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How the hospital industry spent over $30 million to sew confusion and defeat the union-backed Question 1. Chris Brooks Massachusetts nurses suffered a devastating...
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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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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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Northampton Settles Police Excessive Force Case for $75,000
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”
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Two Months On, Palestine Solidarity Actions Continue Across Western Mass
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
- 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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Holyoke City Councilor Rebecca Lisi urges new rent control rules David T. Without comment Wednesday night, Holyoke City Council referred to its Development and...
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The Council passes a Resolution protecting gender identity and expression and financial director reports city revenues are on track BLAIR GIMMA On Thursday, October...
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by Local Nurse [In response to some of the reactionary filth being published in The Gazette opinion page and elsewhere leading up to the...
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Reaching across the aisle to support Massachusetts’ commitment to militarism By Lydia Wood As we head into another election season, one matter—militarism—remains a non...
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Community members pack Council chambers to support resolution to stop the expansion of natural gas. And: Form-Based Coding and a PILOT agreement with Northampton...
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A Q+A with an organizer for the Yes on 1 campaign. By Will Meyer and Nancy Stenberg Nancy Stenberg was collecting signatures around...
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City Council exercises more hindsight than foresight with Lynch School rezoning approval By David T. Citizens seeking to preserve the John J. Lynch School...
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Baker will “fight for” the billionaires By Will Meyer Charlie Baker smiles like a liar. Look for yourself. Well, OK, I didn’t say he...
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A PILOT program for Northampton Solar, financial aid for classes at the Senior Center, and a “gift” from Eversource By Blair Gimma On Thursday,...
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Even for weapons dealers who have flouted state laws, there is major money to be made by selling munitions to police in Massachusetts By...