Chelsea High School (CHS) students are grieving today with one another outdoors at the football stadium behind the school after learning Thursday that one of the men killed in an horrendous car accident on McLellan Highway in East Boston was…
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Second Phase of Homeowner Stabilization to Begin Soon
The Chelsea Homeowner Stabilization Program has nearly completed its first round of assistance, and will begin the larger Phase 2 program – which has money in it to help those whose property taxes have gone up significantly – will begin…
Beacham Street Corridor Overhaul to Begin in Early April
The City saw a plethora of bidders on the complete overhaul of the Beacham Street corridor in the New England Produce Center, and thus were able to choose a bidder that came in under budget. The low-bidder on the project…
Councillor’s Actions Could Trigger City Investigation
City Councillor Giovanni Recupero could be investigated for alleged Civil Rights violations by City Solicitor Cheryl Fisher Watson after complaints lodged with the Council were forwarded to her Monday night – with the charges stemming from an incident where Recupero…
RFPs are out on Salvation Army Building Opportunity
The long-vacant storefront on Broadway that used to house the Salvation Army store has gone out to bid this week and will soon have some movement on choosing a developer to build-out the City-owned, and key, downtown property. City Planner…
Senator DiDomenico will not Hold Annual St. Patrick’s Day Roast
This week, Senator Sal DiDomenico sat at his home reviewing the video of last year’s DiDomenico Foundation annual St. Patrick’s Day Roast – a yearly tradition bringing most everyone from the state and regional political and civic circles together for…
City to Begin New Program to Develop Affordable Housing on Vacant Property
City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) is taking a novel step this month in entering into the development game – a new initiative championed by City Manager Tom Ambrosino and recently advanced by the AHTF for a property on Orange…
News Briefs
MCU Opens College Scholarship Opportunities Metro Credit Union (MCU), Massachusetts’ largest state-chartered credit union, today announced that it will provide scholarship opportunities for the 2021-2022 academic year. To be eligible, the applicant and/or their parent or guardian must be a…
Driver’s License Bill Relaunched at Multiplatform, Multilingual Event
On Tuesday, February 23, a press conference hosted by the Driving Families Forward coalition showed how the Work and Family Mobility Act, which would allow immigrants without status to qualify for a Massachusetts Standard Drivers’ License, is now positioned to…