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!
ENVIRONMENT
Town Issues Warnings Amid Continuing Water Ban
Burlington Buzz
The regional drought deepens.
GAZA
Amid divides, local Jewish groups protest Israel’s starvation of Gaza
The Shoestring (Western Mass.)
“The demonstration comes as world leaders have increasingly raised the alarm in recent weeks as starvation grips Gaza …”
GOVERNMENT
Black and Latino Caucus is back in action under new leadership
The Flipside (Boston)
Solid overview of a rarely examined legislative group.
EDUCATION
Upset educator group says a superintendent finalist compared teachers with pimps and pedophiles (update)
Cambridge Day
I mean … wow … just wow.
How could Trump’s tariffs affect the cost of Lexington’s new high school?
The Lexington Observer
An unusual angle on an otherwise standard piece about a new municipal building, blending both national and local elements.
SPS Committee Passes Gender Identity and Inclusivity Policy
Sudbury Weekly
“The memo went on to share that legal counsel noted a conflict between state law and the policy positions of the current administration in Washington, D.C.” Indeed.
POLICE
Manchester and Essex police respond to “violent mental health crisis”
The Local News (Ipswich)
Sounds intense.
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