Mary Annie Wakim died peacefully at Belmont House, Toronto, Ontario, on August 12, 2022, she was 102 years old.   After graduating from St. Vincent's Girls High School in Saint John, N.B. in 1938, Mary moved to Boston, MA, where she began a 55-year career in retail sales, her career culminating at the historic Filene's Department Store.   We remember Mary most fondly, though, for her selfless work with immigrants and refugees at the International [...]

The International Institute of New England joins the many friends, family, and colleagues mourning the loss of Thomas Lucey earlier this month. Thomas, who served on the IINE Board of Directors in the late 1990s and early 2000s, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2022, at the age of 78.   Born and raised in Jamaica Plain, MA, Tom attended Boston Latin School and was the proud graduate of the United States Coast Guard [...]