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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
Northampton City Council To Vote on Liquor Licenses
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Episode 17: Police Accountability and the Media
Ep 16: “I Have Space in My Life”: Remembering the era of COVID spending with Michael Hanson and Lin Gen
Episode 15: Cookouts and Cash: Sheriff Nick Cocchi’s campaign warchest with Dusty Christensen
Episode 14: Climate Justice with Terry Gibson and Basav Sen
Episode 13: Cathy McNally on Taking Down her Black Lives Matter Sign
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New Tax Cuts Prompt Debates about Affordability
Local Rallies, Actions Continue as Israeli Bombardment of Gaza Intensifies
Activists Blockade Northampton Weapons Manufacturer
Redacted: State Withholding Plans for New Women’s Prison
McGovern, Activists Disagree on Strategy for Ending Cuba, Venezuela Sanctions
- Police
Police Statewide are Keeping Their Weapons Inventories Secret
Amid sexual harassment scandal, Holyoke police captain retires with pension, PTO payout
“We’re Gonna Cheat”: Northampton Police Accused of “Open Admission of Malfeasance”
State’s Longest Sentences Could Get a “Second Look”
Judge: Civil-Rights Lawsuit Against Northampton Police can Proceed
- Labor
- Community
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
A “Progressive Blueprint” for Greenfield
PHOTOESSAY: Pressing On: Reflections on the Gazette Building Demolition
- Education
Easthampton Parent Sues Schools Over Unenrollment of Child by Non-Custodial Parent
Meet the At-Large Candidates for Northampton School Committee
New UMass Group Works to Oust Raytheon From Campus
Longmeadow School Board Candidate Appears to have Scrubbed Far-Right Views From Social Media
UMass Ordered to Pause Privatization of Advancement Jobs for Legal Review
- 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
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Police
Want to know what weapons police are stockpiling in your town? Prepare to put up a fight.
Police
Capt. Manuel Reyes’ resignation came shortly before an outside investigation concluded he violated sexual harassment polices and other rules.
Police
In July, a judge slammed a Northampton police officer’s conduct in an OUI case as “anathema to the fair and impartial administration of the...
Police
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would reexamine harsh and mandatory prison sentences, potentially impacting 1800 of the state's longest serving incarcerated people.
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Records obtained by The Shoestring reveal inconsistencies between incident reports and department policies. By Shelby Lee [Content warning: police use of force against civilians]...
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By Dusty Christensen HOLYOKE — A Holyoke Police Department sergeant has been suspended after he reportedly drew his gun and pointed it at a...
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By Dusty Christensen NORTHAMPTON — An Amherst man has sued the city of Northampton and five of its police officers, alleging that the police...
News
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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Mayor Wedegartner presented an alternative plan Wednesday drawing on ARPA and grant funds. By Jon Magee GREENFIELD — Braving rain and snow on Wednesday...
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Councilors concluded the meeting with a vote of “no confidence” in the Chief. By Jon Magee On Wednesday, Greenfield City Council convened their regular...
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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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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...
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Residents have rallied against the decision following an expensive racial discrimination suit. By Joanna Mae Boody and Spencer Fox Peterson Update 9/21/2022: An earlier...