Dusty Christensen is an independent investigative reporter based in western Massachusetts, where he teaches news writing and reporting at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dusty was one of the founding organizers of the labor union at the Daily Hampshire Gazette newspaper. He has worked as a member organizer with the NewsGuild, helping other journalists across the country unionize their newsrooms.
By Dusty Christensen HOLYOKE — Holyoke’s police chief has reinstated the license to carry firearms of a city police officer who lost his department-issued...
By Dusty Christensen HOLYOKE — Federal regulators are alleging that a cannabis worker died early this year from inhaling ground-marijuana dust at an indoor...