The East Boston YMCA announced this week that Carlos Fuentes has been promoted to Youth and Family Program Director. Fuentes, a Chelsea resident, was the Teen Program Director at the East Boston YMCA where he oversaw relationships with the surrounding…
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Former State Rep. Kathi Anne Reinstein Joins Roca as Chief Development Officer
Former state Representative Kathi Anne Reinstein is joining Roca as its new Chief Development Officer & Head of External Affairs, a role which will oversee Roca’s development, state and local relations and communications work. Reinstein served in the House representing…
MassDOT Announces New Online Resources for Statewide Exit Renumbering Project
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing new online resources on the project website for the Statewide Exit Renumbering Project, including an informational video on the project and an online meeting. Visit NewMassExits.com to access these new online tools, learn about…
Pressley Hosts Congressional Black Caucus in Boston Over Last Weekend
This past weekend, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley welcomed Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Karen Bass (D-CA), and Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D-NJ), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Jahana Hayes (D-CT) to the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District for the Congressional Black Caucus’s (CBC)…
Councilor Avellaneda Takes Council President in Close Vote: New Councillors Join Incumbents for the 2020-21 Session
The City Council is heading into 2020 with a new president. At Monday night’s organizational meeting, the council voted 6-5 to elect At-Large Councillor Roy Avellaneda as the new president over fellow At-Large Councillor Damali Vidot, who has led the…
Unanimous: Committeewoman Kelly Garcia Elected Chair of School Committee
Kelly Garcia was unanimously selected as the new School Committee Chairperson during the Committee’s first meeting of the year last Thursday, Jan. 2. The energetic District 7 representative was nominated by the outgoing Chairperson, District 2 representative Jeanette Velez. “I’m…
New Chapter: Councillor Vega-Maldonado Will Bring Activism, Environmental Justice to the Chambers
When Councillor Melinda Vega-Maldonado decided to run for the District 2 Council seat, there weren’t a lot of introductions necessary. The lifelong Chelsea resident was born into a storied family in the City, and cut her own political path early…
Man With a Million Stories: Charlie Lanzillo Turns 100, Remembers Chelsea
When Charlie ‘Honey’ Lanzillo was growing up on Chester Avenue, there was always a way to make a few cents around the neighborhood. In what was then a predominately Jewish city at the time, the way for a non-Jewish kid…
Chelsea Firefighter Helps to Save Man During New Year’s Eve Concert
Chelsea Fire Capt. Michael Thompson and a Cambridge Police officer are being lauded this week for their efforts – while off-duty – to help save a man who had a heart attack during a sold out New Year’s Eve concert…
East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Awards MVES Grant
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) recently received a $2,500 grant from the East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation for MVES’ Elder Independence Fund, a significant resource that offers grants to low-income older adults or adults living with disabilities to pay…