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The Easthampton Public Library is nearing completion of its first phase of renovations to open an annex at the former BankESB building on Main...
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Community
For more than a decade, Springfield residents and environmentalists resisted efforts to build a wood-burning “biomass” power plant in their city. Their struggle offers...
Labor
Following a dress code crackdown in November and the firing of a unionized staff member in January, the River Valley Co-op union has moved...
Health
Lockheed Martin’s CEO sits on the board of Mass General Brigham, which owns Northampton’s Cooley Dickinson Hospital. That’s a “profound conflict of interest,” local...
Labor
More western Mass workers unionized in 2024 than in any previous year since at least 2019. Staffers at two local Starbucks say they're next.
Health
Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found a vocal ally in...
Investigations
The Shoestring spent months investigating the police crackdown on a pro-Palestine encampment last spring. Body-camera footage shows violent and derogatory police behavior toward protesters.
Community
In a Wednesday City Council meeting, details from a year’s worth of conflicts bubbled to the surface. But the story goes back further than...
Community
The arrival of 21 new F-35 jets was announced last month. The war planes will soon bring much more noise to the region's skies.
Community
With the state’s temporary remote-access provisions set to expire in less than three months, Greenfield acted to “integrate disability justice” into local governance, one...
Health
Activists Call on Baystate Medical Center to Condemn Targeting of Medical Workers, Hospitals in Gaza
Medical professionals and others gathered to highlight the dire state of Gaza’s healthcare system and advocate for institutional solidarity. “If we were in Gaza,...
Labor
Workers held an informational picket as they continue to seek a first contract more than 1.5 years after first unionizing.