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Funding, police presence divide Greenfield School Committee candidate slates
Six candidates are running for three seats after a year of contentious discussions over the school district’s budget.
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Meet the candidates: Northampton City Council Ward 7
Incumbent Rachel Maiore faces challenger Susan Timberlake on November’s general election ballot.
Meet the progressive organizer eyeing Amherst Town Council
A veteran of local Palestine-solidarity and school funding campaigns, Jill Brevik spoke with The Shoestring about the leap from grassroots to electoral organizing.
The left looks to the ballot box
Across western Mass, leftist and progressive candidates believe that their platforms will resonate with voters.
Follow-up: Indivior ceases marketing of controversial overdose reversal drug
The Shoestring and NEPM previously reported on a dubious claim in marketing emails sent to local police departments. Now, the company has settled with New York’s attorney general over allegations of “misleading promotion.”
Western Mass tenants are getting organized
New efforts have taken aim at specific local landlords, like Smith College, and at state law itself.
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