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IndyMass: May 29, 2025

IndyMass #34: A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

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!

BUSINESS
Beloved Burlington Craft Store “Made in Burlington” to Close, Founder Promises Return
Burlington Buzz
Aw!

CIVIL LIBERTIES
What happens if ICE comes to Lexington?
Lexington Observer
A question every town should be asking.

COMMUNITY
Former Out of Town newsstand reopens Friday, now as the Cambridge Kiosk with a news exhibit
Cambridge Day
Yes, another bump for our BINJ takeover of the new public version of the old Out of Town News kiosk in Cambridge … that I once worked at.

GOVERNMENT
Longmeadow apologizes for Planning Board member’s trespass, racist remarks
The Shoestring (Western Mass.)
D’oh!

Ranked-choice voting measure approved by Town Meeting explained
YourArlington.com
Another town tries to drop first past the post voting. Let’s see if the legislature greenlights it.

POLITICS
Josh Kraft outlines positions on key issues
The Flipside (Boston)
Yes, what does the billionaire’s kid have to say?


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