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Regular Media Criticism from The Shoestring In a media column, The Shoestring will reflect on recent local news. South Hadley dumps unfiltered waste into...
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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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How small business owners in Northampton are misplacing blame as they’re forced to close their stores. By Roman Nicholas September 8, 2019 On August...
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The UMass professor’s widely acclaimed book interrogates power, belonging, and family through the distance of English. August 25, 2019 by Sierra Dickey I briefly...
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By Kate Nadel The Shoestring spoke with Max Handleman West, Samson King, and Kevin Pomerleau, three queer artists, about what their experience has been...
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Regular Media Criticism from The Shoestring In a media column, The Shoestring will reflect on recent local news. Eviction Crossfit “GET READY. WE’RE COMING...
City Council
A resolution to support the right to counsel in eviction cases, beefed up security for the parking ticket and collections office, HRC receives a...
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By Andrew Jones Every single employee in the room had just been informed of a pay cut to little fanfare. It was announced...
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Regular Media Criticism from The Shoestring In a new media column, The Shoestring will reflect on recent local news. [This installment of See Something,...
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Shelf Life writer Liz Walber on everything. By Charlotte Murtishaw and Liz Walber July 14, 2019 Local filmmaker Liz Walber is the director of...
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Editor’s Note: In honor of World Refugee Day, we are publishing this piece by one of our contributors in Springfield, MA. A Puzzle in...
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By Celina della Croce On the last day of school, June 19th, dozens of students and teachers gathered outside of Holyoke High School’s...
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Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities By Seth Kershner...