A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State!
ARTS
Jazz Album Reviews: A Trio of Superior Recordings Featuring Master Guitarists
The Arts Fuse
Heavy hitters release some strong work.
EDUCATION
Compass or competition? How magazine ranking does — and doesn’t — define CCHS
The Concord Bridge
Rich people problems.
ENVIRONMENT
How Newton is working to conquer heat islands, one tree at a time
The Newton Beacon
Shade is an underrated way to help mitigate some effects of global warming at the local level.
FOOD
Filling up at Wellesley’s new Pho Station restaurant
The Swellesley Report (Wellesley)
Well now I’m hungry … [grumble grumble].
Todd Farm ordered to stop making fried dough, food operations on hold pending inspection
The Local News (Ipswich)
This temporary interruption of part of our regional fried dough supply shall not stand!
HEALTHCARE
DPH deems Carney Hospital ‘essential,’ but refuses to delay or halt closing
Dorchester Reporter
State government should never have let the Steward situation get so out of control … but here we are.
HISTORY
College of the Holy Spook: Two Holy Cross grads enmeshed in the deep state
Worcester Sucks and I Love It
Why am I not surprised?
New book explores the evolution of Black homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard
Bay State Banner (statewide)
If you ever wondered why a Massachusetts vacation destination has such a significant African-American presence, start with this review.
HOUSING
Marblehead to hold special Town Meeting in November, addressing MBTA zoning changes
Marblehead Current
Here’s one situation where “voting until you get it right” makes sense to me.
Proposed affordable-housing complex gets millions — and closer to reality
YourArlington.com
An increasingly expensive bedroom community building affordable housing is cause for celebration.
City leaders blast WPI’s plan to turn hotels into student housing
The Worcester Guardian
Thus taking commercial properties nonprofit and off the tax rolls, solons say.
IMMIGRATION
Report: State Sorely Lacks English as Second Language Classes for Immigrants
Sampan (statewide)
You’d think ESL would be a higher political priority?
New Bedford credit union removes roadblock for immigrants
The New Bedford Light
A reform that makes it easier for undocumented immigrants to survive here is welcome.
LIFESTYLE
What we know about the massive military plane that buzzed Plymouth
The Plymouth Independent
It’s a mystery wrapped in an enigma, I tells ya!
StellaDoggo Playcare: Under New Management
Tewksbury Carnation
A vital doggie resource under new management.
POLICE
Somerville has a police chief starting Sept. 16: Shumeane Benford of Boston’s housing force
Cambridge Day
After a four-year search, S-ville has a top cop.
Trespassing Charges Create “Dragnet” in Holyoke, Public Defenders Say
The Shoestring (Western Mass.)
A new spin on police harassment? Who else but the Holyoke PD …
Baby’s tragic death in parked car in Lexington under investigation
The Lexington Observer
This is terribly sad on a number of levels.
Select Board Sets Boundary Around Police Union Negotiations
Sudbury Weekly
Town discusses how best to give more money to cops. There’s a lot of that kind of discussion going around.
POLITICS
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Will Be on the State Election Ballot
Burlington Buzz
If you had told 1985 me that Boston suburbs would one day stage earnest debates about the merits of legalizing shrooms and such, I would have assumed you had dropped in from the year 3000.
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