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
Poetry at the Arts Fuse: A spider’s overnight web
The Arts Fuse
A very visual poem.
Renowned Indigenous artist Jeffrey Gibson installs new mural in Dewey Sq.
Bay State Banner
Multidisciplinary artist thinking big in Boston.
EDUCATION
Focus on Fox Hill Part 4: The Financial Impact
Burlington Buzz
A deep dive into Burlington’s next school building project.
WPI launches first master’s in explosion protection engineering
The Worcester Guardian
I would not have thought explosion protection engineering was a thing before reading this piece.
FOOD
LexKook: Swordfish Pastry and Sweet Potato Cakes
The Lexington Observer
An interesting recipe!
HEALTH
No swimming at Crane’s until Sept. 23 but you can continue making sand castles
The Local News (Ipswich)
A great white shark shuts down an Ipswich beach. Yikes!
HOUSING
Police step up patrols in Somerville trouble spots as councilor worries policies encourage problem
Cambridge Day
Homelessness and drug use are changing Somerville’s Davis Square for the worse. A community debate rages over how to respond to these related crises.
First site plan in town under MBTA Communities Act approved
YourArlington.com
It amazes me that it takes a state law to force a town like Arlington to replace a two-family house with two two-family houses.
MUSEUMS
NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT: Preserving, protecting and promoting Marblehead’s past
Marblehead Current
An interview with the executive director of the Marblehead Museum.
$6.2m Pilgrim Hall project will restore precious artwork, replace roof
The Plymouth Independent
Another museum story, this one about a big restoration project at the one of the oldest museums in the nation.
POLICE
Wellesley police respond to restaurant fight involving knife, punches
The Swellesley Report
MORTAL KOMBAT!
POLITICS
For Rep. Richard Neal, Corporate Cash Reigns Supreme
The Shoestring (W. Mass.)
We still have the best Congress money can buy!
Editorial— Once again, GOP slander is meant to dehumanize Haitians
Dorchester Reporter
An impressive statement from Dorchester Reporter Executive Editor and Co-Publisher Bill Forry and his wife, Co-Publisher Linda Dorcena Forry, the first Haitian-American to serve in the Massachusetts State Senate.
Bias Against Muslims, Palestinians Permeate Press: Rights Advocate
Sampan
Hena Zuberi of Justice For All points out the consequences of dismissing the existence of large groups of people.
Affordable housing, Route 2 in focus at first MCI-Concord public hearing
The Concord Bridge
The debate begins about what to do with Concord’s former state prison.
ZBA Continues Discussions On Firearms Business Zoning Bylaw
Sudbury Weekly
The latest on Sudbury’s big zoning board fight.
Groups call for boycott of Middlesex County until charges against pro-Israel rally shooter dropped
The Newton Beacon
For those that missed it, a “series of unfortunate events” just went down in Newton.
TRANSPORTATION
South Coast Rail ‘on track’ after high-speed test run
The New Bedford Light
More detail on the once-and-future transit project finally (and gradually) coming to fruition.
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