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!
ARTS
Artist Fulfills Dream With Dragon Boat Museum
Sampan
I cannot wait to check this out as a longtime fan of the dragon boat races on the Charles River.
New Bedford hit by the dismantling of national arts agencies
The New Bedford Light
Smaller “gateway” cities like New Bedford rely on their cultural attractions to help generate interest and income more than major cities; so federal arts cuts will hurt its local economy badly.
Wellesley’s Linden Square gets yarn bombed
The Swellesley Report
The tony town just got a lot more wooly.
COMMUNITY
City proposes permitted parking for White Stadium game days
The Flipside
Boston’s latest stadium boondoggle plows ahead; proposed parking plan may impact neighborhood institutions.
ENVIRONMENT
Hanscom protestor found guilty of trespassing, avoids felony conviction
Lexington Observer
Relatively good news for a local enviro activist.
NORESCO agrees to almost $9.6 million settlement to resolve claims of overcharging
The Local News (Ipswich)
Lovely when a supposedly “green” company tries to make off with millions in public funds.
FOOD
Daily Table is closing abruptly in Central Square
Cambridge Day
A small grocery chain that many working people in the Greater Boston area relied on crashed and burned last week … apparently because of Trump’s tariffs.
HEALTH
Attacks on health research could cost local economy millions
The Shoestring (Western Mass.)
Depending on the outcome of several court cases, Western Mass. stands to lose a great deal of federal money.
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