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With the MBTA still very broken, agency lacks clarity in communications with contractors, commuters “We shouldn’t have to be backtracking and deciphering contract packages to figure out when the T will get work done.” The MBTA is preparing to pay contractors $72 million over the next two years to repair tracks and “support an aggressive […]

A conversation with photographer and social worker Eva Rachel Tine “It’s a series based in hope and joy and what happens when you give people the opportunity to stabilize, heal, and thrive.” Homelessness in Cambridge is a manageable problem, but it’s also one that requires local and state governments, advocacy groups, and many more competing […]

Addressing February’s Clean Harbors Chemical Fire State’s response follows long history of environmental injustice around the Fore River Basin On the evening of Feb. 16 earlier this year, a tractor trailer filled with paints, epoxies, oil filters, and other flammable liquids spontaneously ignited at Clean Harbors, the largest waste disposal site in New England. The […]

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
With readers’ support, funds from a new national funding initiative may help us “achieve escape velocity” at last
A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
Surprise hit film hoists lurking contradictions into plain sight
How a revived club, ManRay, remains a champion for the underdogs

BINJ profiles of internet sensations tell stories behind local creatives with international fanbases This year, in addition to the community news and investigative reporting that BINJ is best known for, we are excited to get back into covering a lot of music and arts. It’s not a new initiative, we have produced long form features […]

“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.”
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.
“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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