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Massive Coalition Drops Report On Dire State Of Mass Transit In Massachusetts

CHRIS FARAONE

“Roadmap for Equitable and Sustainable Transportation Action in Massachusetts” warns: “The current state of transportation is unsustainable”

Editorial: Help Support BINJ’s Internship Program

JASON PRAMAS

“Training the next generation of reporters is not just a mandate, it’s an honor”

Collage for the IndyMass roundup of articles from the Massachusetts independent press for December 12, 2024.

IndyMass: December 12, 2024

JASON PRAMAS

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

Eternal Shuttle: The Cost And Inconvenience Of MBTA Track Repair In Photos

It’s clear that the MBTA is already looking past its shuttle costs, which according to bid documents are expected to run approximately $250 million over five years. This is a documentation of what Greater Bostonians endured during track repairs.

Is Philip Chism’s Sentence Unlawful? Lawyers Raise New Questions In Appeal Before Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Attorneys argue: “Because the non-homicide sentences govern when [Chism] is eligible for parole, he can’t see the Parole Board for 40 years where it would be 30 years at most for any juvenile sentenced to first-degree murder.”

Compensation For Wrongful Convictions In Massachusetts: The Fight For Justice And Reform

The challenges for those seeking wrongful conviction compensation in Massachusetts, the push for reform, and the impact on exonerees. This is how advocates are fighting to remove the $1 million cap and improve the justice system.

OPINION

BU’S JOHN SILBER DID NOT SUPPORT FREE SPEECH ON HIS CAMPUS

And I know that because his Boston University administration expelled me for participating in nonviolent student anti-apartheid protests in 1986

CULTURE

HAZLETT MAKES BOSTON DEBUT AT ROYALE

Australian indie-folk singer-songwriter discusses newest album and his first headline tour in a pre-show interview

PREVIEW: BOSTON FUZZSTIVAL 2024

Celebrating a decade of community and local independent artistry with 20 stellar acts from Greater Boston and beyond In 2013, Lira Mondal and Caufield Schnug played in Boston for a crowd of three people. The musical duo, known at the time as Mini Dresses, had recently relocated from Arkansas to Boston and were desperately trying […]

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE WITCH CITY OUIJA WIZ

The Salem Witch Board Museum is a local landmark that channels a national phenomenon