Housing
New efforts have taken aim at specific local landlords, like Smith College, and at state law itself.
Hi, what are you looking for?
The Shoestring
Housing
Landlords and developers are organizing to oppose a grassroots ballot measure for statewide rent control, and they’re counting on elected officials to help them...
Health
“The Holyoke Fire Department would like to have sprinklers in all our buildings, but we are bound by the building code and the law,”...
Housing
The meetings have been ongoing for years, but a recent Facebook post about them has prompted some to question the cozy relationship between police...
Housing
Members of the West Street Tenants Association are organizing to pressure their wealthy landlord: Smith College.
Housing
After several tense meetings, the commission named financiers of racist local real estate deeds, including Smith College and numerous local banks, with little fanfare.
Housing
Some Northampton deeds still contain language forbidding sales to people of color. But will the city's reparations commission name the organizations that were complicit...
Housing
Vocal complaints played a role in Northampton's eviction of Moose Camp earlier this month. The campers now hope their new spots will draw less...
Housing
Police cleared out the campers in an early-morning sweep on Friday. City officials say it was a last resort, but campers say it leaves...
Housing
About 60 people refused to leave Moose Camp on Monday morning when Northampton police and city officials arrived to clear the camp.
Housing
A band of people living outdoors in Northampton say they found a safe place to hunker down for winter. Now, the city says they...
Housing
Mobile home parks are among the only kinds of residences in Massachusetts where towns can regulate rent prices. But across western Mass, their affordability...