Editor’s Note: Vacation is ‘Vacation’ for Many Grassroots Journalists

Another reason why BINJ can use your support during our big annual fundraiser
Photos: Doggone Pet Parade

Cute critters take Downtown Crossing for the tenth year in a row
IndyMass: October 31, 2024

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
Is Philip Chism’s Sentence Unlawful? Lawyers Raise New Questions In Appeal Before Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Attorneys argue: “Because the non-homicide sentences govern when [Chism] is eligible for parole, he can’t see the Parole Board for 40 years where it would be 30 years at most for any juvenile sentenced to first-degree murder.”
Compensation For Wrongful Convictions In Massachusetts: The Fight For Justice And Reform

The challenges for those seeking wrongful conviction compensation in Massachusetts, the push for reform, and the impact on exonerees. This is how advocates are fighting to remove the $1 million cap and improve the justice system.
DOGGONE PET PARADE RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN CROSSING

Costumed canines will promenade down Washington Street this Saturday for the event’s 10th anniversary
INDYMASS: October 17, 2024

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
HAZLETT MAKES BOSTON DEBUT AT ROYALE

Australian indie-folk singer-songwriter discusses newest album and his first headline tour in a pre-show interview
BINJ AWARDED $100K PRESS FORWARD GRANT

With readers’ support, funds from a new national funding initiative may help us “achieve escape velocity” at last
EDITORIAL: BINJ AWARDED $100K PRESS FORWARD GRANT

With readers’ support, funds from a new national funding initiative may help us “achieve escape velocity” at last