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A Q+A with attorney Rachel Weber with a photo gallery by Jen Patrice Last month, a longtime pro-Israel, pro-Zionist lawyer filed a lawsuit on...
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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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Update: After review, the Attorney General found that the Mayor’s Panhandling Work Group does not violate open meeting laws. Dear readers, We wanted to...
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Who belongs in a smoke free downtown? By Brian Zayatz In 2014, the Northampton Board of Health (BOH) created a regulation in recognition of...
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We went to a pre-Pride mixer at TD Bank hosted by the LGBT Chamber of Commerce By Roman Nicholas and Will Meyer Last year,...
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A local author reflects on how a Harvard conference praised Bhutan’s “gross national happiness” but omitted ethnic cleansing. By Bhuwan Gautam Harvard Divinity School...
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Northampton Public School Teachers reject Mayor Narkewicz’ Budget A Note Hello passionate readers of municipal government happenings. Blair, here. Five meetings have taken place...
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Regular Media Criticism from The Shoestring In a new media column, The Shoestring will reflect on recent local news. End the Violence Masslive reported...
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The first in a series of articles exploring economic development in West County, which the Montague Reporter is publishing in partnership with The Shoestring....
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A Q+A with filmmaker and author Astra Taylor In a forthcoming book titled ‘Democracy May Not Exist, but We’ll Miss It When It’s Gone,’...
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United Food and Commercial Workers International Union calls for Stop & Shop workers to strike across New England for better pay and better benefits....
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Hadley Select Boardman David J. Fill II responds to Mieczkowski comments and Instagram posts. By Will Meyer Current Hadley Planning Board member John Mieczkowski...
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Mass State Police and local law enforcement have spent millions amassing an arsenal of Tasers, but there’s minimal accountability for those doing the purchasing,...