The Department of Fire Services announced that Massachusetts fire departments have achieved the fourth-highest reporting rate in the country for the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS). 90% of Massachusetts fire departments have reported more than 1.3 million apparatus responses…
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Aquarium documents 2,000 animals, including whale sharks, during aerial survey
Aerial survey observers with the New England Aquarium sighted more than 2,000 animals during a recent flight over the Northeast Canyons and Seamount Marine National Monument, showcasing the area’s extraordinary biodiversity. Scientists with the Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean…
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…
Healey, New England Governors sound alarm over proposed energy merger
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…
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
DCR warns drivers about “Storrowing” ahead of Greater Boston move-in day
Ahead of Greater Boston’s college move-in day on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is reminding drivers of moving trucks and other large vehicles to avoid roads with low-clearance bridges, including Storrow Drive, Soldiers Field…
Chelsea Fire Department rescues two construction workers from elevated lift
The Chelsea Fire Department successfully conducted a technical rescue on Monday, Auguste 24, after two construction workers became stranded in an elevated lift at 100 Heard St. At approximately 12:21 PM, the fire department was dispatched to the area of…
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…