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LAURA KIESEL

BATTLE: SGARS

Poisons used by Mass municipalities are killing more than just the rats they’re targeting. In practice, their controversial tactics may actually protect the rodent population. It was a sunny Friday morning in late July of this year when Jodi Sylvester, a wildlife photographer from central Massachusetts, drove into the Boston area to check

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LAURA KIESEL December 16, 2021
LAURA KIESEL

MUNICIPALITIES NEED TO KEEP VIRTUAL ACCESS IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

That did not stop my local housing authority from denying my own reasonable accommodation request for remote access to their annual meeting

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LAURA KIESEL June 24, 2021
BINJ ONLINE

ARLINGTON FOLLOW-UP: SQUANDERED JUSTICE

Public information requests reveal Arlington’s behind-the-scenes response to police controversy

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BINJ ONLINE August 8, 2019
BINJ ONLINE

BINJ RESTORATIVE JUSTICE STORY ON NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS

An Arlington, Massachusetts police lieutenant who was put on paid leave after writing a column filled with controversial statements about violence, immigrants and more is back on the job after going through a “restorative justice” program. Independent journalist Laura Kiesel joins Sue to talk about what this means and why she doesn’t agree with the program.

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BINJ ONLINE June 17, 2019
LAURA KIESEL

RESTORATIVE RUCKUS

Arlington’s attempt to mitigate a police department controversy causes more distress for some concerned residents

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LAURA KIESEL June 12, 2019
LAURA KIESEL

MORE POTENT THAN RODENTS

Poisons meant for pests are killing animals and impacting humans in Mass

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LAURA KIESEL May 31, 2018
LAURA KIESEL

EIGHT ISN’T ENOUGH

A Somerville Housing Needs Assessment report notes that the majority of units at risk of losing their affordability are located in Union Square (pictured), as increased gentrification due to the anticipated extension of the Green Line to the neighborhood has caused spikes in the cost of property | Photo by

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LAURA KIESEL April 26, 2017
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