Care Dimensions, the largest provider of hospice and palliative care services in Massachusetts, celebrates National Nurses Week, May 6 -12 by honoring its 301 nurses, most of whom are board certified in hospice and palliative care. “Every day, the skill…
Month: May 2020
Chelsea Councilor Damali Vidot Announces Run for State Rep.
Damali Vidot, former President of the Chelsea City Council, is running for the 2nd Suffolk State House District seat currently held by State Rep. Dan Ryan. The district covers a majority of the City of Chelsea and all of the…
News Briefs
Temporary Housing for Residents to Safely Recover from COVID-19 Beginning April 16, the Quality Inn in Revere will be used as temporary housing for Chelsea and Revere residents sick with COVID-19 who are in need of a safe, non-overcrowded place…
Unemployment Data Shows New Claims Are Overwhelmingly from White Residents
For the fourth week in a row, new unemployment claims were lower than the previous week, and new data from the state shows that more than 80 percent of new claims since March 15 came from residents describing themselves as…
Traffic Impacts for Railroad Crossing Work in Chelsea, Everett
The MBTA is building a new, fully accessible Chelsea Commuter Rail station next to the final SL3 stop in Chelsea. When complete, the new station will connect the Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Lines to the SL3. While building the new station,…
Police Briefs 05-07-2020
By Seth Daniel and Paul Koolloian Drove Car at Man On April 28, at 3:48 p.m., a CPD officer was approached by a taxi driver. He told the officer that he is having ongoing issues with a known male. He…
This Sunday Is Mother’s Day
During this time of unprecedented upheaval because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the rituals that most of us traditionally follow either have been eliminated or drastically changed because of the need to practice physical distancing. So too, the manner in which…
This Is No Time for Hooverism
Herbert Hoover had been President for about seven months when the stock market crashed in October, 1929. Although there have been many causes attributed to the onset of the Great Depression, the crash generally is viewed as the trigger point…
Guest Op-Ed: Assisting Our Small Business Community
By Senator Sal DiDomenico As a State Senator, one of my greatest sources of pride has always been my district’s small business community. I grew up in a small business, living above my parents’ flower shop as a kid. My entire…
Obituaries 05-07-2020
Barbara Ann Quigley, 72 Oldest Grandchild of Former Chelsea Mayor Barbara Ann Quigley died peacefully at the Life Care Center of Acton on Friday, April 24. She was 72. Barbara Ann was born on July 10, 1947 in Winchester. She…