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Media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
DECEMBER 22, 2019
Another strike against local journalism in Western Mass.
SARAH ROBERTSON
DECEMBER 15, 2019
Northampton rushes to enact the strictest smoking policy east of Berkeley. But will it produce cleaner air?
BRIAN ZAYATZ & HARRISON GREENE
DECEMBER 2, 2019
BY CELINA DELLA CROCE
NOVEMBER 16, 2019
The Gazette allowed the DA’s office to write a four part series on drugs.
WILL MEYER
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Chicopee police publicly cluck themselves in partnership with anti-LGBTQ chain
BY MAYA SHAFFER + JAMIE TRUMAN
OCTOBER 30, 2019
An unearthed report reveals two decades of turmoil in the state's most powerful police agency.
CHRIS FARAONE
OCTOBER 13, 2019
Can the valley weather climate change despite underfunded public transit?
CHARLOTTE MURTISHAW
OCTOBER 6, 2019
Part V: Work, Education, and Conclusion
SARAH FIELD
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Part IV: Food
SARAH FIELD
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Part III: Energy
SARAH FIELD
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
Part II: Transportation
SARAH FIELD
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Part I: Intro, Housing, Zoning, and Land Use
SARAH FIELD
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
No public notification made by state or local officials after sulfuric acid leak.
SARAH ROBERTSON
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
Media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
How small business owners in Northampton are misplacing blame as they’re forced to close their stores.
ROMAN NICHOLAS
SEPTEMBER 8, 2019
The UMass professor’s widely acclaimed book interrogates power, belonging, and family through the distance of English.
SIERRA DICKEY
AUGUST 25, 2019
A REVIEW OF EIGHT: GRAPPLING WITH THE REALITIES OF MAKING ART IN NORTHAMPTON
KATE NADEL
AUGUST 18, 2019
Media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
AUGUST 7, 2019
A resolution to support the right to counsel in eviction cases, beefed up security for the parking ticket and collections office, HRC receives a whopping $1,000
JULES MARSH
AUGUST 4, 2019
ANDREW JONES
JULY 24, 2019
Media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
JULY 21, 2019
Shelf Life writer Liz Walber on everything.
CHARLOTTE MURTISHAW and LIZ WALBER
JULY 14, 2019
A Puzzle in Geopolitical Context
Bhuwan Gautam
JUNE 24, 2019
CELINA DELLA CROCE
JUNE 13, 2019
Reports from the Hampden County Corrections reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities.
SETH KERSHNER
JUNE 18, 2019
A Q+A with attorney Rachel Weber with a photo gallery by Jen Patrice.
WILL MEYER & RACHEL WEBER
JUNE 10, 2019
THE SHOESTRING
JUNE 6, 2019
Who belongs in a smoke free downtown?
BRIAN ZAYATZ
MAY 21, 2019
We went to a pre-Pride mixer at TD Bank hosted by the LGBT Chamber of Commerce
ROMAN NICHOLAS & WILL MEYER
MAY 14, 2019
A local author reflects on how a Harvard conference praised Bhutan’s “gross national happiness” but omitted ethnic cleansing.
Bhuwan Gautam
MAY 11, 2019
JULES MARSH
MAY 2, 2019
Media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
APRIL 30, 2019
SARAH ROBERTSON
APRIL 29, 2019
A Q+A with Astra Taylor
ASTRA TAYLOR & WILL MEYER
APRIL 22, 2019
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union calls for Stop & Shop workers to strike across New England for better pay and better benefits.
ROMAN NICHOLAS
APRIL 16, 2019
Hadley Select Boardman David J. Fill II responds to Mieczkowski comments and Instagram posts.
WILL MEYER
MARCH 26, 2019
BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM
March 22, 2019
Fantasy Spaces in the 21st Century
KATE NADEL
MARCH 19, 2019
Weekly media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
March 14, 2019
New hospital, renewed Medicare for all campaign on the way in Holyoke
DAVID T.
MARCH 13, 2019
Can Hampshire College Survive its “Manufactured” Crisis?
BRIAN ZAYATZ
MARCH 7, 2019
Hampshire County has the most violent small jail in the state, and one of the least transparent
Seth Kershner
MARCH 4, 2019
Candace Hunter creates collages inspired by the works of Octavia Butler
KATE NADEL
MARCH 1, 2019
Is This What Democracy Looks Like?
Adele Franks
February 28, 2019
“What Really Happened” to the Berkshires
KATLYN ANDERSON
February 25, 2019
Weekly media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
February 21, 2019
Celina della Croce
February 20, 2019
Northampton Weed Money, an Airbnb Tax, the City Charter Review, 27 new parking spaces and more.
JULES MARSH
February 19, 2019
Weekly media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
February 4, 2019
Eduardo Samaniego was deported today after three months of fighting for his freedom.
BRIAN ZAYATZ
February 1, 2019
New Massachusetts house bills seek to decriminalize the selling of sex
JULES MARSH
JANUARY 23, 2019
The council gets shamed for requesting more information from the NPD and Walmart
JULES MARSH
JANUARY 17, 2019
Weekly media criticism from the The Shoestring
THE SHOESTRING
JANUARY 8, 2019
THE SHOESTRING
January 6, 2019
The Council debates a gift of ammunition from Walmart, upsetting the Mayor
JULES MARSH
January 3, 2019
