Last week, Governor Maura Healey joined other New England states in raising serious concerns about NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy and its impact on costs. If approved, the merger would give the company significant control over energy resources…
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Project Bread taps in-house storyteller Nora Jerrett to help lead its communications strategy
Nora Jerrett, who has spent more than three years shaping Project Bread’s storytelling and the East Boston-based food security nonprofit’s annual The Walk for Hunger campaign, has been promoted to Assistant Director of Communications at the leading statewide food security…
Bunker Hill Community College names Dr. Kiruba Murugaiah as Alumni Trustee
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kiruba Murugaiah, Ph.D., as Alumni Trustee on the BHCC Board of Trustees. A proud BHCC alumna, former faculty member, scholar, and international education leader, Dr. Murugaiah brings decades…
CPS featured in “All Access with Andy Garcia” piece highlighting the Ignite Reading program
Chelsea Public Schools (CPS) was featured in an “All Access with Andy Garcia” segment alongside Ignite Reading. The segment debuted on Monday, August 24, and will be broadcast on more than 170 participating Public Television stations nationwide. The segment will…
DiDomenico secures $250,000 for ALS Association of Massachusetts
Chelsea schools awarded reading success grant
On Thursday, August 6, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that Chelsea Public Schools was awarded $62,000 as part of the Partnership for Reading Success-Massachusetts (PRISM) II Cohort Grant. The grant will support the evaluation, selection, purchase, launch, and implementation of…
Chelsea Firefighters reunite two residents with lost pets
This past weekend, Chelsea Engine 3 Firefighters Lieutenant Nicholas Quatieri, Firefighter Adrian Diaz, Firefighter Chad Bowden reunited two separate residents with their lost pets; one cat and one dog. A resident at 4 Parkway Court reported her cat, Teft, escaped…
In memory of fallen firefighters, Sen. DiDomenico
Senator Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate advanced legislation that establishes serious criminal penalties for fire code and building code violations that cause the injury or death of a firefighter, construction worker, or any member of the…
City of Chelsea to mark 35 years since receivership
Nearly 35 years ago, on September 12, 1991, the City of Chelsea collapsed under the weight of social, moral, and economic bankruptcy. Unable to pay its teachers, firefighters, police officers, or city employees, and $10 million in debt with no…
Chelsea Charter Review Committee seeking community input
The Chelsea City Council’s Charter Review Committee has announced it is seeking input from community members as it conducts its review over the next 6 months. All residents are welcome to recommend changes through a Google Form available at www.chelseama.gov/charter-review. …