Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico was honored by the Equal Justice Coalition and the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC) for his commitment to civil legal aid and increasing access to justice. He accepted the 2019 Beacon of Justice Award during…
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Chelsea Awarded Funding for Resiliency Project
The Baker-Polito Administration awarded 20 grants totaling $247,520 to cities and towns across the Commonwealth to develop clean energy projects, including a resiliency project in Chelsea. The Department of Energy Resources’ (DOER) Municipal Energy Technical Assistance (META) grants, awarded to…
CHA Staff Honored by Metro Boston EMS Council
Joshua Mularella, DO, director of EMS and Prehospital Medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance, has been named the EMS Physician of the Year by the Metropolitan Boston Emergency Medical Services Council (MBEMSC). Additionally, nurse manager Janine Hogan MSN, MBA, RN, CEN,…
Applications Now Being Accepted for Treasurer Goldberg’s Women in Finance Fellowship
The State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment, in a public-private partnership with the Greater Boston offices of Ernst & Young LLP (EY), is accepting applications for the 2020 Women in Finance Fellowship program. In its fifth year, the initiative places…
State Fire Marshal Offers Thanksgiving Safety Tips
“Firefighters are busier on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year because this holiday has the most home fires, and the majority are cooking fires,” said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey. “As your families gather to celebrate…
Chelsea Man Indicted for Bank Robbery
In 90 days unless you have bluetooth or other hands free options inside you car you will face harsh fines for talking, texting or looking at text messages while driving. On Monday Governor Charlie Baker signed legislation to improve road…
Veterans Day Ceremonies
Getting the Work Done: Councilor Enio Lopez Ready for Third Term
Councilor Enio Lopez approaches his job as a City Council in a can-do fashion. He doesn’t make promises, and he isn’t one to pat himself on the back, but over the last two terms, he has gotten the work done…
Young Voice: Chelsea’s Youth Commission Looking to Address Youth Topics
The newest members of the Chelsea Youth Commission are making sure young people have a say in the policies that affect young people in the city. At a public meeting last week, the commission hit on a number of topics,…
ZBA Approves Innes Development, Marijuana Facility on Eastern Ave.
It was a big night at the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) Tuesday night for three big projects that have been sitting in the city’s development pipeline for some time. The Innes Development; a 62-unit affordable housing project on Sixth…