Month: April 2025
Trump Cancels $50M in Disaster Prevention for Island End River
Staff Report Chelsea and Everett officials were notified last week that a $50 million grant to alleviate the potential for flooding along the Island End River on the Chelsea and Everett border was abruptly canceled by the Trump administration. The…
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…
Everett Celebrates Easter and the Arrival of Spring at the Recreation Center
Special to the Independent The City of Everett recently hosted the Easter Spring Fling with hundreds of attendees gathered at the Recreation Center to celebrate Easter and the arrival of spring. The annual event offered treats and fun activities for…
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Encourages Families to Register for the 2025 Youth Public Safety Academy
Registration for the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office 2025 Youth Public Safety Academy (YPSA) is now open with spots remaining across all five sessions (Link to Promotional Video). YPSA is open to children, ages 8-12, living in Middlesex County, as well as…
DiDomenico Honored for Efforts to Improve Youth Health Outcomes
The Peer Health Exchange recently honored Senator Sal DiDomenico as the nonprofit’s 2025 Youth Advocate during their annual Spring event, ‘A Night Out for Health’, at the More than Words Bookstore in Boston. DiDomenico was awarded for his work championing…
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…
Earth Day: Many Battles Won, but the War is Lost
This week marks 55 years since the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. The genesis of the first Earth Day had begun a few months earlier when the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland literally caught fire because of the chemicals…
A First Taste of Summer
With temperatures reaching the 80s this past Saturday, our region felt its first taste of summer. But, as always is the case at this time of year along the Massachusetts coast, Saturday’s balmy air provided just a fleeting glimpse of…
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…