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
Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse
The Arts Fuse
A nice poem.
CANNABIS
Cannabis, Appointed Town Clerk Questions to be on April Election Ballot
Burlington Buzz
Burlington is one ballot question away from allowing recreational cannabis sales.
EDUCATION
UMass plans to redevelop, add housing to, Mt. Ida Campus in Newton
The Newton Beacon
I still don’t understand why UMass Amherst is running the former Mt. Ida College campus instead of nearby UMass Boston.
ENVIRONMENT
Re-locating sewage pipe not the answer to clam flats closures, Ipswich officials say
The Local News (Ipswich)
The clam flats sewage pipe saga continues
FOOD
FOOD 101: Curries for every occasion
Marblehead Current
I corrected a typo in the title so you won’t be distracted in your quest for curry recipes!
Buttoned-Down Brookline Becomes Area’s Newest Asian Dining, Shopping Hub
Sampan
See I really shouldn’t publish this column before dinner time featuring articles about tasty food … so hungry!
Review: New Year with a serpentine twist at Szechuan’s Dumpling
YourArlington.com
C’mon people, this is torture!
GOVERNMENT
Councillor who struggled to rent three years ago buys a home, met with suspicion ahead of voting
Cambridge Day
This piece led to quite the storm in Cambridge social media threads. MORTAL KOMBAT!
Roxbury librarian files discrimination complaint against Boston Public Library
The Bay State Banner
BPL? Really?! Wow …
Staffing cuts loom as town budget takes shape
The Concord Bridge
If even rich towns like Concord are still having budget problems, the outlook can’t be good for most poorer towns.
HEALTH
Health experts alarmed at new overdose drug marketed to WMass police departments
The Shoestring (Western Mass.)
“Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found a vocal ally in its marketing of the drug: police.”
South Coast farms take precautions amid bird flu outbreak
The New Bedford Light
This bird flu business is worrying.
From hand sanitizer to bold spirits: How a local distillery found new uses for old beer
Plymouth Independent
I had heard of making hand sanitizer out of distilled beer during the pandemic, but I didn’t know that brewers were using the same process to distill spirits out of expired or unsold beer.
JUSTICE
Parents of Lexington boy who died in boating accident are suing Scouting America
The Lexington Observer
Tragic.
POLITICS
Editorial: Josh Kraft does the city a service
Dorchester Reporter
Hot take on an increasingly hot Boston mayoral race from Bill Forry.
TRANSPORTATION
Free EV Chargers Will Soon Charge Fees
Sudbury Weekly
Interesting experiment with municipal electric vehicle charging stations.
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