Investigations Records: Northampton Police Spent $61,000 on Outside Investigations With police brass ignoring some recommendations last year, critics call the spending a "waste of money." Dusty ChristensenJune 5, 2024
Housing Ep. 27: Housing Hardship with Rose Webster-Smith and Jean Frances On the podcast, we discuss how tenants and homeowners can fight back amid the state's worsening housing crisis. Shoestring contributorMay 30, 2024
Community IRS Revokes Holyoke Library’s Tax-Exempt Status Operations aren’t impacted yet. But the situation has spotlighted library funding inequities. Dusty ChristensenMay 16, 2024
Investigations “Be a Hero”: Hampden DA Deploys DNA Dragnet Meet FIGG, the controversial forensic technology behind the DA's offer of free ancestry tests. tommy leeMay 14, 2024
Investigations Amid a Police Corruption Scandal, One of Massachusetts’ Smallest Towns Rebuilds its Government Leyden's former police chief is now facing charges. But town residents have been working on reform for years. Dusty ChristensenMay 6, 2024
Investigations Outgoing Greenfield Mayor Gave Big Raises to Police Officials A week before she lost reelection, Roxann Wedegartner gave raises to the city’s top cops. They went into effect her last day in office. Dusty ChristensenJanuary 11, 2024
Community Two Months On, Palestine Solidarity Actions Continue Across Western Mass Hundreds gathered in Northampton on Sunday, with more actions to support arrested UMass students and pressure elected officials still to come. Brian ZayatzDecember 7, 2023
Investigations EXCLUSIVE: Northampton Police Tackle, Pepper-Spray 60 Year Old Woman What started as a traffic stop for a broken headlight could now land the city in court. Dusty ChristensenAugust 8, 2023