A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State!
APRIL FOOLS!
Argus acquired for $1 billion in stunning all-cash deal
Arrghus! (Berkshire Argus)
Bill Shein with a critique of the financial situation faced by all small news outlets in the guise of an April 1 joke.
BUSINESS
Tidal Pages bookshop looking forward to next chapter at new Central Street location
The Local News (Ipswich)
I love bookshop stories.
DOGE
Cuts to Food Assistance Programs Pose Challenges to Belmont Farmers’ Market
Belmont Voice (new to IndyMass!)
Yeah, thanks Elon!
EDUCATION
On flag policy, Marblehead teachers union tells School Committee to ‘cease and desist’
Marblehead Current
Glad to see the Marblehead teachers union fighting a policy limiting the display of flags in Marblehead schools to the US flag, the Massachusetts state flag, and the POW/MIA flag on free speech grounds.
GOVERNMENT
More than 100 turn out to hear about Park Ave. safety improvements
YourArlington.com
Strong community turnout for some basic road fixes. Pretty impressive.
Town Meeting supports granting green card holders the right to vote in first week of annual session
Lexington Observer
A positive action in support of immigrant families from Lexington Town Meeting.
Select Board Opposes Duplex Project
Sudbury Weekly
Another frustrating look at a suburban government body finding new ways to attack building multifamily units in the midst of a terrible housing crisis in much of Massachusetts.
POLICE
After $100k payout, Northampton PD settlements top $215k since 2022
The Shoestring (Western Mass.)
Northampton cops: Even worse than previously reported.
POLITICS
Rocking in Istanbul as it is rocked by protests, while a Turk is taken from Somerville streets
Cambridge Day
I could have put this under arts or travel, but let’s be real …
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