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Light pollution, senior property tax deferrals, Northampton goes 5G By Brian Z. Zayatz On Thursday, February 20, the Northampton City Council held it’s 5th...
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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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Richard Neal Is #1 in Corporate PAC Donations By Donny Shaw (Re-Published from Sludge) The congressman who collected the most corporate campaign money last...
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By Simon Elliott Dozens of protesters gathered Wednesday, February 5th outside of the Springfield offices of Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Ed Markey to...
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By The Shoestring As a worker-owned journalism collective, we are pleased to endorse Bernie Sanders’ candidacy for President of the United States. Sanders’ plan...
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A Q+A with Anya Klepacki on their new show and taking the time to envision a normal you actually want. Local artist Anya Klepacki’s...
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Joe Kennedy III is asking Bay Staters to vote out one of the most progressive incumbents in the Senate. How far can nostalgia for...
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How to file a labor complaint with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office By Roman Nicholas As workers in a country of at-will employment and...
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January 1, 2020 In 2019, we welcomed a new co-editor and expanded our writing crew, working with many first time contributors to publish a...
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Regular Media Criticism from The Shoestring In a media column, The Shoestring will reflect on recent local news. “Struck by the Compassionate Tone” On...
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Another strike against local journalism in Western Mass. By Sarah Robertson This article initially ran in the Montague Reporter. ATHOL – Two years after...