The Massachusetts Prevention Alliance (MAPA), along with the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, has announced the filing of a brief asking the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to stop the Cumberland Farms’ proposed ballot initiative that would lift the cap on…
Month: April 2020
News Briefs
CAPIC Fuel Assistance Update – You May Now Be Eligible! COVID-19 is affecting us all whether it’s our health, household income, our social well-being or a combination of all three. If you are a resident of Chelsea, Winthrop or Revere…
Police Briefs 04-16-2020
By Seth Daniel and Paul Koolloian Six Feet Away Please! On March 16, at 8:16 a.m. officers were dispatched to the Market Basket for a report of a disruptive customer. Officers were told a dispute started in the checkout line…
A Light at the End of the Tunnel?
The United States now is the official epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. We have more deaths and more cases of disease than anywhere else in the world. However, this past weekend the experts began to give us a glimmer of…
So Let’s Talk About The Weather
The weather this April has been full of irony. We had mild months for January, February, and March, with above-average temperatures (among the warmest on record) and few storms of any consequence. However, April has been anything but spring-like. Temperatures…
Letter to Editor
Desperate Need of State Assistance Dear Governor Baker: As you are aware, the City of Chelsea is experiencing an alarming rate of COVID-19 infections within our 1.8 square miles. As of last night, our per capita rate of infection is…
Obituaries 04-16-2020
Edward Lachnicki Chelsea Water Dept. Retiree Edward J. “Midgie” Lachnicki, 95, passed away on Saturday, April 11 at the Chelsea Soldiers Home. Born and raised in Chelsea, a son of the late Adam and Agnes (Jakuboczyk) Lachnicki, he was best…
City, state and hospital leaders sign emergency letter pleading for state resources for Chelsea
Letter states Chelsea’s rate is as high as 106/10K residents, higher than some hard-hit areas of NYC Sounding a major alarm, a host of City and state leaders and hospital executives wrote an emergency letter on Friday, April 10, pleading…
Gov. Baker Provides Update On Hospital Surge Capacity
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases. The Administration also announced that the Department of Public Health will…
State to provide COVID-19 Text Alerts in Spanish
The state today announced that its COVID-19 text message alert system “AlertsMA” is now available in Spanish. This expansion of the text-alert system means that the same text alerts that are distributed via the English-language system will now be available to…