Dusty Christensen is The Shoestring's investigations editor. Based in western Massachusetts, his award-winning investigative reporting has appeared in newspapers and on radio stations across the region. He has reported for outlets including The Nation magazine, NPR, Haaretz, New England Public Media, The Boston Globe, The Appeal, In These Times, and PBS. He teaches journalism to future muckrakers at both the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Smith College. Send story tips to: dchristensen@theshoestring.org.
The decision comes in response to a complaint filed by The Shoestring By Dusty Christensen NORTHAMPTON — The state attorney general’s office has found that...
Citing “financial headwinds,” New England Public Media’s leadership said they’ve laid off 17 people and canceled the arts-and-culture program Connecting Point. By Dusty Christensen ...
New depositions show Police Chief Jody Kasper suspected threatening letters sent to an NPD lieutenant were written by a former captain who resigned amid...
The entertainment mogul is in danger of losing additional licenses By Dusty Christensen NORTHAMPTON — City officials have revoked the liquor license for one...
By Dusty Christensen NORTHAMPTON — Northampton will soon have a new climate action-focused city department and a commission to discuss reparations for Black residents and...
On Thursday, the City Council and mayor showed strong support for the creation of a city commission “to investigate racialized harms perpetrated against Black...