IndyMass: May 29, 2025
A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
Opinion: A Celebration Of Motherhood, Nurturing, And Community Building
The South Asian Workers Center celebrates Mother’s Day
CAMBRIDGE KIOSK WITH BINJ INSTALLATION OPENS FRIDAY
“By partnering with local artists, creatives, and community leaders, we’re transforming this historic landmark into a dynamic hub.”
Harvard Square KiOSK With BINJ Engagement Installation Opens Friday
“This transformation respects the KiOSK’s rich history while creating new opportunities for gathering, creativity, and civic engagement in the heart of Harvard Square.”
Why Is The Parole Board On The Governor’s Back Burner?
Prisoner rights advocates say outgoing Massachusetts Parole Board Chair Tina Hurley was dedicated and effective. So why is she leaving and who will replace her?
Creative Attire Required For Fourth Fridays at ManRay
Still spinning in Cambridge, “a community-driven club where all genres bring people to come together.”
Worcester Protestors Show How To Respond To ICE Raids
Brave, nonviolent family members, democracy activists, and politicians manage to slow up the warrantless arrest of an immigrant mother of three, until reactionary local cops pile on
IndyMass: May 15, 2025
A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
UMass Paid $446K for Report Exonerating Chancellor in Police Assault on Student Encampment
The police intervention … involved over 200 police officers including UMass Police, State Troopers (including the State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)), Town of Amherst police, Town of Hadley police, and members of the Hampshire and Hampden County Sheriff’s offices.
“They Took My Life Away For Nothing.”
James Carver spent 36 years in prison after he was convicted of setting one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts history. But after reviewing new scientific evidence, a judge set him free.