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Somerville, Mass.-based composer, vocalist, and pianist Shira Laucharoen. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2024 Jason Pramas.

Shira Laucharoen Debuts ‘Before the Snow’ at FPAC

EMMA SIEBOLD

Head to the Seaport this Saturday for innovative show tunes and tasty snacks (all free!)

Editorial: Trump Will Make Independent Journalism Even Harder to Produce

JASON PRAMAS

But with your support, BINJ can push through the next four years intact and stronger than ever

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IndyMass: November 14, 2024

JASON PRAMAS

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

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.

HALF THE STORY

Massachusetts passed historic police certification reform. But even with the POST Commission, the public can’t see which cops have been part of the “officer shuffle.”

OPINION

INDYMASS: September 5, 2024

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

APPARENT HORIZON: CANARY IN A CARBON TRAP

For a growing number of people like me, global warming is already a serious and worsening health threat

INDYMASS: August 22, 2024

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press

CULTURE

TRAVEL: AN ECLIPSE STORY

Traffic jam in the path of totality

REVIEW: IMPROV ASYLUM’S RAUNCH

The elevator operator, his Parisian wife, and the 12-inch appendage

THE CURSE OF THE YAWKEY WAY

As the Sox usher in spring with their first home stand of the season, a writer examines the hex that truly held back the team for decades.

NEWS

IN MASS, A LACK OF COORDINATION HAMPERS EFFORTS TO HELP THE UNHOUSED

“We don’t have a network of communication between the communities, so it’s very easy for people to slip through the cracks, which is not good for them.”

HOUSING FIRST IN MASSACHUSETTS, EXPLAINED

Studies show that permanent supportive housing works, including in Massachusetts. Here’s how it has worked so far, how it could work on a larger scale, and what’s holding it back.

“REBUILDING RELATIONSHIPS” AT HARVARD SQUARE’S UNIQUE YOUTH HOMELESS SHELTER

“You’re coming into a space that is primarily filled with people that are in your age range, and I think in any world that’s a safer space to be.”

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