Appreciation

Kathleen “Kay” Donovan, former superintendent of Everett schools, 87 Special to the Independent Kathleen “Kay” (Philbin) Donovan, a beloved former teacher and administrator in Everett and a highly respected leader in the field of education, died April 13, 2025, after…

Local Students in the news

Boston Medical Student Provides Care in the Dominican Republic In March, a group of students from New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), including Alexis Bloedel from East Boston, traveled to the Dominican Republic with the medical…

Pope Francis

The passing this week of Pope Francis will leave a deep void in the conscience of our world. Pope Francis, a native of Argentina who became the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, fought for a more inclusive Roman Catholic…