On Tuesday, the first veteran residents at the Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea received the COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccination was done onsite through a federal Long Term Care pharmacy partnership program with CVS and Walgreens. The onsite vaccinations also began for staff…
Author: Seth Daniel
CHA Everett Vaccinates First Employees Saturday
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…
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…
Leonard Florence Center for Living Adds 20 New Residents
When Barry Berman first began entertaining the idea of adding patients on ventilators to the Leonard Florence Center for Living – particularly those with ALS and other such illnesses – he recalled during a ribbon cutting ceremony last Thursday the…
Councillor Recupero Blasts Past Administration for Prioritizing Dogs Over Parks in His District
Councillor Giovanni Recupero blasted the City’s past administrations for not investing fully in parks within his district like Quigley Park – noting that more resources were dedicated to a dog park elsewhere than to the heavily-used park in his dense…
Many Ways to Help: Salvation Army Red Kettles Falling Short, Make Call for Fundraising
“Every little bit helps,” called Councillor Leo Robinson in the vestibule of the Market Basket last Friday, while ringing the patented Salvation Army bell for the annual Red Kettle fundraising drive. The Red Kettle is one of the largest fundraising…
Help on the Way: Council Approves Funding for Homeowner Stabilization Fund
Help is on the way for homeowners that find themselves with increasing tax bills, as the City Council on Monday voted 10-0 to transfer $750,000 to the Homeowner Stabilization Program to help some owner-occupants with tax increases. The Homeowner Stabilization…
Cataldo Could Be Key for Distributing Covid Vaccine
When Cataldo Ambulance company became the first in the state last year to become licensed for a mobile integrated health unit – something they dub SmartCare – they could have never imagined the unit would be called on for critical…