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By R. Nicholas On March 22nd, 2020, The Shoestring reported on the unionization effort at Safe Passage, a Northampton organization offering services to survivors...
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Police
How executive indifference, an overburdened board, and a sensationalist media are failing the promise of parole in the commonwealth.
Politics
Walter Gunn has acknowledged wrongdoing, but has yet to step down from the board.
Education
Activists continue to call for UMass to divest from war profiteers and drop charges against demonstrators.
Education
Three candidates are vying for two at-large school committee seats in a tight race on Tuesday as the schools face a budget crunch.
City Council
Policing Review Commission presentation, plastics reduction ordinance, financial orders, expanding the franchise By Brian Z. Zayatz On January 7th, the Northampton City Council held...
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Commissioners explored reforms that would reduce violence and improve services. Now they should commit to advocating for them. By Brian Zayatz The Northampton Policing...
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By R. Nicholas On December 7th, 2020, UAW Local 2322 released a press statement on behalf of the paralegals and admin staff at Northampton...
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Media Criticism from The Shoestring. By The Shoestring Police stenography strikes again The latest in local police stenography comes from MassLive, whose recent article...
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The Commission’s first report is due tomorrow. How well was it set up to deliver strong recommendations? By Brian Z. Zayatz After months of...
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By The Shoestring 2020 wasn’t the year we were expecting when it began. But 75 articles later, we are pleased to share a few...
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“I’ve been asking the question a lot around here: what is the vision and what is the goal? And I don’t know the answer...
City Council
Election reforms, Community Preservation Act funds, upcoming zoning bylaw changes By Brian Z. Zayatz On December 17th, 2020, the Northampton City Council held their...
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Talking visual confrontations of power and bringing art to journalism with war photographer Ben Brody By Brian Zayatz Gravity doesn’t just pull me to...
City Council
COVID-19 update, fireworks, additional funding for Health Dept. By Brian Z. Zayatz On December 3rd, 2020, the Northampton City Council held its 22nd regularly...
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Regular Media Criticism from The Shoestring By The Shoestring COVID Paywalls When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March, Gazette Editor-in-Chief Brooke Hauser pledged to...