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IndyMass: December 19, 2025

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!

CULTURE
‘People Just Don’t Know Filipinos’
Sampan (Boston)
Love seeing former BINJ interns published in other area news outlets (even when, in this case, the intern wrote for the outlet in question before working with us lol)! Yay, Ava Belchez!

Are Black Bostonians being erased?
The Flipside (Boston)
Fine piece on a fascinating documentary. I highly recommend checking out both.

ENVIRONMENT
IRWA launches Ipswich River livestream with volunteer’s help
The Local News (Ipswich)
Very cool that the Ipswich River Watershed Association made this happen.

POLICE
Northwestern DA maintains stance against police misconduct record release
The Shoestring (Western Mass.)
My colleagues on the leftward side of the Bay State continue fighting the good fight against bad cops.

Police Blotter: Stolen Rolex
The Lexington Observer
Ever wonder what the police blotter looks like in one of the wealthiest towns in America? Well wonder no longer! “Stolen Rolex,” amirite?!

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Jason Pramas is the executive director of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. He is also editor-in-chief of BINJ's independent weekly magazine BINJ.News and executive director of the Somerville Media Fund.
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