The Chelsea Ward 4 Democratic Committee on Monday announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. The Chelsea Ward 4 Committee endorsement comes as several other officials and groups in the region have also announced…
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Construction Update Chelsea Curves Construction Look-Ahead Through July 25
This is a brief overview of construction operations and traffic impacts for the Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work, temporary ramp and street closures, and changes to traffic configurations beyond those…
Chelsea Reopens More Businesses This Week, Planet Fitness Among Businesses That Can Resume
As part of Governor Charlie Baker’s Phase III of Massachusetts’s phased COVID-19 reopening strategy more businesses were eligible to reopen earlier this month. According to Baker, as part of Step One of Phase III businesses that were subject to industry-specific…
Ryan Urged MBTA to Increase Crowding Mitigation to Chelsea
In a letter to MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak earlier this month, State Rep. Dan Ryan urged the agency to include the 111 bus among the routes utilizing the real-time crowding application rolled out in June. In the letter, Ryan…
Ryan Bolsters Commitment to Children and Families
State Rep. Dan Ryan joined Speaker Bob DeLeo and colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in passing An Act relative to accountability for vulnerable children and families, which strengthens the laws ensuring the safety and well-being of the Commonwealth’s…
Chelsea Community Connections Plan Clothing Drive for Children on Saturday
Chelsea Community Connections held a clothing drive for local children Saturday at Luther Place behind the Chelsea Walk off Broadway. The agency, known for his outstanding work in assisting children and families in several capacities, will return to the same…
CHA Restarts Clinic Appointments, Elective Procedures and Surgeries
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north region, has resumed non-urgent “elective” surgeries, procedures and clinic visits following the state’s lifting of restrictions due to COVID-19. Since the pandemic started, CHA has…
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Doctor Performing Anti-Body Study Hopes to Return to Chelsea
When Dr. Anthony Iafrate set up in Bellingham Square more than two months ago to do an innovative COVID-19 anti-body quick test on random people walking by, his findings were groundbreaking at the time – with 30 percent of those…
Chelsea High Virtual Graduation is July 12
Chelsea High School (CHS) will unveil its first-ever Virtual Graduation event on Sunday, July 12, as the pre-recorded ceremony will be available for students to celebrate and reflect upon. Supt. Almi Abeyta said the format is produced by GradCasters, but…