Dusty Christensen

The meetings have been ongoing for years, but a recent Facebook post about them has prompted some to question the cozy relationship between police and landlords.

Almost every local agency has left an anti-terrorism partnership with the FBI. With President Trump attempting to leverage it to stifle dissent, records show one local agency remains.

As the World Cup approaches on June 11, The Shoestring’s Dusty Christensen is looking for your soccer-related stories from western Massachusetts. Got a tip

Last month, Massachusetts' highest court tossed out a rent-control ballot measure. But tenant organizers say the setback won't stop their work fighting against climbing rents.

At least 15 police departments in the Connecticut River Valley have used the company Flock Safety’s controversial surveillance tech, records show. But it’s not the only company selling them to local police.

In Massachusetts and across the country, a movement is growing around the demand to kick Flock — and other license plate readers — out of town.

Educator Jeromie Whalen is hoping his ground game and progressive message will resonate enough to take on Richard Neal’s decades of experience and corporate cash.

When local high-school teacher Jeromie Whalen took to the stage just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday night, he was down in the polls in his primary-election bid