Karen Moschella is helping to provide meals to Saugus students during the coronavirus crisis. Moschella, owner of the well-known Off Broadway Dance Studio in Chelsea, teamed up with Jamie Osgood, general manager of Whitsons School Nutrition, Cathy Calderone, Denise Palladino,…
Month: March 2020
Encore Boston Harbor donates food to local pantries
With Encore Boston Harbor’s many restaurants and snack bars closed down for at least 30 days, the resort donated 40 pallets of food to local food pantries last weekend. Encore was ordered to shut down all operations by the Massachusetts…
Thank goodness for Dr. Fauci
Watching the daily press briefings of the White House Task Force on the current corona virus crisis, we know we speak for all Americans in being thankful for the calming and professional presence of Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has served…
Funeral Homes adapt to COVID-19 pandemic
While Gov. Charlie Baker listed businesses performing funeral and memorial services as ‘essential’ businesses that can remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic and statewide shutdown of other non-essential businesses, local Funeral Homes have had to adapt accordingly. With churches closed…
Obituaries 3-25-2020
Lorraine (Waite) Mullins, Gallo, Swaffield Of Florida, formerly of ChelseaLorraine (Waite) Mullins, Gallo, Swaffield, 84, of Lake Suzy, Fl. formerly of Chelsea. passed away unexpectedly on March 8, 2020 at Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte Fl. She was born Sept.16,…
Council will likely not schedule any meetings right away, even online
Council President Roy Avellaneda said his quick action to cancel Council sessions this month will continue in the near future, even for online meetings, as he doesn’t want to compromise the health of councillors. “We will have an online meeting…
April 1 looms large on the horizon as rent payments come due for those now without a job
Some of the most vulnerable workers reside in Chelsea, and they are known as day laborers. Their earnings, usually cash on the spot every day, have evaporated quickly during the shutdown in response to COVID-19, but many are looking at…
Need is Great: Food shortages hitting families hard with job losses
When Gladys Vega of the Chelsea Collaborative delivers food to the many families that have fallen hard in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, she said she has witnessed that people are quickly running out of food. “Our food needs…
Baker Administration Announces Federal Disaster Declaration approved for COVID-19 Response
In response to Gov. Charlie Baker’s request for federal disaster assistance, the White House and FEMA announced today, March 28, that President Donald Trump has issued a Major Disaster Declaration that will make federal disaster assistance available beyond what was…
Gov. Baker files bill to address to-go alcohol service, MCAS, etc.
Today, Gov. Charlie Baker filed An Act to Further Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and School Districts Resulting from COVID-19, which would provide administrative relief to state and local government entities impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, including modifying local…