Dispatch From A ‘Pinball Lover’s Paradise’ In Massachusetts
Pintastic New England brings pinball to the masses with new machines, tournaments, and community
Opinion: The Parole Board Needs Experts On Substance Use, Psychology, And Reentry
BINJ reporter Jean Trounstine’s testimony to the Governor’s Council opposing Parole Board candidate Vincent DeMore
Remarks For The Alternative Press Panel At Izzy Fest 2026: Press Freedom Forum
On Tuesday, Chris Faraone and I were asked to join our colleague Brian Zayatz of the Shoestring as speakers on a panel about the alternative press by Project Censored and the Society of Professional Journalists. The text of my talk follows. It is odd to be called upon to put myself back in the headspace […]
IndyMass: April 23, 2026
Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #58. ARTS Doc Talk: Local Heroes and Big Questions at Independent Film Festival Boston The Arts Fuse (Somerville) Boston-area documentarians continue asking the big questions in the spirit of recently deceased native son Frederick Wiseman. […]
Psychologist Emily Mellen On Sexual Trauma Research, The Boston Marathon, And Creating Space For Miracles
One year ago, Emily Mellen made a right on Hereford and a left on Boylston, the thrumming of thousands of sneakers against pavement, cowbells and drumbeats, and cheers filling the air. She was completing a dream years in the making: she was running the Boston Marathon for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. Mellen is […]
Editor’s Note: BINJ Starts Producing Short Videos
For a long time, the staff of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism resisted making short videos to accompany our journalism. As writers and editors, we got into this trade to try to cover issues of the day in the public interest—as we often say—to be tribunes of the people, voices of the voiceless, and […]
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 […]