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Charter Review Commission recommendations, financial orders, long term parking By Brian Z. Zayatz On September 17th, the Northampton City Council held their 17th regularly...
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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.
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“Winston will also work to provide comfort and support to the department’s police officers” Defund 413 recommended a 52% decrease to the Amherst police...
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By The Shoestring In 2017, the Northampton Police Department received a grant from the retailer Wal-Mart to produce baseball style trading cards to be...
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Organizers fighting to uproot racism, defund the police, and challenge liberal exceptionalism in Easthampton By Jack Chelgren This summer, a new organization of concerned...
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By Brian Z. Zayatz Ordinance regarding single-use plastics in restaurants, announcement of policing commission members, anti-racist and other resolutions, land for housing development On...
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By The Shoestring In 2017, the Northampton Police Department received a grant from the retailer Wal-Mart to produce baseball style trading cards to...
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Northampton’s Belly of the Beast isn’t closing its doors, but the pandemic is changing how it operates By Roman Nicholas On June 7th, 2017,...
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Facing a tough primary challenge, the embattled congressman aims to block voters from seeing an ad about him being Congress’s #1 recipient of corporate...
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Resolutions on the Holyoke Soldiers Home and systemic racism, update on FY2020 finances, Council approves new Hazard Mitigation plan By Brian Z. Zayatz On...
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By Professor Anonymous At Western New England University, all faculty and staff are required to complete a COVID-19 quiz before returning to campus. The...
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UMass Student residence workers who demanded safe reopening laid off last minute By Klara Ingersoll The University of Massachusetts decided to fire 93% of...
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The Ward 3 resident is the first participant in recent protests to declare her candidacy By Brian Zayatz Following nearly a month and a...