On Tuesday, a federal Appeals Court ruling reversed the practice of courthouses being a safe zone where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents could not arrest people suspected of living in the U.S. illegally. The reversal now allows ICE agents…
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Officials Ask Public for Input for Arts & Culture Plan
The City of Chelsea is conducting a planning process that will produce an arts and culture strategy with a life cycle of five years. The process will identify Chelsea’s place within the regional arts and cultural framework and examine best…
14 Miles: Chelsea and Other Cities Announce Unprecedent Regional Bus Lane Effort
The MBTA, the City of Boston, the City of Somerville, the City of Everett, and the City of Chelsea last Thursday announced an unprecedented region-wide effort to implement up to 14 miles of dedicated bus lanes throughout the upcoming fall…
Family & Children’s Service Healthy Families Diaper Drop-Off Campaign
COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted the city of Chelsea and surrounding communities. Nowhere is this felt more than among some of the most vulnerable residents–babies. With shortages, rationing, and long wait lines, families are struggling to access essential baby care items…
MassDOT Advisory: Boston Upcoming Lane Shifts on Route 1
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that during the overnight hours on Wednesday, September 2, roadway configuration changes and Route 1 northbound lane shifts took place in the work zone where the Chelsea Viaduct is being rehabilitated. Work was to begin…
DCR to Start Parking Enforcement for Street Sweeping Again
Starting on Tuesday, September 8, and continuing through Monday, November 30, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will commence parking enforcement along all DCR Parkways during street sweeping operations. On designated sweeping days, parking is prohibited at various times. Massachusetts…
DiDomenico Serves as a Speaker on Virtual Mission on COVID
Senator Sal DiDomenico recently served as speaker on a virtual Mission: Readiness panel discussion to talk about COVID-19’s impact on early childhood education and child nutrition in Massachusetts. DiDomenico joined with retired Generals Jack Hammond and Mike Hall, Amy O’Leary…
Gladys Vega Honored by Gateway Cities
Despite growth in communities of color in Gateway Cities, Massachusetts’s non-profit and elected leadership remains overwhelmingly white. Meanwhile, the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have fallen disproportionately on the communities most underrepresented in leadership positions, like Chelsea. In the…
Save the Harbor and Brain Arts Bring You Beats on the Beach Virtual Music Contest
The environmental advocacy organization Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the non-profit Brain Arts Organization have teamed up this summer to connect people to the region’s public beaches during the pandemic through free virtual arts and wellness programs that amplify…
Casting a Ballot: Candidates, voters navigate one strange election season as Sept. 1 Primary approaches
Thousands of mail-in votes have been requested and hundreds have been cast in-person already for the Sept. 1 Primary Election as mail-in and in-person voting options have brought excitement to campaigns for U.S. Senate and State Representative in Chelsea and…