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The Hampshire County Sheriff's Office buried the announcement of the third-party investigation in a Thursday afternoon Facebook post.
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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
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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”
Judge: Civil-Rights Lawsuit Against Northampton Police can Proceed
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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
PHOTOESSAY: Pressing On: Reflections on the Gazette Building Demolition
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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
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Education
Striker Haysha Morales reflects on demands and solidarity at the picket line.
Community
Incorporated on May 1, 1983, the coop invited the community to mark the occasion on Monday.
Labor
A Holyoke cannabis worker's jobsite death points to safety issues in the booming industry.
Health
UMass Amherst economist Gerald Friedman shared his latest economic analysis of a single payer health care bill at an event on Wednesday. By Dusty...
Health
MiraVista Behavioral Health Center’s closure of 57 beds for substance use treatment services will have “a terrible impact on the community,” one expert said....
Labor
The store is just the second to unionize nationwide at the book retail giant. By Dusty Christensen HADLEY — Workers at the Barnes &...
Environment
The wildfire-risk warning seen this week from the National Weather Service may become more frequent in the future. By Dusty Christensen As temperatures soared...
Police
A judge ordered Manuel Reyes to stay away from his alleged victim for an entire year By Dusty Christensen CHICOPEE — A judge has...
Community
CNA Joseph Ramirez remembers 2020, when over 75 veterans at the facility died in two months. This article is part of our series, The...
Police
Court records allege that HPD Capt. Manuel Reyes groped and kissed a junior officer without her consent and made repeated, unwanted sexual advances to...
Labor
UAW members and union leaders in western Massachusetts said that the election is a symptom of a growing militancy in the labor movement nationwide....