The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts gained 20,100 jobs in December. This follows last month’s revised gain of 14,200 jobs. The largest over the month private sector job gains were in Leisure and Hospitality, Trade, Transportation,…
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Mystic Valley Elder Services Seeks Donations of New Blankets With winter upon us and plenty of cold weather still ahead, Mystic Valley Elder Services is seeking donations of new blankets, all sizes, for its Emergency Closet. The Emergency Closet provides…
People of Chelsea: Oswaldo A. Gil – 2021
By Darlene DeVita The following is one in a series of sneak peeks at the upcoming People of Chelsea additions by Chelsea Photographer Darlene DeVita. The new work will ultimately appear on the fence of the Chelsea Public Library (CPL)…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Curry College Announces Dean’s List Ella Costa from Chelsea was named to Curry College’s Fall 2021 Dean’s List. About Curry College Curry College, founded in Boston in 1879, is a private, co-educational, liberal arts-based institution located on 131 acres in Milton,…
MBTA Proposes Several Fare Change Proposals for Riders
MBTA staff presented several fare change proposals that aim to improve equity by closing gaps in existing fare structures for Reduced Fare Riders, minimize pandemic-related revenue implications and budget uncertainties while increasing ridership where possible, and simplify fare tariff rules…
Meals on Wheels Program Essential During These Winter Months
The winter months are notoriously harder on older adults, especially during this pandemic, which is why Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) stresses the importance of virtual and phone assessments, proper heating, physical checkups by your doctor, social interactions, even if…
Safe Injection Sites Are Needed Now
Among the side-effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been the increase in drug-overdose deaths in this country. The death rate from opioids finally had begun to decline in 2019, but then came COVID-19 and the number of deaths from…
Omicron Can Lead to Long COVID
Public health officials have defined so-called long COVID as the physical, neurological, and cognitive symptoms that can persist indefinitely after infection. Over the past two years, we’ve all seen the countless news stories about the devastating effects of long COVID…
Guest Op-Ed: The 3Gpocalypse Is Coming — Is Your Car Ready?
By Kane DiMasso-Scott Just this week I heard about something that I’m surprised has not received more media coverage on the national level, as it’s extremely important to us as consumers. Beginning in February and continuing through the end of…
Bruins Beat: Bruins Have Left the Building
The Bruins had their final home-cooked meal for their latest homestand on Monday night, a rare homestand that included seven games in less than two weeks, played on TD Garden ice. The ingredients of hard work, great penalty-killing, and effective…