Josephine Vitale Former Member of the Chelsea Senior Center and Salvation Army Volunteer Josephine A. (Fulco) Vitale, 94, of North Andover, formerly of Chelsea, died on December 13 from complications due to Covid-19. Born in East Boston in the family…
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EVO Real Estate Group, Onpoint Capital Holds Food Drive at Spencer Flats, Chelsea
EVO Real Estate Group and OnPoint Capital held a food drive at Spencer Flats, 208 Spencer Ave., Chelsea. EVO residential sales agents Paul Passacantilli and Karina Mejia were present at the beautiful, new condominium complex to host the event and…
Baker Administration Announces Statewide Rollback to Step Three
By Lauren Bennett The Baker administration on Tuesday announced that all Massachusetts cities and towns will roll back to Step Three, Phase One of the state’s reopening plan, effective Sunday, December 13. Following increases in hospitalizations and cases after the…
Santa Parade to Go Through Chelsea on Dec. 19
Santa’s always been mobile, but COVID-19 this year has him moving quite efficiently. The City, Chamber of Commerce and a number of partners are coming together to have Santa Claus hosted in a parade through Chelsea on Dec. 19 from…
School Updates
District Updates •School Committee Members were recognized at last week’s meeting for their roles as Chairwoman, Vice-chair, Delegate to the City Council, and Delegate to the Shore Collaborative. Each member received a certificate and Chairwoman Kelly Garcia received a special…
Baker Administration Orders First COVID-19 Vaccines, Expects December Delivery
The state submitted the Commonwealth’s initial vaccine order to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and expects to get 300,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of December. The federal government allocated Massachusetts 59,475 doses…
Temporary Closures on Route 1 Southbound and Arlington Street
During the weeks of December 7 and December 14, there will be nightly weekday closures of Route 1 Southbound Monday through Friday each week from 9PM to 5AM. The detour for those closures will be that southbound traffic will exit Route 1 at Carter Street,…
Dedicated Bus Lane to Start on Mystic/Tobin Bridge This Monday
The heavily-used 111 bus route will become the most prioritized route in the MBTA system starting on Monday when a 1.1 mile dedicated bus lane from Chelsea to Charlestown begins on the Mystic/Tobin Bridge – a pilot program brought on…
DiDomenico Announces Strong Fiscal Year 2021 Budget
Sen. Sal DiDomenico recently joined with his colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature in passing a Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget to invest in programs and services across the Commonwealth. Funded at $46.2 billion, the budget aims to address the sweeping…
MBA Charitable Foundation Honors MVES With $5,000 Community Grant Award
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) was recently selected to be a recipient of a $5,000 Community Grant Award from the Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA) Charitable Foundation. The award was given by the MBA Charitable Foundation, along with the Massachusetts banking…