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…
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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…
Appreciation: ‘She Really Did Make the World a Better Place’ Students Share Wonderful Memories of Joyce Sartorelli
They are poised and confident women today with personality and warmth to match, devoted parents, good citizens in their communities and exemplary role models. What these women share is a lifelong relationship with the amazing owner of an immensely popular…
Gaming Commission Sees Major Need on Beacham Corridor
The City and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) can agree on one thing – that Beacham Street needs significant monies to improve the path to the Encore Boston Harbor casino for guests and employees. The Beacham Street corridor is one…