol.
WILL MEYER
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
HOW THE HOSPITAL INDUSTRY TORCHED SAFE STAFFING LIMITS
The hospital industry spent over $30 million to sew confusion and defeat the union-backed Question 1.
CHRIS BROOKS
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
HOLYOKE CITY COUNCIL NOTES 2: A MODEST PROPOSAL
Holyoke City Councilor Rebecca Lisi urges new rent control rules
DAVID T.
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
I GO TO NORTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS #16
The Council passes a Resolution protecting gender identity and expression and financial director reports city revenues are on track
JULES MARSH
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
I AM A TRANSGENDER NURSE IN MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT NOW
Thoughts, Feelings and Experiences
LOCAL NURSE
OCTOBER 30, 2018
BOMBS AND BIPARTISANSHIP
Reaching across the aisle to support Massachusetts' commitment to militarism
LYDIA WOOD
OCTOBER 26, 2018
I GO TO NORTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS #15
Community members pack Council chambers to support resolution to stop the expansion of natural gas. And: Form-Based Coding and a PILOT agreement with Northampton Solar
JULES MARSH
OCTOBER 18, 2018
NANCY STENBERG SAYS YES ON 1
A Q+A with an organizer for the Yes on 1 campaign.
WILL MEYER & NANCY STENBERG
OCTOBER 18, 2018
HOLYOKE CITY COUNCIL NOTES #1
City Council approves exercises more hindsight than foresight with Lynch School rezoning approval
DAVID T.
OCTOBER 16, 2018
I GO TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS #14
A PILOT program for Northampton Solar, financial aid for classes at the Senior Center, and a “gift” from Eversource
JULES MARSH
OCTOBER 2, 2018
FIRE SALE PT. 1
Even for weapons dealers who have flouted state laws, there is major money to be made by selling munitions to police in Massachusetts
CHRIS FARAONE AND CURTIS WALTMAN
OCTOBER 1, 2018
ONE YEAR AND STILL NO ANSWERS
Springfield Residents Demand Justice for the Murder of Community Leader Jafet Robles
ANDREA SCHMID
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
READING BETWEEN THE "THIN BLUE LINES"
A look at the pro-police flag proliferating in Southeastern Massachusetts
Brian Zayatz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
I GO TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS #13
Mayor Narkewicz declares Sept 6th Usher Syndrome Awareness Day and requests funding for two local parks
JULES MARSH
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
WHAT DOES MAYOR NARKEWICZ’S TWEET EVEN MEAN?
Is it just a bad joke?
WILL MEYER & JULES MARSH
September 11, 2018
I GO TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS #12
Financial reports, an order to strengthen democracy in public housing, and empty cans of iced tea
JULES MARSH
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
IT HAS TO GO WAY BEYOND THE DECRIMINALIZATION OF SEX WORK
An interview with Caty Simon
FEY MARROW
AUGUST 13, 2018
IF PIGS COULD FLY
How the Northampton Police Dept got drones and nobody even bothered to shrug
WILL MEYER
JULY 18, 2018
PA’LANTE RJ CONDUCTS STUDENT-LED RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF RACISM AT HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL
Pa'lante Restorative Justice
JULY 11, 2018
I GO TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS #10
A Resolution to end separation of immigrant children from their families & confusing property rights dialogue
JULES MARSH
JUNE 28, 2018
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS POLICE WITNESSES ARE “NOT TRUSTWORTHY.”
JULES MARSH & WILL MEYER
JUNE 21, 2018
MAYOR NARKEWICZ’S STANCE ON COP LINK - A POLICE DATABASE - CONTRADICTS ITSELF
The Shoestring spoke to immigrant workers about how Narkewicz is playing both sides
WILL MEYER
JUNE 4, 2018
LA POSICIÓN SOBRE COP LINK - UNA BASE DE DATOS - DEL ALCALDE NARKEWICZ SE CONTRADICE
The Shoestring habla con trabajadores inmigrantes de cómo el alcalde Narkewicz está jugando a los dos bandos
WILL MEYER
JUNE 4, 2018
I GO TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS #9
The City Budget, a Weed Cap, and the Grateful Dead
JULES MARSH
MAY 21, 2018
I GO TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS #8
Leaf Blowers, the role of Newspapers, Teenage Voting, and a new director of Senior Services
JULES MARSH
MAY 4, 2018
ICE HAS ACCESS TO LOCAL POLICE DATABASES, INCLUDING NORTHAMPTON
A new report reveals how sanctuary cities share data with federal law enforcement
WILL MEYER
APRIL 30, 2018
WHICH SIDE ARE THE POLICE ON?
Baystate management paid the police to manage the strike
KATE NADEL
APRIL 30, 2018
A VIGIL FOR GAZA
Northampton gathers in solidarity with the people of Palestine during the Great Return March
JULES MARSH
APRIL 25, 2018
LET THEM EAT COOKIES!
Northampton Connects and The Privatization of Public Dialogue
HARRISON GREENE AND WILL MEYER
APRIL 19, 2018
THE POLICE CAN'T FIX THAT
An interview with Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing
WILL MEYER
APRIL 17, 2018
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SURVEY ABOUT 'PANHANDLING' FROM OUR PROGRESSIVE MAYOR NARKEWICZ
THE SHOESTRING
APRIL 12, 2018
MAYOR’S ‘WORK GROUP’ STUDIES 'PANHANDLING ISSUE' IN SECRET
We asked houseless people what they thought of the Mayor’s confidential “survey on panhandling.”
THE SHOESTRING
APRIL 9, 2018
INSIDE THE KOCH MACHINE
How extreme right-wing forces use front groups to shape Massachusetts politics
JULES MARSH & WILL MEYER
APRIL 3, 2018
THE RIGHT TO BEAR INFLUENCE
How the President of Massachusetts’ NRA affiliate Walked Through Charlie Baker's Revolving Door
WILL MEYER
MARCH 19, 2018
WHO GETS TO TRUST THE POLICE?
Transparency and platitudes don’t change power relations
MARCH 15, 2018
GREG GOFF
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GET SLASHED
Baker’s budget will cut funding for the PVTA—disproportionately impacting the poor and non-white, while he coddles corporations with incentives
ROJAS OLIVA
MARCH 12, 2018
THE POLITICAL NATURE OF 'OBJECTIVEITY'
On reading last Wednesday’s Daily Hampshire Gazette
MARCH 12, 2018
LES MACK
FACT CHECKING JODY KASPER
Chief Kasper’s exaggerated claims don’t make people safe, they amplify fear
February 17, 2018
WILL MEYER
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLICE CAPITAL REQUEST
Despite NPD's transparency efforts, we'd still like to know more
MARCH 5, 2018
THE SHOESTRING
UNDERSTANDING THE SAFE COMMUNITIES ACT
It’s a huge step forward, but still could be better
February 17, 2018
LES MACK
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED LOCAL AUSTERITY
The petit bourgeoisie begs for spare change
JULES MARSH
February 10, 2018
MOVIE NIGHT!
A new local film designed to recruit future police officers isn’t very good
February 10, 2018
WILL MEYER
LES MACK
WHO WILL TONE POLICE THE TONE POLICE?
A new amendment to Northampton City Council rules could chill dissent in The Chamber
JULES MARSH & WILL MEYER
January 30, 2018
WHAT 1683 CAN TEACH US ABOUT 2018
On the history of a Hadley witch hunt in the age of Donald Trump
Sarah Jane Young
January 19, 2018
MAYOR NARKEWICZ'S "DISAPPROVAL" OF THE ANTI-SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
Will Meyer
December 28, 2017
PLEASING EVERYONE AND REVEALING NOTHING
The fallacy of objective journalism on the Baystate nurses' strike
Rojas Oliva
December 8, 2017
FIREARMS OF FEAR, CROSSES OF INCREDULITY, CONSTITUTIONAL CREATIONS
Reflections on a 2nd Amendment Rally
Les Mack
November 26, 2017
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