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By M.C. Porter The first time someone took a photo of me without my consent at Saturday’s Northampton protest was the most violent. I...
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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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Powers allegedly encouraged police academy students to racially profile “ethnically altered vehicles all day long.” By Will Meyer Northampton Police Captain Robert Powers went...
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Police budget By Brian Z. Zayatz On Wednesday, June 10th, the Northampton City Council held a special meeting via Zoom with one agenda item,...
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By Will Meyer During the 2017 surveillance camera debate, Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz pulled a maneuver that would make it seem like he...
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By The Shoestring Over the course of the past week Northampton has seen its largest anti-police brutality protests in recent history, perhaps ever, where...
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By The Shoestring Many readers who have followed our work since the beginning know that we started the project in the midst of...
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Police budget, preparing for Governor Baker’s reopening By Brian Z. Zayatz On Thursday, June 4th, the Northampton City Council held its 12th meeting of...
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By Brian Z. Zayatz On Thursday, June 3rd, the Northampton City Council and Mayor Narkewicz held a public hearing on the city budget...
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Budget presentation, public housing, drainage improvements By Brian Z. Zayatz On Thursday, May 21, the Northampton City Council held its 11th meeting of the...
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COVID updates, anti-racist resolution, expanding absentee voting By Brian Z. Zayatz On Thursday, May 7th, the Northampton City Council held its 10th meeting of...
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A new report shows that as much as five times the amount of acid leaked as previously known. By Sarah Robertson This article initially...