A while back we wrote an editorial about the clear and obvious evils of the easy availability of sports gambling via smartphones. This past Sunday evening, the news program 60 Minutes had a segment on exactly that topic, highlighting how…
Author: Independent Staff
Guest Op-Ed: A Little Bit of Kindness To Protect Massachusetts Parklands and Foster Community
By Brian Arrigo Just under a year ago, I had the honor of being appointed to lead the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the state’s largest landowner and steward of roughly half a million acres across Massachusetts. It’s been…
EHS Sports Roundup
Desrameaux Wins GBL Shotput Title; Sets New EHS mark Senior Darrynn Desrameaux capped a tremendous Greater Boston League (GBL) indoor track and field season with a victory in the shot-put at last Friday’s GBL Meet, which featured athletes from all eight…
Malden Catholic High School Welcomes Ndaba Mandela
Story & Photos by Marianne Salza Over 800 students, board members, Xaverian brothers, previous headmasters, and local officials stood in the Malden Catholic High School (MC) gymnasium, extending their arms with conviction, as Leadership Series speaker, Ndaba Mandela, urged them…
McGonagle, Ryan, DiDomenico Testify on Behalf of Bill Concerning RMV Fines
Special to the Independent Rep. Joe McGonagle, along with District Attorney Marian Ryan and Senator Sal DiDomenico testified in favor of H3377, An Act allowing for partial payment of fines relating to driver’s license suspension or revocation. If passed, this…
Environmentalists: Putin’s ‘Useful Idiots’
Vladimir Lenin used the term “useful idiots” to refer to journalists, labor leaders, and politicians in the West who extolled the virtues of Lenin’s new Communist regime in Russia as a “worker’s paradise.” They were in the vanguard of the…
Sean Stellato: A Life of Football From the Field to the Contracts, But Always Tied Back to Family
By Sydney Ciano In the public’s eye, Italian sports agent Sean Stellato wears his three-piece black suit accompanied with a black fedora as he stands next to his client and quarterback for the New York Giants Tommy DeVito. But the…
Obituaries 01-31-2024
Mary Bonanno She Was Very Family Oriented Mary A. (Pagliuca) Bonanno of Everett entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 27 in the Advinia Care in Wilmington after being in failing health. She was 92 years old. Born in Boston,…
Kevin Pereira Takes Oath of Office As New Everett Police Officer
DiDomenico Champions Cover All Kids
Last week, Senator DiDomenico joined colleagues and advocates to highlight the importance of his Cover All Kids bill during the coalition’s advocacy day at the State House. Approximately 40,000 children and young adults under age 21 who meet eligibility criteria…