As Melissa Perez has watched the Encore Boston Harbor casino get taller and taller, she never dreamed she might work there one day. On Monday, Perez, 26, stood with a smile from ear to ear at the Encore Job Fair…
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Planning Board Recommends Council Approval of Smart Growth District
It continues to be smooth sailing for the proposed Innes Housing Development redevelopment project. Tuesday night, the Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve the 40R Smart Growth zoning overlay district. Passage of the zoning will…
News Briefs
Black History Month Calendar of Events The Chelsea Black Community (CBC) kicked off Black History Month in Chelsea last week and has an ambitious schedule of events for the remainder of February. •Thursday, Feb. 28 – Black History Month Celebration,…
Chelsea Funeral Home to Host Children’s Pajama Drive
Torf Funeral Service will be hosting a drive collecting New PJ’s for local children in need on Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in their chapel at 151 Washington Ave. Torf Funeral Service has partnered…
DeLeo Announces GreenWorks Resilient Communities Investment
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo announced a new initiative to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help communities across Massachusetts adopt technologies – including clean energy, energy efficiency, and climate change resiliency measures – that cut greenhouse…
DiDomenico Honored as Head Start Champion
Senator Sal DiDomenico was recently honored by the New England Head Start Association at Head Start’s Lobby Day at the State House, where he received the prestigious Champion of the Head Start Children Award. The award was presented to Senator…
Sen. DiDomenico Hosting Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Roast
Sen. Sal DiDomenico will once again be hosting the Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on Friday, March 8, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Bunker Hill Knights of Columbus in Charlestown. This event has become the official kick-off to…
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Better Bussing – MBTA Meets with Chelsea Community to Discuss Proposed Fare Hike, Projects
By Laura Plummer Chelsea residents and MBTA officials mingled at the Chelsea Senior Center on Tuesday, February 19, where the MBTA sought community feedback on three new system-wide changes on the horizon: a proposed fare hike, a bus system improvement…
Rep. Ryan Pleased with Assignments
State Rep. Dan Ryan said this week he is pleased in what is considered a step up in becoming the vice chair of the Post Audit Oversight Committee – a powerful committee that runs investigations of government operations and actually…