The CHA Everett hospital in Everett received the first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine on Thursday, Dec. 17, and began vaccinating workers at the hospital on Saturday. The CHA Everett has been one of the major front-line hospitals in…
Month: December 2020
Santa, and Mrs. Claus, Visit Chelsea
CHS Coach Restiano Launches Fundraising Effort for Residents
Chelsea High coach Gena Restiano was president of her class, a team captain, and scored 1,000 points in her spectacular basketball career at Revere High. Restiano is now leading in another important way, having established a GoFundMe effort to help…
Avellaneda Asked to Amend his Campaign Report
City Council President Roy Avellaneda has been asked to amend his Campaign Finance Report by the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) due to two infractions of the law that involved an endorsement letter from the Chelsea Homeowners…
Chelsea ICU Nurse the First to Get COVID-19 Vaccine at MGH
When Belza Betancur went into work last week, she had no idea she would make history as one of the first people in the country – and the first in the MGH system – to get the COVID-19 vaccine. On…
Major Zoning Changes Planned in Downtown and Prattville Areas
A major zoning package with wide-ranging changes from Prattville to downtown Chelsea cleared the Planning Board last week, and will head to the City Council at the beginning of next year for consideration. The package passed muster with the Planning…
Police Briefs 12-22-2020
Volvo Truck Overturns on Tobin A 2001 Volvo V70 wagon, crashed and rolled onto its side north of the Beacon Street ramp, 9:09 a.m., on Friday. The driver was a 33-year-old Chelsea man. EMS responded for non-life threatening injuries, but his…
The True Spirit of Christmas
The Christmas season usually is the most wonderful time of the year. But Christmas, 2020, is anything but wonderful. We are undergoing a degree of hardship unlike any that we have experienced in our lifetime. More Americans are dying each…
Obituaries 12-22-2020
Josephine Vitale Former Member of the Chelsea Senior Center and Salvation Army Volunteer Josephine A. (Fulco) Vitale, 94, of North Andover, formerly of Chelsea, died on December 13 from complications due to Covid-19. Born in East Boston in the family…
Tobin Southbound Traffic Goes To Three Lanes as of December 23
Two full overnight closures of Rt. 1 Monday and Tuesday At 9 p.m. Monday through Tuesday morning and then 9 p.m. Tuesday through Wednesday morning, the process of restoring Route 1 southbound to its full three lane capacity begins. By…