While their last game surely stings right now, first-year coach Lucia Robinson-Griggs and her Vassar College women’s basketball team will soon look back at their season with great pride and a full sense of achievement. Robinson-Griggs took her No. 2-seeded…
Month: March 2020
EBNHC, Greater Boston Preparing for Coronavirus
It was only a matter of time before the coronavirus, or COVID-19, that spread across China landed in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission announced that as of Monday, there was one confirmed case of coronavirus in Boston and eight…
Chelsea Landlord Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on March 6 a $7,000 settlement with 44 Hawthorne, LLC and its owner, Alek Vienneau, to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to the federal government after receiving impermissible excess rent payments from a…
Enrollment up, Space an Issue at Schools
The School Department may soon need to look for additional classroom space, as the system has seen a big increase in enrollment this year. At last Thursday night’s School Committee meeting, Supt. Almi Abeyta updated the Committee on the latest…
Chelsea Night Market to Return in Another Power-Packed Summer
The Chelsea Night Market is scheduled to return this summer and highlight a packed schedule of events in the downtown area, according to Mimi Graney of Chelsea Prospers. “The Night Market is coming back again,” she said. “We’re going to…
Construction Update
Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project Construction Look-Ahead: March 8 – 21 Route 1 Traffic Impacts •Route 1 Southbound: Approaching the Chelsea Curves from the North Shore, the workzone begins in the left lane before the Carter Street off-ramp. 2 of 3 travel…
Artists from Several Communities to Organize in Chelsea This Month
When Karyn Alzayer of Integral Arts Everett and Mimi Graney of Chelsea Prospers began reaching out to their artist communities in Everett and Chelsea – they soon found that there was a need in the region to connect artists in…
BHCC among Recipients of Skills Capital Grant Award
Commonwealth Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito visited the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute on February 25, 2020, to announce $14.6 million in Skills Capital Grant awards to 54 educational institutions to update equipment and expand student enrollment in…
Our Underprepared Healthcare System
The coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping across the world has highlighted how ill-prepared the U.S. healthcare system has become for dealing with a national health emergency of this potential magnitude. The U.S. has lagged far behind other nations in terms…
Letter to the Editor
School Committeewoman opposes choice of Councilor for Charter Review Dear Editor, Every 10 years, the City of Chelsea gets to re-evaluate its City Charter, ultimately proposing and making changes to our City’s constitution. Over the past decade, Chelsea has continued…