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- CITY COUNCIL NOTES
Meet the Candidates for Northampton City Council
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
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- News
New Tax Cuts Prompt Debates about Affordability
Local Rallies, Actions Continue as Israeli Bombardment of Gaza Intensifies
Activists Blockade Northampton Weapons Manufacturer
Redacted: State Withholding Plans for New Women’s Prison
McGovern, Activists Disagree on Strategy for Ending Cuba, Venezuela Sanctions
- Police
Northampton Settles Police Excessive Force Case for $75,000
Police Statewide are Keeping Their Weapons Inventories Secret
Amid sexual harassment scandal, Holyoke police captain retires with pension, PTO payout
“We’re Gonna Cheat”: Northampton Police Accused of “Open Admission of Malfeasance”
State’s Longest Sentences Could Get a “Second Look”
- Labor
- Community
Two Months On, Palestine Solidarity Actions Continue Across Western Mass
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and The Shoestring Wants to Give You Art
Grassroots Organizing Sweeps New Faces into Greenfield City Government
The Wired, Wired West: The Collapse of Public Internet in Easthampton and the Struggle to Connect Massachusetts’ Overlooked Communities
A “Progressive Blueprint” for Greenfield
- Education
Easthampton Parent Sues Schools Over Unenrollment of Child by Non-Custodial Parent
Meet the At-Large Candidates for Northampton School Committee
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
- Culture
- Housing
‘Right to Shelter’ at a Tipping Point in Massachusetts
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
- Environment
- News
Culture
Recorded live at Greenfield's 10 Forward, Alive People finds wonder in the mundane.
Culture
Western Mass has a vibrant music and spoken word scene in the air all around us. It's time more people tuned in.
Trippin' on the Shoestring Podcast
Valley residents discuss the impact of government spending during the early Covid-19 pandemic, who was left out of that spending, and how locals organized...
Environment
“With climate change, we don’t have the stability that we used to,” one grower said.
Column
Media criticism from The Shoestring: the Gazette goes full trans panic, and the superintendent debacle snowballs.
Culture
Three years later, musicians and supporters are finding new normals. This article is part of our series, The Long March 2020, looking back on...
News
Co-editor Brian Zayatz traveled to Eden Prairie, MN to convene with fellow nonprofit outlets. By Brian Zayatz Late last year, The Shoestring advisory board...
News
The end of the pandemic-era program means the loss of millions of dollars of direct aid for the state’s poorest residents. By Brian Zayatz...
Culture
CT/Western Mass “queercore” outfit led a raucous, celebratory night at Greenfield’s 10 Forward. By BRIAN ZAYATZ GREENFIELD – There are some shows that make...
News
Regional and state stakeholders look toward the future of transit. By Brian Zayatz The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority announced in November that from November...