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A public records request by WAMC has revealed a long history of tension between the police departments of Dalton and Hinsdale, Massachusetts.

Now that the town of Dalton, Massachusetts, has cut mutual aid ties with neighboring Hinsdale after a controversial police killing, Hinsdale’s leaders are pushing back on criticism.

On Monday, WAMC broke the news that the town of Dalton, Massachusetts, had ended its mutual aid agreement with the neighboring community of Hinsdale following a controversial police killing in January.

After a controversial police killing in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, that involved officers from its neighboring department, the town of Dalton has formally ended its mutual aid agreement with Hinsdale.

After rejecting the initial proposal, voters in Dalton, Massachusetts, approved a police budget for fiscal year 2026 at special town meeting Thursday night.

In Massachusetts, school athletic association rules require high school boys lacrosse players to wear helmets. But girls have no such requirements. Some parents are questioning the divergent standards after girls players in Dalton recently sustained head injuries.

Dalton, Massachusetts voters successfully concluded their annual town meeting Wednesday night, more than 48 hours after it began.

Dalton, Massachusetts residents have rejected the proposed police department budget for the coming fiscal year. WAMC reports from a long, emotional annual town meeting.

For some Berkshire County demonstrators, the fight to oppose Israel’s war in Gaza has continued unabated since October 2023.

An interview with Dalton, Massachusetts select board member Robert Collins.