Chelsea Jewish Hospice Seeking Volunteers Chelsea Jewish Hospice is seeking volunteers to offer companionship 1-2 hours per week to individuals facing terminal illness who reside in Chelsea and surrounding areas. Volunteers can make a huge difference for patients through activities…
Month: May 2021
Two Nurses, Generations Apart, Reflect Upon the Nursing Profession
ÑA Tribute to National Skilled Nursing Care WeekÑ Agnes Haverty and Linda Keller love being nurses. Agnes, who recently turned a young 90, is a resident at the Leonard Florence Center for Living (LFCL). She worked as an RN for…
New Program from Cambridge Health Alliance and Vinfen Provides Housing Support to Patients in Need
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north region, has developed an innovative partnership with health and human services organization Vinfen to provide comprehensive housing support to patients in need. The program aims…
Lucia Robinson-Griggs Named MIT Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Lucia Robinson- Griggs of Chelsea has been named as the MIT women’s basketball head coach/physical education and wellness instructor, as announced by Dr. G. Anthony Grant, director of athletics/DAPER department head. She returns to MIT from Vassar College (N.Y.), where she has…
DiDomenico and Advocates Hold Briefing on Civil Rights Legislation
Senator Sal DiDomenico recently hosted a legislative briefing alongside his House partners Representatives Joan Meschino (D-Hull) and Adrian Madaro (D-East Boston), regarding new civil rights legislation they have filed: S.996/H.1792, An Act to create access to justice. Civil rights legislation is meant to ensure…
Construction Update
Chelsea Curves construction look-ahead through May 29 This is a brief overview of construction operations and traffic impacts for the Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work, temporary ramp and street closures,…
Chelsea School Update
District Updates •A BIG Welcome back to Chelsea High Schools teachers, staff, and students to In-Person Learning. In the last phase of reopening, Principal Martineau and his staff and faculty welcomed students back with lots of cheer. Early Learning Center…
We Deserve This Great Weather
With Massachusetts entering the reopening phase after 14 months of lockdowns, the arrival of the magnificent weather this week could not have been better-timed. All of us have had to make sacrifices to varying degrees during the pandemic. Many of…
Liz Cheney is a Profile in Courage
We disagree with Liz Cheney on just about everything, politically-speaking. We suspect that most of our readers also have felt the same way over the years. But there is no denying that her principled stand in opposition to her party…
Guest Op-Ed: Graduation and Your Destination
Dr. Glenn Mollette Families across America are celebrating high school and college graduations. American young adults are now faced with going to work or pursuing more education. Employers across America are looking for workers. Colleges are looking for students. Will…