Massachusetts Archives

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

COLIN WEINSTEIN September 11, 2026

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

JASON PRAMAS September 11, 2026

Editor’s Note: A Democratic Socialist Faction at the State House?

One development seems particularly noteworthy from this week’s primaries: There looks to be an emerging democratic socialist faction at the State House based in Cambridge and Somerville. Joining longtime Rep. Mike Connolly of Cambridge (who just beat a primary challenger to keep his seat) and Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven of Somerville

JASON PRAMAS September 4, 2026

IndyMass: September 4, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #67. ELECTIONS Western Massachusetts incumbents sweep primary elections The Shoestring (Western Mass.) Interesting take on an otherwise predictable group of races. The Worcester Sucks Guide To This Freaky Little Primary|

JASON PRAMAS September 4, 2026

Opinion: A Rebuttal To My Opponent In The 26th Middlesex District Race

For the past five months, candidate Neil Miller has made false and distorted claims about my work in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in our Cambridge and Somerville community. On the eve of the Democratic primary, I want to correct the record. Mr. Miller and I agree that the

MIKE CONNOLLY August 31, 2026

IndyMass: August 7 & August 21, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #65 and #66. ARTS Arts Feature: The Museum of Modern Renaissance — The Urgency of Preserving a Living Work of Art The Arts Fuse (Somerville) Two immigrant artists who created

JASON PRAMAS August 21, 2026

Opinion: Democratic Civil War Has Working Class Casualties

There is a civil war within the Democratic Party. The establishment is fighting off an insurgency for the soul of the party. As with any war, the victims are everyday working people, caught between factions who claim to fight for them but are in fact causing the suffering. This is

MATT MCLAUGHLIN August 13, 2026

IndyMass: July 2 & 23, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #63 and #64. BUSINESS Low rents in a CRA program offer expansions to Cini Coffee, Momma’s Grocery and the eco-friendly Green Tiger Cambridge Somerville Independent Interesting new Cambridge to prevent

JASON PRAMAS July 23, 2026

Massachusetts Lawmakers Have Stalled On Missing Children Protections For Decades

From New England to the Southwest, the Bay State is an outlier when it comes to tracking and protecting missing children

AVANTI NAMBIAR July 21, 2026

World Cup, Late Cash: DPH Opened Bidding After Most Local Games Wrapped

From impossible calendar dates to questionable grant math, Massachusetts health agency ignores questions on post-World Cup spending

CHRIS FARAONE July 20, 2026