In an impassioned floor speech during the waning moments of the legislative session last Friday evening, State Rep. Dan Ryan delivered on a promise made earlier in the session to push for passage of an Environmental Justice (EJ) bill. There…
Month: August 2020
Mass LatinX Leaders Gather to Condemn Senator Markey’s “Bed Quota” Vote
“We absolutely cannot afford to have a Senator who is this out of touch with the very real issues immigrant families and communities face every single day.” –– Chelsea City Council President Roy Avellaneda The day after members of the…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Lopez Completes First Year at Lasell University Daniel Lopez of Chelsea completed their first year at Lasell University in Newton, Massachusetts. Lopez joined the Lasell community for the 2019-2020 academic year. The University looks forward to their continued success! For…
DiDomenico’s Breakfast After the Bell Legislation Signed into Law
Last week, the Massachusetts Legislature overwhelmingly passed Senator Sal DiDomenico’s bill to fight childhood hunger and boost participation rates in school breakfast programs in schools with high percentages of students from low-income families in the Commonwealth, which was signed into…
350 Mass Action Endorses Gravellese for State Representative
350 Mass Action’s State Political Team, representing 350 Mass Action chapters from across the state, has unanimously endorsed Joseph Gravellese for State Representative for the Suffolk 16th district, including parts of Revere, Saugus, and Chelsea. 350 Mass Action is a statewide…
MBTA to Host Forum on Fall Bus Schedule
The MBTA will host virtual meetings on Sunday, August 12, and Monday, August 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. to present details on fall bus schedule details and changes. The virtual meeting on August 12 will be in Spanish and the virtual…
Police Briefs 08-06-2020
Everett Man Charged at FBI Building An Everett man has been charged in federal court in Boston in connection with scaling the perimeter fence of the Boston FBI Headquarters in Chelsea and damaging property. Brian Ricardo Dennis, 52, was charged…
Waiting for the Big One
As we are writing this, we are awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, which is the earliest-ever ninth named storm of a hurricane season. Although Isaias was a weak Category 1 hurricane when it made landfall in the Carolinas and…
Deaths Are Only Part Of the COVID Story
Whether the subject is drunk driving, gun violence, or COVID-19, the headline that grabs our attention always is the death toll, of which there tragically have been more than 150,000 of our fellow Americans from COVID-19. However, what often goes…
Guest Op-Ed: Investing in Small Businesses, During And After the Crisis
By Joe Gravellese Small businesses are the backbone of any community. A just and equitable revitalization of areas like Revere Beach, Route 1 Saugus, and downtown Chelsea requires strong, locally-owned businesses, which not only add economic vibrancy to a community,…