The Board of Directors of Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) elected three new members to its Board for the coming year. The MVES Board of Directors is composed of 26 members all of whom represent the 11 communities that MVES…
Month: February 2022
People of Chelsea: Luis Monga – Chelsea Senior Center – 2019
The following is one in a series of sneak peeks at the upcoming People of Chelsea additions by Chelsea Photographer Darlene DeVita. The new work will ultimately appear on the fence of the Chelsea Public Library (CPL) Spring of 2022…
Looking at legal avenues to ease Voke funding
The City Council is asking City Manager Thomas Ambrosino to look into any legal action that can be taken in the wake of last month’s vote to fund the building of a new $317 million Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High…
News Briefs
Chelsea Hazard Mitigation Plan meeting Feb. 22 City of Chelsea residents and stakeholders are invited to participate in a public meeting about an update to the Chelsea Hazard Mitigation Plan. The virtual meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday, February 22,…
We are numb to the numbers
With mask requirements being lifted just about everywhere around the country, there is a general sense that the COVID-19 pandemic is over. But as we begin the third year of the pandemic, that is far from being true. The death…
Mask advisory for vaccinated, unvaccinated residents
Effective February 15, 2022, a fully vaccinated individual should wear a mask indoors if you have a weakened immune system, or if you are at increased risk for severe disease because of your age or an underlying medical condition, or…
City Council presents citations to the Chelsea Trailblazers
The Chelsea City Council presented citations to this year’s recipients of the Chelsea Black Community’s “Chelsea Trailblazers” awards in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the health and wellness of the community. Councillor-at-Large Leo Robinson led the presentation of the…
CHS Roundup
CHS boys finish third at GBL Meet; set two CHS records The Chelsea High boys indoor track and field team turned in a strong performance at last Friday’s Greater Boston League (GBL) Meet that was held at the Reggie Lewis…
Obituaries 2-17-22
Santos UlloaFebruary 24, 1976 – February 8. 20 Santos E. Ulloa, 45, passed away at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. Born and raised in Juticalpa, Honduras, he was a son of the late Plutarco Ulloa…
Man indicted for obstructing investigation into fires at Jewish-affiliated institutions
An indictment was unsealed charging a Massachusetts man for allegedly obstructing an investigation into fires set at Jewish-affiliated institutions in Arlington, Needham and Chelsea, Mass. in May 2019. Alexander Giannakakis, 35, formerly of Quincy, Mass., was arrested by Swedish authorities…