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By Mo Schweiger A contentious city council meeting was held in Easthampton on July 6th to discuss the proposed ordinance: Deceptive Advertising Practices of...
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Meet the Candidates for Northampton City Council
Northampton City Council Passes Budget over Calls to Reduce Police “Footprint”
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Northampton City Council Moves on Reparations, Climate Department, and Liquor Licenses
Northampton City Council To Vote on Liquor Licenses
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Episode 17: Police Accountability and the Media
Ep 16: “I Have Space in My Life”: Remembering the era of COVID spending with Michael Hanson and Lin Gen
Episode 15: Cookouts and Cash: Sheriff Nick Cocchi’s campaign warchest with Dusty Christensen
Episode 14: Climate Justice with Terry Gibson and Basav Sen
Episode 13: Cathy McNally on Taking Down her Black Lives Matter Sign
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New Tax Cuts Prompt Debates about Affordability
Local Rallies, Actions Continue as Israeli Bombardment of Gaza Intensifies
Activists Blockade Northampton Weapons Manufacturer
Redacted: State Withholding Plans for New Women’s Prison
McGovern, Activists Disagree on Strategy for Ending Cuba, Venezuela Sanctions
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Police Statewide are Keeping Their Weapons Inventories Secret
Amid sexual harassment scandal, Holyoke police captain retires with pension, PTO payout
“We’re Gonna Cheat”: Northampton Police Accused of “Open Admission of Malfeasance”
State’s Longest Sentences Could Get a “Second Look”
Judge: Civil-Rights Lawsuit Against Northampton Police can Proceed
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- Community
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and The Shoestring Wants to Give You Art
Grassroots Organizing Sweeps New Faces into Greenfield City Government
The Wired, Wired West: The Collapse of Public Internet in Easthampton and the Struggle to Connect Massachusetts’ Overlooked Communities
A “Progressive Blueprint” for Greenfield
PHOTOESSAY: Pressing On: Reflections on the Gazette Building Demolition
- Education
Easthampton Parent Sues Schools Over Unenrollment of Child by Non-Custodial Parent
Meet the At-Large Candidates for Northampton School Committee
New UMass Group Works to Oust Raytheon From Campus
Longmeadow School Board Candidate Appears to have Scrubbed Far-Right Views From Social Media
UMass Ordered to Pause Privatization of Advancement Jobs for Legal Review
- Culture
- Housing
‘Right to Shelter’ at a Tipping Point in Massachusetts
Springfield Residents Rally for Fair Home Buyback Negotiations with Fannie Mae
Holyoke Residents Rally for Basic Housing Rights, Call for New City Office to Protect Tenants
New Tenants’ Union Co-Hosts ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop
Northampton Landlord Retaliates Against Renters for Forming Tenants Association
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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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Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would reexamine harsh and mandatory prison sentences, potentially impacting 1800 of the state's longest serving incarcerated people.
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State agencies are using a controversial exemption to the public records law to redact information about the prison project.
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Co-editor Brian Zayatz traveled to Eden Prairie, MN to convene with fellow nonprofit outlets. By Brian Zayatz Late last year, The Shoestring advisory board...
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By Mo Schweiger On June 16th Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra signed the controversial $49,000 contract with Motorola Solutions, cementing a five-year agreement to purchase...
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Meet the GOP candidate who spews misinformation, wants to jail teachers and librarians, and tries to ruin events for children By Andrew Quemere On...
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By Sierra Dickey Since the police murder of George Floyd in 2020, many have questioned the harms of American policing. Recently, policing in Western...
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By Cathy McNally It wasn’t dramatic. I didn’t go out into my nice front yard, yank my Black Lives Matter sign out of the...
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Activists and City Councilors point to misrepresentations of the facts. By Joanna Mae Boody and Spencer Fox Peterson On May 19th, the City Council...
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The music of the late incarcerated abolitionist will be performed in Florence this Saturday. By Mo Schweiger Lois Ahrens never anticipated that the sheets...
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Trader Joe’s attempts to unionize, Senate passes The Work and Family Mobility Act, City Council moves forward with banning brokers’ fees. As many of...
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By Sierra Dickey GREENFIELD — residents called for major cuts to the Greenfield Police Department in council meetings Wednesday and Thursday after a lawsuit...
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Northampton City Council will vote on the matter on Thursday. By Mo Schweiger An April 25th Northampton Community Resources Committee meeting drew dozens of...
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Protestors expressed “eloquent rage” in response to a leaked Supreme Court draft. By Rebeca Pereira On Sunday afternoon, in the sweltering May heat, a...
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A Berkshire County District Attorney investigation is ongoing By Joanna Mae Boody and Spencer Fox Peterson On the evening of March 25, 2022, 22-year-old...