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4 weeks ago | 
provincetownindependent.org | Brian Z. Zayatz |Paul Benson
PROVINCETOWN — A 10-year budget resolution that could strip up to $880 billion from Medicaid passed the U.S. House in February, raising the prospect of large cuts in the MassHealth program.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
theshoestring.org | Brian Z. Zayatz
NewsMatch 2024 update: The Shoestring is honored to once again participate in NewsMatch, a collaborative fundraising initiative by the Institute for Nonprofit News, the Miami Foundation, and other funders.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
theshoestring.org | Brian Z. Zayatz
As temperatures soared into the 80s on Tuesday, Ty Nichols was thinking of winter. After the city forced them to vacate a campsite near the Fitzgerald Lake trailhead, Nichols and others from the former " Moose Camp " moved over to a new site along the Mill River, where another camp has existed for years. They had planned to spend the winter at Moose Camp, and now are working to clean up and winterize their new home for the time being.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
theshoestring.org | Brian Z. Zayatz
On Monday, the city of Northampton declined to evict 10 people living outside at Fitzgerald Lake after about 60 people gathered to show support for their campsite, which they've dubbed Moose Camp. Named after the Moose Lodge that used to exist at the site, Moose Camp came together in early September as a group of Northampton residents sought a place they could stay for the winter that would be at low risk of eviction.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
theshoestring.org | Brian Z. Zayatz
NORTHAMPTON - On Wednesday morning, a familiar scene played out at the end of Cooke Avenue, near the Fitzgerald Lake trailhead. Portable tables overflowed with baked goods, bagged teas and hot water, people sat and stood around talking with friends or meeting for the first time, all against a backdrop of uncertainty.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
theshoestring.org | Brian Z. Zayatz
See Something, Say Something is The Shoestring's media criticism column. We critique media because producing journalism is a powerful act - one that has the potential to harm as much as to help. As far as we know, we're the only local publication turning the spotlight back on the news outlets, be they local or national, that influence local discourse. If you see news coverage of a local issue that doesn't look quite right to you, let us know at theshoestringmag [at] gmail.com.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
theshoestring.org | Dusty Christensen |Brian Z. Zayatz
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Police Department has withdrawn its attempt to charge two pro-Palestine activists on campus with felony riot charges and other offenses. Last Thursday, The Shoestring reported that university police were seeking "inciting to riot" charges against the two co-presidents of the university's Students for Justice in Palestine chapter, Rüya Hazeyen and Maysoun Batley, over their involvement in a pro-Palestine encampment on campus on May 7.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
theshoestring.org | Will Meyer |Brian Z. Zayatz
It's summer break! As our podcast hosts and producer take some time to recharge, our hosts Dusty Christensen and Shelby Lee look back on Trippin' on the Shoestring's year so far, bringing back clips from some of our favorite guest moments and sharing updates on some of the issues we've discussed over the last six months.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
theshoestring.org | Will Meyer |Brian Z. Zayatz
For almost 240 years, the Daily Hampshire Gazette has served as the newspaper of record for Hampshire County, chronicling the lives of its residents and keeping an eye on local government. Just last year, anyone could visit the Gazette's website and find thousands of those articles available right at their fingertips. But earlier this year, countless pieces vanished from the Gazette website. Now, it is dominated by articles from only this year and 2023.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
theshoestring.org | Dusty Christensen |Will Meyer |Brian Z. Zayatz
Unionized faculty and staff at Greenfield Community College have voted that they have no confidence in the leadership of the school's top two administrators.
