Editorial: BINJ Seeks Major Donors
For most of the day, I’ve been thinking about the remarks I’m going to make at the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism’s excellent 10th anniversary fundraiser “Roast the News” this Saturday (click here to buy tickets!). So I figured I might as well make my bullet points into an editorial. Because I’ve covered aspects of […]
Cambridge Half Marathon Brings Thousands Out For Scenic Run Along The Charles
Cambridge, Mass. – While most of Cambridge was still shaking off the glitter and wigs from Halloweekend festivities, others were up early, basking in the brisk autumn sun to take part in the city’s annual half marathon. On Sunday morning, November 2, thousands of runners gathered in East Cambridge at 7 a.m., kicking off the […]
A Cup Of Mortality And A Slice Of Chocolate Cake
BOSTON – Diane Barylick, 71, is currently planning her own funeral—a fact that she shared with the 14 people gathered for a Death Cafe at Fenway Community Center on Sept. 28. Barylick wants to have her funeral at her home, be wrapped in dark green velvet (for her birthstone), and be buried in a biodegradable […]
IndyMass: November 6, 2025
Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! ECONOMY “There’s a lot of money in death”: Funeral home consolidation hits western Mass The Shoestring (Western Mass.) Ace BINJ reporter Jonathan Gerhardson, as seen in BINJ Live #8 this week, just had penned this great investigative […]
Massachusetts Spent A Record Amount Of Its Opioid Settlement Funds Last Year. But On What?
Examining the unpublished FY25 remediation fund report obtained for this article, including spending on services and equity grants, and millions of dollars unaccounted for
Opinion: More Radioactive Waste With Nowhere To Go
The experimental technology promoted by the governor, the nuclear industry, and some academic institutions is still on the drawing board and has no proven cost parameters
Beyond Boston: Fighting Poverty And Prison With College In Worcester
Prison education in Massachusetts: Inside Clark University’s program to leverage education’s proven power to cut recidivism
Gun Violence Prevention Grant Puts Opioid Settlement Funds Back In Communities
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office is spending its settlement funds from the consulting giant McKinsey on nonprofits working on gun violence prevention, urban farming, and food access
Five Deaths In Less Than A Month In Massachusetts Prisons
Connecting BINJ reporting on Department of Correction health care to news of multiple “medical emergencies”
Roast The News: A BINJ 10-Year Anniversary Event
Join the BINJ crew and some of our funniest friends on Saturday, Nov. 8 in Cambridge for an afternoon of lampooning what’s left of the media