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With funding from state, the details on the city’s emergency dispatch software are sparse By Shelby Lee In response to concerns about police conduct...
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Easthampton PD “Wish List” Includes Major Investments in Weapons and Vehicles
Harassment Prevention Order Upheld Against Holyoke PD Captain
Holyoke PD Captain Suspended Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Court Documents Reveal New Details In Northampton Police “Turmoil”
Easthampton officers are using force. But are they properly reporting it?
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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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The Congressman declined to sign a recent letter to the Biden administration, leaving activists confused about his strategy.
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The Hampshire County Sheriff's Office buried the announcement of the third-party investigation in a Thursday afternoon Facebook post.
Health
As inflation coincides with the rollback of pandemic aid programs, the Food Bank of Western Mass. says it is "blowing through" its rainy day...
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By Dusty Christensen NORTHAMPTON — The City Council will soon discuss whether to give a tax break to the owner of Hotel Northampton to...
Community
During a lively City Council meeting, the public spoke in favor of library funding By Ben Parra and Shelby Lee [Full Disclosure: Ben Parra...
Culture
The talented artist died in April 2022. On Thursday, which would have been his 35th birthday, his old hangout spot in the Flats neighborhood...
City Council
The new ordinance, if it survives a possible mayoral veto, would limit the number of cannabis retailers allowed in the city at 12, with...
Education
The plaintiffs have alleged that school officials failed to “investigate, take seriously, implement remedial measures, and/or respond to the sexual assault” of minor students...
Community
“[If] we do nothing, I guarantee you the library will be nonexistent in five years.” By Ben Parra [Full Disclosure: Ben Parra works as...
Education
Trustees voted Thursday not to surrender the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School’s charter to the state over academic and financial concerns. By Dusty...
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Regional and state stakeholders look toward the future of transit. By Brian Zayatz The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority announced in November that from November...
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Missing meeting minutes calls into question the committee’s compliance with Open Meeting Law By Jonathan Gerhardson NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Public School Committee currently...
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Protesters petition to drop charges against student of color arrested while crossing the street By Sarah Robertson AMHERST – University of Massachusetts Amherst students...
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“I don’t worry about people trying to influence me because it can’t be done.” By Dusty Christensen LUDLOW — When election results rolled in...