Today, the Baker-Polito Administration provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases. The Administration also announced that the Department of Public Health will…
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State to provide COVID-19 Text Alerts in Spanish
The state today announced that its COVID-19 text message alert system “AlertsMA” is now available in Spanish. This expansion of the text-alert system means that the same text alerts that are distributed via the English-language system will now be available to…
5th Street to close Friday to Monday
Spring 2020 Temporary Street Closure – April 10-13 On Friday April 10 and Monday April 13, 2020, MassDOT will temporarily close 5th Street in Chelsea. Each closure will last one day. The closure will allow the use of accelerated bridge…
The extra $600: State offers first guidance on new unemployment claim process under CARES Act
Self-employed, gig-workers to apply on separate platform starting April 30 The state government today, April 9, announced details for the initial implementation of federal unemployment benefits in the CARES Act, the federal based COVID-19 relief package. This federal program, enacted…
A Study in Black and White: People of Chelsea Project – Pandemic Edition
Cataldo Ambulance Sees Drop in Overall Calls: But More Potential COVID-19 Patients
When Cataldo Ambulance responds to a call in any of its 18 communities – which include Chelsea, Everett and Revere – no matter what the issue is everyone being treated has to be considered a possible COVID-19 patient. When responding…
We Want to See You…at Home!
Special to the Independent Telemedicine allows health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients at a distance using telecommunications technology, such as a smartphone or computer. As we fight the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has quickly become an essential tool…
World of Difference: Two Weeks That Changed Everything: CHA Facing Crowded, Challenging Conditions
Two weeks is often described as an eternity in politics or sport, but rarely in the emergency room of a hospital. In the COVID-19 era, though, all is possible. It was only two weeks ago that Dr. Melisa Lai-Becker, Emergency Department chief at CHA…
City Manager Advises 24-Hour Curfew as Chelsea Becomes ‘Hot Spot’
Chelsea City Manager Tom Ambrosino couldn’t stress enough Wednesday morning how precarious things have become in Chelsea with the COVID-19 outbreak, as the city has become a hot spot for infections, and Ambrosino advised everyone to stay inside 24 hours…
Five Veterans Pass Away at Soldiers’ Home, Four Confirmed COVID-19
The Chelsea Soldiers’ Home continues to take great measures to fight an overall outbreak at its facility on the top of the hill. This week, officials reported that five veterans at the state-run home have passed away, with four of…