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Weekly media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
December 30, 2018
Democracy Hypocrisy, Bathtubs, and Taxes
JULES MARSH
December 21, 2018
Weekly media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
DECEMBER 23, 2018
Walmart and the Feds came bearing gifts of ammo and Tasers
WILL MEYER
DECEMBER 19, 2018
Weekly Media Criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
DECEMBER 14, 2018
BECCA ABRAMS
DECEMBER 8, 2018
Activist pressure persuades Mayor Narkewicz to cancel Chief Kasper’s trip to train with the Israeli army.
WILL MEYER & JASON KOTOCH
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Gazette employees say they’re forming a union “one way or another.” Management says a union will “erode” the paper lol.
WILL MEYER
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
The hospital industry spent over $30 million to sew confusion and defeat the union-backed Question 1.
CHRIS BROOKS
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Holyoke City Councilor Rebecca Lisi urges new rent control rules
DAVID T.
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
The Council passes a Resolution protecting gender identity and expression and financial director reports city revenues are on track
JULES MARSH
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Thoughts, Feelings and Experiences
LOCAL NURSE
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Looking For Accountability At Shop Therapy
ROMAN NICHOLAS
OCTOBER 22, 2018
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 Solar
JULES MARSH
OCTOBER 18, 2018
A Q+A with an organizer for the Yes on 1 campaign.
WILL MEYER & NANCY STENBERG
OCTOBER 18, 2018
City Council approves exercises more hindsight than foresight with Lynch School rezoning approval
DAVID T.
OCTOBER 16, 2018
Baker will “fight for” the billionaires
WILL MEYER
OCTOBER 16, 2018
A PILOT program for Northampton Solar, financial aid for classes at the Senior Center, and a “gift” from Eversource
JULES MARSH
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Even for weapons dealers who have flouted state laws, there is major money to be made by selling munitions to police in Massachusetts
CHRIS FARAONE AND CURTIS WALTMAN
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Springfield Residents Demand Justice for the Murder of Community Leader Jafet Robles
ANDREA SCHMID
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
A look at the pro-police flag proliferating in Southeastern Massachusetts
Brian Zayatz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Mayor Narkewicz declares Sept 6th Usher Syndrome Awareness Day and requests funding for two local parks
JULES MARSH
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Is it just a bad joke?
WILL MEYER & JULES MARSH
September 11, 2018
Financial reports, an order to strengthen democracy in public housing, and empty cans of iced tea
JULES MARSH
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
Brian Zayatz
AUGUST 20, 2018
An interview with Caty Simon
FEY MARROW
AUGUST 13, 2018
We tried to find out how Noho Pride Sold Out
ROMAN NICHOLAS & JULES MARSH
JULY 30, 2018
The Council Ponders Democracy
JULES MARSH
JULY 26, 2018
How the Northampton Police Dept got drones and nobody even bothered to shrug
WILL MEYER
JULY 18, 2018
Pa'lante Restorative Justice
JULY 11, 2018
How state public records law is aiding ICE in Massachusetts
MAYA SHAFFER
JULY 5, 2018
A Resolution to end separation of immigrant children from their families & confusing property rights dialogue
JULES MARSH
JUNE 28, 2018
JULES MARSH & WILL MEYER
JUNE 21, 2018
WILL MEYER
JUNE 21, 2018
The Shoestring spoke to immigrant workers about how Narkewicz is playing both sides
WILL MEYER
JUNE 4, 2018
The Shoestring habla con trabajadores inmigrantes de cómo el alcalde Narkewicz está jugando a los dos bandos
WILL MEYER
JUNE 4, 2018
JULES MARSH
MAY 30, 2018
The City Budget, a Weed Cap, and the Grateful Dead
JULES MARSH
MAY 21, 2018
A Story by Magenta Dynamite
MAGENTA DYNAMITE
MAY 21, 2018
WILL MEYER
MAY 21, 2018
THE SHOESTRING
MAY 8, 2018
Leaf Blowers, the role of Newspapers, Teenage Voting, and a new director of Senior Services
JULES MARSH
MAY 4, 2018
A new report reveals how sanctuary cities share data with federal law enforcement
WILL MEYER
APRIL 30, 2018
Baystate management paid the police to manage the strike
KATE NADEL
APRIL 30, 2018
Northampton gathers in solidarity with the people of Palestine during the Great Return March
JULES MARSH
APRIL 25, 2018
ROMAN NICHOLAS
APRIL 24, 2018
Snow is Expensive
JULES MARSH
APRIL 23, 2018
Northampton Connects and The Privatization of Public Dialogue
HARRISON GREENE AND WILL MEYER
APRIL 19, 2018
THE SHOESTRING
APRIL 12, 2018
We asked houseless people what they thought of the Mayor’s confidential “survey on panhandling.”
THE SHOESTRING
APRIL 9, 2018
Water, Guns, n’ Weed
JULES MARSH
APRIL 9, 2018
How the President of Massachusetts’ NRA affiliate Walked Through Charlie Baker's Revolving Door
WILL MEYER
MARCH 19, 2018
A Resolutionary Council
JULES MARSH
MARCH 19, 2018
Bombastic wonky bluster in five acts
THE SHOESTRING
MARCH 16, 2018
Baker’s budget will cut funding for the PVTA—disproportionately impacting the poor and non-white, while he coddles corporations with incentives
ROJAS OLIVA
MARCH 12, 2018
On reading last Wednesday’s Daily Hampshire Gazette
MARCH 12, 2018
LES MACK
Chief Kasper’s exaggerated claims don’t make people safe, they amplify fear
February 17, 2018
WILL MEYER
Is a Ladder a Gun?
JULES MARSH
MARCH 5, 2018
NPD requests $225,000 for (more) riot gear
APRIL JOLN
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Manufacturing consent for Northampton’s kids.
WILL MEYER
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
What does a Dinosaur Cart look like?
JULES MARSH
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
February 17, 2018
WILL MEYER
WILL MEYER
LES MACK
Northampton City Council owns a van
JULES MARSH
February 4, 2018
A new amendment to Northampton City Council rules could chill dissent in The Chamber
JULES MARSH & WILL MEYER
January 30, 2018
On the history of a Hadley witch hunt in the age of Donald Trump
Sarah Jane Young
January 19, 2018
It is hot in there
JULES MARSH
January 19, 2018
