It’s that time of year again. We’re asking you to open your pockets. From now until Dec. 31, any money you donate to the Online Journalism Project — the nonprofit that runs the Independent, the Valley Independent Sentinel, WNHH FM, and the Midbrow arts reviewing network — can be matched dollar for dollar up to $1,000. That’s because we’re participating in “NewsMatch,” a national fundraising effort that helps nonprofit newsrooms like ours get some extra cash from our audience. In addition to dollar-for-dollar matching, any new monthly subscription is matched 12 times. And, as always, your donations are tax deductible. We know you’ve spent enough money this year already. But if you have a few extra dollars (or more), our goal is to raise $18,000, which would qualify us for the maximum match. You’ve helped us do it before. These end-of-year dollars help fund our reporting inside school buildings, courtrooms, homeless shelters, and the rooms where consequential legislation impacting our city is debated and passed. If you’d like to participate, please click here to make a NewsMatch donation to the Independent. Thank you for reading and supporting our site! The post Keep Local News Alive appeared first on New Haven Independent. ...read more read less