While the race for state representative in Charlestown and Chelsea this summer has had a good deal of interest and debate – at a social distance of course – it has also generated a lot of fundraising and spending compared…
Author: Seth Daniel
News Briefs
COVID-19 Cases Are on the Uptick Confirmed positive cases in Chelsea are on the rise for the week Aug. 10-16, with 90 cases reported in that week. That’s up from 40 reported cases in the week prior. For Aug. 18,…
MGC Puts Any Expansion of Gaming on Hold after Everett’s ‘High-Risk’ Designation
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has put a pause on any expansion of gaming into Roulette, Craps or Poker for the moment, with the backdrop of Gov. Charlie Baker’s pause on re-opening and the status of Everett as a ‘higher-risk’…
MBTA Increases Bus Service for Most Chelsea Routes on Aug. 30
The MBTA announced a new, COVID-19 informed fall bus schedule, and it means more service than current levels on virtually every route in Chelsea while cutting back on suburban and downtown Boston routes that are seeing sharp declines in ridership.…
State Representative Candidates Face Off in MassVote Online Forum
State Rep. Dan Ryan and Chelsea Councilor and state representative candidate Damali Vidot faced off in one of the first debates of this strange and unique election season – and yet another unique piece was there was no stage. Both…
Plan Made: School Committee in Agreement on Fully Remote Learning
The Chelsea Public Schools switched gears from its initial school re-opening plan this week, and presented a fully remote online plan to start the school year in September – a plan the School Committee adopted enthusiastically with an 8-0 vote.…
To Survive, City Manager Says Downtown Needs to Be More Dense
City Manager Tom Ambrosino said he believes that if Chelsea’s downtown is going to survive COVID-19, it has to become a more dense area with more living units and businesses to serve those new residents. To accommodate that, he is…
New Restrictions Not a Major Impact on Encore Right Now
New restrictions for occupancy by the state will likely not affect Encore Boston Harbor, a spokesman said over the weekend. Restrictions in place and announced on Friday were not expected to have a significant impact on the resort, but if…
Chelsea Tagged ‘High-Risk’ Community as Health Officials See a Slow Increase in Daily Cases: Numbers Are Still Nowhere Near the Surge from April
Chelsea and three other surrounding communities were deemed on Tuesday by Gov. Charlie Baker as “high-risk” communities as the numbers of cases in Chelsea, Everett, Revere and Lynn exceeded a new case per day level. City Manager Tom Ambrosino said…
Police Briefs 08-13-2020
Downtown Short Term Parking The City of Chelsea is implementing short-term parking zones designed to aid restaurants, retailers, and small businesses during the reopening process under COVID-19 restrictions. There are 17 locations across the city now available. Signs marked “Grab & Go…