At the age of two, Ali Stroker was in a car accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the chest down, leaving her unable to walk and confining her to a wheelchair for the rest…
Author: Independent Staff
Speaker Deleo Prepares for the Future
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo this week unveiled the details of the plan he announced last February that will provide $1.3 billion to combat the ever-increasing effects of climate change. Among the major aspects of the plan will be the…
Guest Op-ed: Celebrate Our Rivers in June
By: Julia Blatt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance At long last, a recent weekend presented one of those pristine days that remind us here in Massachusetts why we endure those winters. With warm spring weather finally here, many of us…
EHS Roundup
EHS softball team falls in state tourney The Everett High softball team’s 2019 season came to an end with a 9-2 loss at Woburn this past Friday in a preliminary round contest of the Division 1 North Sectional of the…
Obituaries 06-12-2019
Sonya Cannon Of Everett, formerly of Chelsea Sonya J. (Senna) Cannon of Everett, formerly of Chelsea, died on June 6. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas., mother of Ronald M. and his wife, Jodi A. of Pelham, NH, sister…
Cops for Kids with Cancer
Vocational Students Make Marker Holders for Wakefield School
Northeast Metro Tech Carpentry students recently completed a project to help some of their younger peers exercise their creativity while staying organized. Northeast Metro Tech carpentry sophomores Jose Verde, of Chelsea, Brady McKinley, of Woburn, Lucky Bustamante, of Everett, David…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Dorvil receives Crown and Shield Award A day before their Sunday, May 12 commencement, a select number of exemplary students were honored with the College’s Crown and Shield Award during a luncheon with their families and College administrators. Gemaers Gee…
MFA Offers Free Admission to Everett Residents
Paris was the center of nightlife and spectacle in the late 19th century, a moment immortalized in evocative posters, prints and paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901). The artist’s extraordinary attention to the performers, dancers and actors of Montmartre—the heart…
Congratulations to the Class of 2019
Graduation Day is one of the few occasions that brings a smile to the faces of everyone in a community, regardless of whether they know a graduate. It is an occasion when all of us share in the joy —…