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Meet the candidates: Northampton City Council Ward 7

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

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

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

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

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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