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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

AMELIA SAMMONS April 8, 2026

How Matt Shearer Turned The Bay State Into His Reporting Skatepark

“Going viral should never be the goal. The goal should be to tell a great story.”

LAMONT PRICE April 7, 2026

The Toll Of A Systemic Collapse Of Mental Health Care In ICE Facilities

Massachusetts has just one house of correction with an ICE contract, but it’s part of a dangerous network where detainees face a crisis in the shadows

ROSA MORALES-SIMMONS April 2, 2026

MassHealth Patients Continue To Struggle To Get Dental Care

Many Massachusetts dental offices don’t accept the state insurance; providers and patients raise concerns about lack of access to needed services

LEDIA HYSENBEGASI March 25, 2026

Bull Rift: Worcester Rodeos Cause Continued Contention

Local advocates push for animal treatment reform and “tools of torment” ordinance

SEAN PERRY March 23, 2026

IndyMass: February 27, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #54. ARTS Somerville gets a cabinet-level arts czar in addition to a new leader for Arts Council in mayor’s plan Cambridge-Somerville Independent My first post from the newest news outlet

JASON PRAMAS February 27, 2026

Photos: March For Trans Futures

Advocates announce new “Transgender Health Shield” agenda at the action

BRENDA GONZALEZ February 19, 2026

Former Mass State Police Union Boss And Lobbyist Finally Sentenced

The media is fixated on Dana Pullman’s reckless spending and behavior. But there’s a deeper story involving weapons procurement that BINJ uncovered prior to his initial arrest

CHRIS FARAONE February 19, 2026

IndyMass: January 29 and February 12, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #52 and #53. ARTS Art collectors flock to Ipswich bookshop for mini-print vending machine The Local News (Ipswich) Twenty-year-old hipster trend makes it to the outer burbs at last. EDUCATION

JASON PRAMAS February 12, 2026

Photos: Friday’s Anti-ICE Rally On Copley Square In Boston

Thousands gathered in the cold for a “no business as usual” demonstration organized by labor with various progressive groups during Friday’s nationwide strike

DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN January 30, 2026