Santa’s always been mobile, but COVID-19 this year has him moving quite efficiently. The City, Chamber of Commerce and a number of partners are coming together to have Santa Claus hosted in a parade through Chelsea on Dec. 19 from…
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COVID Case Update Positive cases in Chelsea blew up in the days after Thanksgiving with a huge spike in cases, registering 376 positive cases of COVID-19 between Nov. 30 and Dec. 6. That was more than double the amount of…
School Updates
District Updates •School Committee Members were recognized at last week’s meeting for their roles as Chairwoman, Vice-chair, Delegate to the City Council, and Delegate to the Shore Collaborative. Each member received a certificate and Chairwoman Kelly Garcia received a special…
Baker Administration Orders First COVID-19 Vaccines, Expects December Delivery
The state submitted the Commonwealth’s initial vaccine order to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and expects to get 300,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of December. The federal government allocated Massachusetts 59,475 doses…
Temporary Closures on Route 1 Southbound and Arlington Street
During the weeks of December 7 and December 14, there will be nightly weekday closures of Route 1 Southbound Monday through Friday each week from 9PM to 5AM. The detour for those closures will be that southbound traffic will exit Route 1 at Carter Street,…
Dedicated Bus Lane to Start on Mystic/Tobin Bridge This Monday
The heavily-used 111 bus route will become the most prioritized route in the MBTA system starting on Monday when a 1.1 mile dedicated bus lane from Chelsea to Charlestown begins on the Mystic/Tobin Bridge – a pilot program brought on…
DiDomenico Announces Strong Fiscal Year 2021 Budget
Sen. Sal DiDomenico recently joined with his colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature in passing a Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget to invest in programs and services across the Commonwealth. Funded at $46.2 billion, the budget aims to address the sweeping…
MBA Charitable Foundation Honors MVES With $5,000 Community Grant Award
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) was recently selected to be a recipient of a $5,000 Community Grant Award from the Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA) Charitable Foundation. The award was given by the MBA Charitable Foundation, along with the Massachusetts banking…
Administration Awards Over $4.7 Million to Support Food Security
The Baker-Polito Administration announced over $4.7 million in grants to address urgent food insecurity for residents across the Commonwealth as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding is being awarded as part of the fifth round of the new $36…
Chelsea Eats Program Rolls Out in Earnest Just in Time for Thanksgiving
The Chelsea Eats debit card program – one of the first such municipal programs in the nation – has been nearly fully deployed for those who won the chance in the lottery last month, that allowed 2,000 residents to get…