If Memorial Day of 2020 was unlike any other, Memorial Day of 2021 will represent almost a 180 degree turnabout from the dark days of a year ago. Thanks to the miraculous production of vaccines and plummeting infection and hospitalizations…
Letters to the Editor
MIRA Applauds DHS Move to End Detention Agreements To the Editor, The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) issued the following statement in response to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s decision to order the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end its…
Obituaries 05-27-2021
Charles “Chucky” Galatis Oct. 30, 1954 – May 22, 2021 Chucky S. “Chucky” Galatis passed away on Saturday, May 22 in Stoneham with his beloved life partner and caregiver, Marianne, and his Godson, Shamus, at his side. He was 66…
Gather Hear Concert in Chelsea Square a Hit
Take note, if last Thursday’s outdoor piano concert by Miki Sawada – dubbed Gather Hear – is any precursor to what the summer has in store for Chelsea Square, then bring on the sunshine. Sawada is a Boston-based pianist who…
Chelsea’s Maria Belen Power Appointed to Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Chelsea resident Maria Belen Power has been appointed as a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC). Belen Power began her participation on the Council in March, having been officially welcomed to the group by Vice President…
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Our Lady of Grace Church Vandalized
A stained glass window was vandalized and broken out earlier this month when neighborhood youths allegedly threw rocks at the church and its windows – busting out an irreplaceable, old stained glass window. On Saturday, May 8, 2021, Our Lady…
Electric Vehicle Company Locates Major Facility Off Eastern Avenue
A California company has purchased a property at 25 Griffin Way for the purpose of repairing and preparing Electric Vehicles (EV) for customers in the Boston area, said a spokeswoman for Rivian EVs that appeared at the City Council on…
Chelsea Public Schools, City Quick to Get Vaccine to Teens
Utilizing a unique vaccination partnership between the Chelsea Public Schools (CPS) and the City Health Department, the effort to get the COVID vaccination out to students has taken huge steps already in the city – with the first vaccination clinic…
Chelsea Eats Debit Card Analysis Shows Most Expenditures Were at Market Basket
An analysis of the Chelsea Eats Debit Card program by the Harvard’s Rappaport Institute and released this month shows that half of all expenditures on the card, which has no limitations on purchases, were made at Market Basket, Compare Supermarket,…
Baker Announces All COVID Restrictions to Be Lifted May 29
By Lauren Bennett Governor Charlie Baker announced updates to the state’s reopening plan and mask mandate on May 17, days after the CDC announced that masks are no longer required in most situations for those who have been fully vaccinated…
Downing Urges Massachusetts to Pilot Expanded Guaranteed Income Program
Following early reports of success out of the City of Chelsea’s guaranteed income project, former state senator, clean energy business leader and current gubernatorial candidate Ben Downing today called for Massachusetts to invest in an expanded guaranteed income pilot program,…