City Manager Tom Ambrosino said the contract for the Quality Inn quarantine hotel is about to end on June 9, but he is hoping that there is a way to extend the operations there even though cases in the City…
Author: Seth Daniel
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Arlington Catholic High School Honor Roll The following Chelsea residents were named to the third quarter Honor Roll at Arlington Catholic High School: Natalie Coreas Kelly Nguyen Chloe Renik Win $100 for Filling out the Census When one completes the U.S. Census,…
Going Virtual on Memorial Day: Soldiers’ Home Looks to Recreate Exercises
It won’t be under a tent in Woodlawn Cemetery with hundreds gathered in solemn repose, but nonetheless the bell will toll to remember those veterans that have passed away this past year, and the ‘never’ in ‘Never Forget’ will be…
Good News: Testing at Senior Buildings Reveals Very Few Cases
With the rates of infections in Chelsea so high, for most they figured it was a given that the senior citizen buildings at the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) would be overwhelmed with COVID-19 infections – but after aggressive testing over…
Rootin’ Tootin’ Train: Residents Riled by New Train Whistle Protocols
Citing one death and four major accidents and a history of non-compliance between 2007 and 2011 with promised upgrades, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) told the Chelsea Record that they moved to re-establish the train whistle through Chelsea as a…
National Guard to Leave May 22 as Food Service Ratchets Down
The National Guard has been described as “Herculean” in their helping the City feed more than 18,000 residents every week, but their service to the City is coming to an end, with City Manager Tom Ambrosino reporting their last day…
After a Treacherous Battle With COVID-19, Isabel Gonzalez Reunites With Her Baby
Isabel Gonzalez was being very careful through the month of March due to the increasing worries of COVID-19 and the fact she was pregnant and due very soon. But somehow, the stay-at-home mother who lives on Clark Avenue got COVID-19…
Raft Program Steps up to Help Pay Housing Costs in COVID-19
State leaders have combined efforts with Metro Housing|Boston to expand their long-standing RAFT (Rental Assistance to Families in Transition) program to help renters and homeowners who have lost wages and are facing potential loss of housing. The RAFT program has…
Numbers of Chelsea Cases on the Decline Day Over Day
There is a bit of good news this week regarding the numbers of new COVID-19 cases in Chelsea day over day, with the numbers of new cases reported to the City declining significantly over the last four days. City Manager…
Encore Boston Harbor Files Re-Opening Plan with Governor’s Office, MGC
Encore Boston Harbor has thought of virtually every detail in their re-opening plan submitted to the state late last week – a plan that requires multiple temperature checks, straws in their paper sleeves and even a temporary departure from the…