Editor’s Note: Have a DAF? BINJ Can Use Your Donation.
A DAF, a donor-advised fund, is “a charitable giving vehicle administered by a public charity created to manage charitable donations on behalf of organizations, families, or individuals,” according to Wikipedia. Put another way, it’s a mini foundation that is managed by a larger nonprofit. DAF donors put some money they want to give away into […]
IndyMass: October 2, 2026
Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #69. ARTS Film Review: “NAZA” — A Documentary Against Willful Blindness The Arts Fuse (Somerville) A helpful look at the big documentary of the moment. An Israeli film that makes a damning case against the […]
Can Question 7’s Zoning Reform Ease The Mass Housing Crisis?
“Allowing homes on smaller lots reduces the cost of homes for buyers and makes it so that developers don’t have to build giant McMansions just to justify the cost of assembling so much land.”
Prosecuted By The DA, Exonerated By DNA: Tommy Rosa’s Story Of Wrongful Incarceration In Mass
“Tommy was just 24 years old [when he was charged with the murder] … He had a young son and another on the way. He had enlisted in the military and had never been arrested for a crime of violence.
The Invisible Registry: Why Mass Remains A National Outlier In Missing Persons Transparency
This is the second installment in a series on the shocking lack of standards around cases that involve missing children in Massachusetts.
Editor’s Note: BINJ Joins Class-Action Lawsuit Against AI Giants
This topic deserves a more substantial piece; so this one is just a placeholder note for BINJ.News readers until I crank out a deeper dive. But I’m pleased to announce that the Massachusetts Media Fund, Inc. d/b/a Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism has joined 59 other publishers, who together run more than 500 news outlets […]
IndyMass: September 18, 2026
Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #68. ARTS With ‘Rhinoceros,’ Diane Paulus turns the page to a new chapter at the American Repertory Theater Cambridge Somerville Independent Article by BINJ alum Shira Laucharoen! DOMESTIC VIOLENCE A Q&A With Kishana Osei, Executive […]
New England Was Promised ‘Up To 20’ Mini-Pitches With The World Cup. How’s That Going?
Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, local organizers promised up to 20 new mini-pitches for youth soccer across New England. Post-tournament, only half of those facilities are in place, leaving local communities waiting until spring 2027 for the rest of the legacy project to materialize.
Judge Rejects Challenge To Northampton’s Israel-Divestment Resolution
Northampton, Mass. (Special to BINJ.News) – In the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 26, about 75 keffiyah-clad and banner-bearing people gathered at a rally outside the Hampshire County Superior Court, their chatter interrupted periodically by the enthusiastic honks of supportive motorists. The crowd had gathered there to support a resolution Northampton’s City Council passed last year […]
A Masterclass In Stereotyping
As an aging townie, a handful of figures have been fixtures in Boston journalism since I was a teenager. Howie Carr, who is a good deal older than me, is one of them. An early example of the “angry white guy” type of conservative commentator, he’s unusual among adepts of that genre in that he’s […]