Can Massachusetts Avoid Data Center Distress Seen In Other States?
Lessons from Virginia and Georgia loom large as Lowell passes the state’s first moratorium on data center expansion, citing threats to air quality and rising utility bills
Three Non-Binary Runners To Watch For At The 2026 Boston Marathon
BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association is likely to welcome its largest field of non-binary athletes to this year’s Boston Marathon. One hundred sixteen runners are registered to compete in the category, up from 76 in 2025. This year’s top qualifier, 28-year-old Winter Parts from Towson, Md., shared their goals for Monday and discussed how […]
Opinion: Working Families Vs. Billionaires … Who Should Be The Priority?
On Tuesday, March 31, I testified before the Massachusetts Ways and Means Committee regarding legislation to raise state revenue. Prior to my remarks, I listened to testimony from educators, students, social workers, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders who shared compelling—and often deeply concerning—accounts of the impact that reductions to essential services would have on residents […]
Local Boston Iranians Are Divided About The War Back Home
“All human beings are members of one frame/ Since all, at first, from the same essence came./ When time afflicts a limb with pain./ The other limbs cannot at rest remain./ If thou feel not for other’s misery./ A human being is no name for thee.” – A poem by the 19-century Persian poet Saadi […]
Beacon Hill’s Blindest Spot: Can The Governor’s Council Reverse A Century Of Oversight?
A Massachusetts State House briefing sheds light on a crucial body that still operates in darkness, and points out the need for reform—on the ballot and elsewhere
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Today is Local News Day, a new holiday of sorts being celebrated for the first time this year. Its aim is to help make the general public more aware of all the mostly small news outlets that are trying to keep local and regional journalism in the public interest going in the United States. And […]
IndyMass: April 9, 2026
Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #57. ARTS Classical Music Commentary: Boston’s Lost Opportunity — How the BSO Board Chose Charles Munch over Leonard Bernstein The Arts Fuse (Somerville) A really interesting deep historical look at how the Boston Symphony Orchestra […]
How No Kings Music Brings Community And Fuels The Movement
Performers note the vital role that music plays in mass movement and its ability to add longevity to a fight that could take years
The Waiting Game: Thousands Of Mass Prisoners Are Stuck On Education Waitlists
With waitlists nearly triple the size of current enrollment, prisoner rights advocates say the DOC prioritizes punishment over preparation
The Bridge That ‘Yankees Suck’ Built
An interview with “Fenway Punk” author Chris Wrenn on how a crew of rowdy hawkers funded an iconic Boston hardcore label