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Maya Shaffer is an award winning investigative journalist working with BINJ and Dig Boston. She is a member of the New England Society of Professional Journalists Speakers Bureau. Her main focus is Public Records Law and Police matters in the state of Massachusetts.

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Jun 19
Jun 19 Two DAs admit they don't have Brady lists

Maya Shaffer
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Jun 19
Jun 19 Middlesex DA Brady list

Maya Shaffer
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Dec 23
Dec 23 Chicopee PIO Social media

Maya Shaffer
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Chicopee Police Department’s spokesperson’s social media posts

Oct 11
Oct 11 Worcester Police Department's use of force policy

Maya Shaffer
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Oct 10
Oct 10 Dartmouth collective bargaining agreements

Maya Shaffer
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Public Records Appeal ruling on request for BPD/ICE communications
Jul 31

Jul 31 Public Records Appeal ruling on request for BPD/ICE communications

Maya Shaffer
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Boston Police are ordered to respond properly to my request for communications with ICE

Public Records Appeal Ruling on Boston Public Schools failure to turn over records related to ICE
Jul 15

Jul 15 Public Records Appeal Ruling on Boston Public Schools failure to turn over records related to ICE

Maya Shaffer
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Jan 14
Jan 14 Chicopee private email use Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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BSE article about Chicopee attorney Thomas Rooke using a private email to dodge the public records law.

Jun 19
Jun 19 Examiner still fighting Mass. State Police over award-winning secrecy Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer

Jun 10
Jun 10 CPD ignores supervisor order Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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BSE article Chicopee Police Department ignore an order from the Supervisor of Records to turn over records.

Apr 24
Apr 24 Tyngsborough police lieutenant says violence-promoting Facebook posts were misunderstood Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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Apr 21
Apr 21 CPD arrests woman after questionable choices Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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BSE article about the arrest of a woman choked by Chicopee police

Apr 13
Apr 13 High-ranking Tyngsborough cop linked to Facebook posts advocating violence and "cleansing" Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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Mar 24
Mar 24 CPD acted admirably when choking woman in custody Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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BSE article about Chicopee police choking a woman and clearing themselves

Feb 10
Feb 10 CPD kafka response Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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BSE article about Chicopee police claiming a letter saying they would respond to a records request was the response.

Jan 20
Jan 20 Massachusetts State Police impose fee to determine fee -Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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Jan 14
Jan 14 Man agrees to community service for "Wings on pigs" Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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BSE article: Man agrees to community service for posting “Put wings on pigs”.

CPD accuse man of threat Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)
Dec 23

Dec 23 CPD accuse man of threat Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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Old BSE Story about Chicopee PD charging a man for writing “put wings on pigs”.

Sep 15
Sep 15 Retired Lynn cop calls military veteran killed by police a "fucker" in Facebook rant. Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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Feb 1
Feb 1 District attorney rubber-stamps slaying of Denis Reynoso by Lynn police. Formerly published by Bay State Examiner (no longer available online elsewhere)

Maya Shaffer
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