Chelsea City Councilor Judith Garcia delivered Mother’s Day gifts and hot breakfasts and lunches Sunday to COVID-19 patients being quarantined at the Quality Inn Hotel in Revere. Congressman Joe Kennedy III and his wife, Lauren Kennedy, joined Garcia at the…
Month: May 2020
RMV Cautions Customers to Be Aware of Unofficial Third-Party Websites
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is cautioning customers to use only Mass.Gov/RMV when they are trying to renew a license or registration or process any business transactions online. Customers may inadvertently come across unofficial third-party websites or “mimic sites” that…
News Briefs
Graduation for Class of 2020 to Be Virtual Chelsea High Principal Mark Martineau took to Facebook last week to publicly announce that the district has moved quick to secure a vendor so as to have a virtual graduation ceremony for…
A Newfound Respect For Teachers
The closing of schools across the country for the remainder of the school year because of the coronavirus has presented many challenges for educators and parents alike. School districts have been experimenting with the implementation of on-line classes in their effort…
Guest Op-Ed: Saving the Waters of the U.S.
By Jack Clarke There are almost one hundred law suits pending against the Trump Administration as it does its best to recklessly dismantle America’s common-sense public health and environmental protections. In addition to taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic by…
Obituaries 05-14-2020
Floyd Porter Established and owned F.P. Enterprises/Porter Products Floyd H. Porter, 82, of Chelsea, formerly of Revere and Winthrop, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, May 3. Floyd grew up in Winthrop and graduated from Winthrop High School in…
Welcome Home! The amazing story of Isabel Gonzalez
Isabel Gonzalez of Clark Avenue was in the hospital for 44 days with COVID-19, was on a ventilator for 24 days, and gave birth six weeks ago to a baby she never even got to hold…until Tuesday. Watch her family…
State Announces Four-Phase Approach to Reopening, Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards
New standards will apply to all workplaces when phased reopening begins On Monday, May 11, the Baker-Polito Administration announced a four-phase approach to reopening the Massachusetts economy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and published Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards that will apply…
Route 1 Southbound Temporary Lane Closure and Milling
The high speed (left) lane of Route 1 Southbound crossing the Tobin Bridge within the Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project will be temporarily closed to allow for overnight milling in preparation for the placement of new pavement. The closed lane…
Collaborative Helps With Distribution and Assistance
Hundreds of hungry people waited outside the Chelsea Collaborative last Thursday evening. They had started waiting in line at 1:30 p.m. for a 5 p.m. start – just to get one box of food to take home. Inside, scores of…