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- CITY COUNCIL NOTES
Ep 22: “Ceasefire Now” With Kaia Jackson and Lemy Coffin
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
- PODCAST
- TOPICS
- News
“Shut Down this Genocide”: Inside the Smith College Sit-In
Activists Occupy Rep. McGovern’s Office Calling for End to Israel Military Aid
The Shoestring Joins Peer Outlets Calling for Direct Funding of Newsrooms
Putting Raytheon on Trial: Arrested UMass Students Channel University’s Radical History
Life Without Parole Deemed Unconstitutional for Massachusetts “Emerging Adults”
- Police
Mass Surveillance: Cell Tower Simulator Coming to a Silverado Near You
Investigators Recommended Firing a Northampton Cop. Why Didn’t It Happen?
Records: Former Greenfield Mayor Wanted to Fund Police Raises With COVID-Relief Money
Help that Hurts: Easthampton’s Policing of an Autistic Transgender Adult
Outgoing Greenfield Mayor Gave Big Raises to Police Officials
- Labor
- Community
2023: The Shoestring’s Biggest Year Yet
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
- Education
Northampton Students Walk Out Over Proposed School Budget Cuts
Putting Raytheon on Trial: Arrested UMass Students Channel University’s Radical History
“A Privileged Selection:” Northampton School Planning Committee Draws Ire from Critics
Superintendent Floats Budget Cuts for Northampton Schools
Easthampton Parent Sues Schools Over Unenrollment of Child by Non-Custodial Parent
- 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
Pesticide Reduction Advocates Bug Regulators Over Apparent Lack of Compliance
2023 Among the Hottest, Rainiest Years on Record in Western Mass
The Forest and the Trees: Western Mass’ Solar Siting Problem
Climate Advocates Call Out Chase Bank’s Dirty Record
“We’re Not in the Same Boat”: Flood Impacts Felt Unevenly Across Valley
- News