Month: June 2023
Magic Juan: Juan Gallego Expertly Led Kim Driscoll’s Successful Campaign for Lieutenant Governor
Chelsea resident Juan Gallego is regarded as a phenom in the world of electoral politics. At the age of 26, Gallego was the manager of Kim Driscoll’s successful campaign for lieutenant governor in the 2022 Democratic Primary. Driscoll, who had…
Council Looks To Extend City Manager Search Deadline
The City Council appointed Ned Keefe, the current Interim City Manager, to a term not to exceed two years as Chelsea’s new City Manager. However, the removal of the interim tag from Keefe’s job title is more of an administrative…
Council Approves a Microgrid Project
After a second subcommittee meeting on the issue, the City Council voted to move forward with a municipal microgrid project at Monday night’s meeting. The project seeks to provide emergency power to ensure continuity of public services, while promoting energy…
Pressley Secures Funding for Broadway Corridor Project
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley came bearing a big gift for Chelsea on Monday at City Hall. Pressley presented city and community leaders with a $2 million check representing federal Community Project Funds that will help pay for the city’s Broadway corridor…
Healey Funds the Implementation of DiDomenico’s Law
Last week, the Healey Administration announced $40 million in federal and state funding to implement the law that Senator Sal DiDomenico championed for years, and the legislature passed in 2022 that would streamline access to core safety net programs. Legislation…
News Briefs
Integrity Review Bureau Received 17 New Cases in 2022 The Suffolk County unit that investigates claims of innocence, wrongful convictions, unjust sentences and other criminal court irregularities received 17 new cases for screening in 2022 and currently has 38 cases…
Sarah Neville Announces Candidacy for District 2 School Committee
Sarah Neville has announced her campaign to serve as the Chelsea School Committee member for District 2. “This fall, my son Robi will be starting school at the Early Learning Center,” says Neville. “Over the past year, I’ve been navigating…
Chelsea Bus Routes Free for the Summer
MBTA bus routes in Chelsea will be free through the end of August as part of the mitigation efforts for the closure of the Sumner Tunnel this summer. “My office is excited to share that after advocacy for mitigation from…
DiDomenico’s Legislation Included in Governor Healey’s Relationship & Sex
Education GuidelinesLast week, Senator Sal DiDomenico joined Maura Healey, Senate President Karen Spilka, advocates, and his State House colleagues to celebrate the Governor’s Administration updating DESE’s outdated health and physical education framework to provide our students with sex and relationship…