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IndyMass: September 18, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #68. ARTS With ‘Rhinoceros,’ Diane Paulus turns the page to a new chapter at the American Repertory Theater Cambridge Somerville Independent Article by BINJ alum Shira Laucharoen! DOMESTIC VIOLENCE A

JASON PRAMAS September 18, 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

The Boston Globe Partnered With Axon, Maker Of Tasers And Network Surveillance Cameras

The Globe also ran sponsored content online for Axon under the headline, “From call to closure: How a new generation of public safety technology is protecting more lives.”

CHRIS FARAONE September 1, 2026

Nearly 50 Massachusetts Beaches Are Currently Closed. This is Why.

How the commonwealth determines beach closures, from Quincy to Adams

THIERRY BARBOSA August 6, 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

In Cambridge, Pasta And The Possibilities Of Autism Employment

While AI job screening, lack of accessibility, and funding cuts create steep hurdles for neurodivergent job seekers, local programs and inclusive employers fight to bridge gaps

MADISON LUCCHESI July 8, 2026

IndyMass: June 18, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #62. ARTS Ipswich’s Reilly Miner reflects on eight months in Cambodia The Local News (Ipswich) Interesting music diplomacy. Arts Commentary: The Kennedy Center and the Boston Symphony Orchestra — A

JASON PRAMAS June 18, 2026

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