Growing up and becoming a productive member of society can mean different things, but it usually involves learning a bunch of ...

At its Great Kills campus, staff members at PS 37R transformed a room into Apt. 207, a fully furnished studio apartment ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the longest-serving Democrat in Congress and once a rival to become House speaker, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of his term. Hoyer, ...

Amanda Bagby (right), and her father, are happy with Amanda’s experiment with independent living at the TryTech apartments. [Photo from Cuyahoga DD] Amanda Bagby, a talented 36-year-old artist, jumped ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI — Gracious Grounds has begun construction of Ability Way, an $18.5 million, 77-unit independent living community for adults with intellectual disabilities. The project, which began ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Max Sussman, owner of Bev’s Bagels, grew up in Huntington Woods outside Detroit and moved to New York City for its diversity of food and number of highly trained chefs. He stayed about ...

LISBON — A contract approved recently by Columbiana County commissioners for the Department of Job and Family Services will result in a day camp for foster children to learn independent living skills.

We’re now fully immersed in the holiday season, but as we know, the new year is lurking just around the corner. For many people, that means making a new set of resolutions for 2026. There’s nothing ...

In an H Street office in downtown Modesto, a local nonprofit champions independence for residents of Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties who are blind or have low vision. Isaiah Siordia, executive ...