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By Luis Fieldman Students, parents and teachers rallied outside JFK Middle School in Northampton last Wednesday to denounce students who displayed the Confederate flag...
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How executive indifference, an overburdened board, and a sensationalist media are failing the promise of parole in the commonwealth.
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Walter Gunn has acknowledged wrongdoing, but has yet to step down from the board.
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Activists continue to call for UMass to divest from war profiteers and drop charges against demonstrators.
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Three candidates are vying for two at-large school committee seats in a tight race on Tuesday as the schools face a budget crunch.
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How a Smith College Employee Became a Right Wing Culture Warrior By Brian Zayatz [The following is part of The Shoestring’s “See Something, Say...
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Public hearing on gas and diesel storage at Big Y’s North King St. location By Brian Z. Zayatz A public hearing was held Northampton...
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“I’m hoping something will get better for us. We don’t want to be deported, we want to be outside walking freely with our family...
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Mayor Narkewicz explained vaccination hiccups to City Council By Brian Z. Zayatz Mayor Narkewicz announced during Northampton City Council’s February 18 meeting that the...
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“Raising One’s Middle Finger is Not a Crime” By Molly Keller In 2017, the Northampton Police Department received a grant from the retailer Wal-Mart...
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The life-sized cards, created by Northampton Abolition Now, advocated divesting from policing and investing in community services. By Luis Fieldman Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz...
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Jim McGovern and Lindsay Sabadosa will be there, but not Aaron Julien, the newspaper’s president and CEO By Sarah Robertson The news industry is...
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By Sarah Robertson A fire destroyed parts of a houseless encampment along the bike path in Northampton last month, casting a harsh light on...
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City to conduct marketing study on public interest in municipal internet By Brian Z. Zayatz The Shoestring is committed to bringing you ad-free content....
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Mayor presented to City Council and School Committee on city’s finances By Brian Z. Zayatz The Shoestring is committed to bringing you ad-free content....
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By Northampton Abolition Now The Group Northampton Abolition Now (NAN) sprang out of last summer’s uprising in defense of Black lives, calling for defunding...