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The rematriation of Lampson Brook Farm would significantly increase the tribe’s access to their ancestral lands. By Matt Berg Long before European settlers arrived...
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Meet the Candidates for Northampton City Council
Northampton City Council Passes Budget over Calls to Reduce Police “Footprint”
Northampton City Council to Vote on Budget Thursday
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
- Police
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
- Labor
- 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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A 2020 law banning business with companies servicing nuclear weapons sheds light on Motorola’s business practices By Will Meyer NORTHAMPTON — Members of the...
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By Matt Berg After years of fighting for a fair contract for unionized employees at UMass Amherst, organizers said Groundhog Day felt like a...
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New Police Technology, COVID Update, and a Resolution against Anti-Semitism By Blair Gimma On January 20th, the Northampton City Council held its second meeting...
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The proposed purchase is buried in an opaque financial order. By Will Meyer and Blair Gimma NORTHAMPTON — Buried in Thursday, January 27th’s City...
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As temperatures drop, resources for the unhoused are stretched thin By SARAH ROBERTSON [Editor’s note: an earlier version of this piece appeared in the...
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Northampton City Council alters Public Comment, takes a stance against anti-Semitism, and more By Blair Gimma On Jan 6th the Northampton City Council held...
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By Matt Berg Members of the Western Massachusetts Area Labor Federation voted unanimously on Jan. 10 to pass a resolution calling for President Joe...
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By Matt Berg When Meg Bandarra’s mobility became limited a decade ago, she realized how inaccessible the trails in Northampton’s numerous conservation areas were....
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Records reveal a violent altercation between owner Aaron Thayer and an employee By Will Meyer Patria, a new fine-dining establishment in Northampton, opened its...
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By Sarah Robertson SPRINGFIELD — Just months after environmental justice advocates celebrated a victory over a proposed biomass-burning power plant, the Springfield Climate Justice...