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IndyMass: June 4, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #61. Another quick one this time out … MEDIA “Loss of local autonomy”: With GBH, NEPM merger looming, what’s next for local public media? The Shoestring (Western Mass.) GBH is

JASON PRAMAS June 4, 2026

Eviction Looms For Unhoused Youth At Wellington Station After Alleged Arson

Transit Police have given them until Friday to clear their Medford campsite, just weeks after a fire nearly claimed their lives

MILA HALGREN May 26, 2026

IndyMass: May 22, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #60. A quick one this time out folks, myself and most of the BINJ crew were at the big Cambridge Somerville Independent launch party last night. Read about that here!

JASON PRAMAS May 22, 2026

The Final Division: Inside The Heartbreak And Chaos Of Hampshire’s Closure

Amherst, Mass. — The Amherst student community was recently shaken by the decision to permanently close Hampshire College. The liberal arts school has experienced severe financial strain due to a lack of resources since before the pandemic, and has not been able to keep up all of its critical operations

THIERRY BARBOSA May 21, 2026

IndyMass: May 7, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #59. ARTS Armory board members are named, including leaders at Esh Circus Arts, Arlington International Film Festival Cambridge-Somerville Independent Spicier than your typical report on such matters, nine out of

JASON PRAMAS May 7, 2026

Just Say Knoa: OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Is No More. This Nonprofit Took Its Place

Can one of the most hated companies in history transform from the source of the opioid scourge into its savior with a new name and a focus on recovery drugs?

CHRIS FARAONE May 4, 2026

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

JASON PRAMAS April 9, 2026