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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

Don’t Lose Sight Of These Massachusetts Issues Through The National Shitstorm

Leave the sucking up to Bay State power to other news outlets. We’re still covering malfeasance, police, and surveillance.

CHRIS FARAONE January 30, 2026

Candidate Interview: Socialist Joe Tache On His Effort To Unseat Sen. Ed Markey

A campaign focused on “raising the desire among people to have a different way of organized society that prioritizes people’s needs.”

BRENDA GONZALEZ January 30, 2026

IndyMass: January 15, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! EDUCATION Mayor plans to revamp Boston’s school assignment policy The Flipside (Boston) BIPOC parents concerned their kids will end up in substandard resegregated schools. ENVIRONMENT What’s next for Lexington’s waste? The Lexington

JASON PRAMAS January 15, 2026

The Trump Justice Department’s Alarming Lunge For Massachusetts Voter Data

Secretary Galvin, AG Campbell, commonwealth civil liberties attorneys square off against federal government targeting blue state election info

CHRIS FARAONE January 14, 2026

Court Rules For Reporter In Case Where DA Used Taxpayer Money To Shield Troubled Cops

“We hope that other district attorneys will abide by this ruling if they receive similar requests in the future.”

CHRIS FARAONE January 8, 2026