Imagine trying to live a productive life in Massachusetts without reliable transportation. From finding steady employment to buying groceries, daily life would be a struggle. Fortunately, for one Chelsea mother, her transportation struggles are now over. Aicha Lavan received a…
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CHA Everett Launches Clinical Drug Trial for COVID-19 Treatment
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north region, has launched a clinical drug trial (ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT04419025) to explore whether N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a drug commonly used to treat acetaminophen (Tylenol) poisoning and prevent exacerbations…
Northeast Metro Tech to Transition to Hybrid Learning this December
Superintendent David DiBarri reports that Northeast Metro Tech’s School Committee voted last night to transition the District to its hybrid learning model this December. Students will transition to hybrid learning beginning on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Northeast Metro Tech has followed…
Construction Update Chelsea Curves Construction Look-Ahead Through November 28
This is a brief overview of construction operations and traffic impacts for the Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work, temporary ramp and street closures, and changes to traffic configurations beyond those…
Western Front Cannabis Store Opens Its Doors
The newest industry in the Commonwealth came to Chelsea on Tuesday, as the City’s first cannabis dispensary – an adult-use dispensary on Webster Avenue called The Western Front – opened its doors for business with a unique ceremony not so…
Zoom Violin Classes Begin End of November
City Hosts Public Forum on Route 1 Housing Enhancements Program: Application Process Begins Nov. 16
Alexander Train, director of Chelsea Housing and Community Development, and Sayou Cooper, project manager, hosted a public forum on the Route 1 Housing Enhancements Program Monday. The meeting was conducted via a remote Zoom broadcast. Cooper said at the outset…
Councillor Vidot Shows Support for Everett Councillor
Councillor Damali Vidot was part of a large coalition of elected officials from the Greater Boston area that showed up at Everett City Hall on Monday night to show support to Everett Councillor Gerly Adrien, whose colleagues suggested she resign…
State Rep. Dan Ryan Inducted Into Boys & Girls Club Hall of Fame
For State Rep. Dan Ryan and his family, the Boys & Girls Club is a multi-generational way of life, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) recognized that commitment in a ceremony last month that saw him inducted…
City Council to Weigh Expanding Marijuana Locations to Downtown
A change to the zoning for the location of marijuana stores could bring any new stores that open into the downtown area and other traditional business districts in Chelsea – as the City moves to liberalize their siting of marijuana…