Built on the Dominican Republic theme of nine days of public mourning, nine artists and coordinator Claudia Paraschiv have created artistic tables around the fountain in Chelsea Square focused on freeing the community from the dire days of COVID-19. And…
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Rep. Ryan and House Pass Environmental Justice and More in Roadmap 2050 Bill
In an impassioned floor speech during the waning moments of the legislative session last Friday evening, State Rep. Dan Ryan delivered on a promise made earlier in the session to push for passage of an Environmental Justice (EJ) bill. There…
Mass LatinX Leaders Gather to Condemn Senator Markey’s “Bed Quota” Vote
“We absolutely cannot afford to have a Senator who is this out of touch with the very real issues immigrant families and communities face every single day.” –– Chelsea City Council President Roy Avellaneda The day after members of the…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Lopez Completes First Year at Lasell University Daniel Lopez of Chelsea completed their first year at Lasell University in Newton, Massachusetts. Lopez joined the Lasell community for the 2019-2020 academic year. The University looks forward to their continued success! For…
DiDomenico’s Breakfast After the Bell Legislation Signed into Law
Last week, the Massachusetts Legislature overwhelmingly passed Senator Sal DiDomenico’s bill to fight childhood hunger and boost participation rates in school breakfast programs in schools with high percentages of students from low-income families in the Commonwealth, which was signed into…
350 Mass Action Endorses Gravellese for State Representative
350 Mass Action’s State Political Team, representing 350 Mass Action chapters from across the state, has unanimously endorsed Joseph Gravellese for State Representative for the Suffolk 16th district, including parts of Revere, Saugus, and Chelsea. 350 Mass Action is a statewide…
MBTA to Host Forum on Fall Bus Schedule
The MBTA will host virtual meetings on Sunday, August 12, and Monday, August 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. to present details on fall bus schedule details and changes. The virtual meeting on August 12 will be in Spanish and the virtual…
Celebrating 70 years on Garfield Avenue
Bob Borden has a love of Chelsea Bob Borden has been a resident of Garfield Avenue for 70 years. “I came from Pearl Street in 1951 to Garfield Avenue when my mother and father bought the house for $14,500 –…
Chelsea Public School officials to unveil plans for re-opening
Some 66% of families would be willing to send students back in person The Chelsea Public Schools are beginning a whirlwind of planning and meetings starting tonight when the administration unveils its re-opening plans to the School Committee – plans…
Powerful local group sends plea to Gov. Baker
A group of 45 individuals and organizations signed on to a desperate letter to Gov. Charlie Baker for a variety of initiatives to help Chelsea stem the tide of the potential foreclosure and eviction “tidal wave,” and to provide the…