Long lines, limited testing sites, and large numbers of people from outside the city coming to Chelsea for Covid-19 testing are among the concerns some City Councillors voiced at Monday night’s meeting. Councillor-At-Large Leo Robinson introduced a motion requesting City…
Developer Gives Briefing for Soldiers Home Rehab
Improved housing options and services for veterans are among the highlights the developer for the rehabilitation of the Chelsea Soldiers Home presented to the City Council last week. Philadelphia-based Pennrose is the developer selected by the state’s Division of Capital…
Two State Workers Fired for Chelsea Street Bridge Mishap
A motorist got a ride of a lifetime on the Chelsea Street Bridge last Friday but it wasn’t a ride she wanted or expected. According to MassDOT Communications Director Kristen Pennucci, just after 4 pm Friday the Chelsea Street Bridge…
CBC President Joan Cromwell Announces Chelsea Trailblazer Award Recipients
Chelsea Black Community (CBC) President Joan Cromwell has announced the recipients of the Chelsea Trailblazer Awards. The prestigious awards will be presented at the Black History Month 2022 Community Celebration Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. The recipients are: CAPIC Executive…
State’s December Total Unemployment Rate Dropped by 1.3 Percentage Points
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts gained 20,100 jobs in December. This follows last month’s revised gain of 14,200 jobs. The largest over the month private sector job gains were in Leisure and Hospitality, Trade, Transportation,…
News In Brief
Mystic Valley Elder Services Seeks Donations of New Blankets With winter upon us and plenty of cold weather still ahead, Mystic Valley Elder Services is seeking donations of new blankets, all sizes, for its Emergency Closet. The Emergency Closet provides…
People of Chelsea: Oswaldo A. Gil – 2021
By Darlene DeVita The following is one in a series of sneak peeks at the upcoming People of Chelsea additions by Chelsea Photographer Darlene DeVita. The new work will ultimately appear on the fence of the Chelsea Public Library (CPL)…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Curry College Announces Dean’s List Ella Costa from Chelsea was named to Curry College’s Fall 2021 Dean’s List. About Curry College Curry College, founded in Boston in 1879, is a private, co-educational, liberal arts-based institution located on 131 acres in Milton,…
Attorney General Maura Healey Announces Bid for Governor
Standing in Maverick Square in East Boston last Thursday Attorney General Maura Healey officially announced her candidacy for Governor of Massachusetts. Healey has long been touted as the successor to Gov. Charlie Baker’s governorship and emerged as a frontrunner for…
MBTA Proposes Several Fare Change Proposals for Riders
MBTA staff presented several fare change proposals that aim to improve equity by closing gaps in existing fare structures for Reduced Fare Riders, minimize pandemic-related revenue implications and budget uncertainties while increasing ridership where possible, and simplify fare tariff rules…
Meals on Wheels Program Essential During These Winter Months
The winter months are notoriously harder on older adults, especially during this pandemic, which is why Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) stresses the importance of virtual and phone assessments, proper heating, physical checkups by your doctor, social interactions, even if…
Safe Injection Sites Are Needed Now
Among the side-effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been the increase in drug-overdose deaths in this country. The death rate from opioids finally had begun to decline in 2019, but then came COVID-19 and the number of deaths from…