A temporary employment agency with more than 2,000 temp workers in Massachusetts will pay $221,180 in restitution and penalties to resolve allegations that it violated the state’s wage and hour laws, Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Oct. 15. Premier…
Month: October 2020
Construction Update: Chelsea Curves Construction Look-Ahead Through Oct 31
Route 1 Traffic Impacts •Route 1 Northbound: Approaching the Tobin Bridge from Boston, the work zone begins in the right lane. 2 of 3 travel lanes will be open during daytime hours (5 a.m.–10 p.m.). •On Saturday, 10/31 through Sunday 11/1, Route…
Chelsea Projects Gets Funding in State Affordable Housing Awards
Governor Charlie Baker on Wednesday highlighted the recent 2020 Affordable Rental Housing Awards for the development of affordable housing, with a project on Chestnut Street getting one award. The 2020 Affordable Rental Housing Awards will result in the production or preservation…
Heinz Awards Honor Molly Baldwin for Intervention Program for Highest Risk Young Adults Living With Trauma of Poverty and Urban Violence
The Heinz Family Foundation named Molly Baldwin, founder and CEO of Roca, a highly effective intervention program that provides relentless outreach to young people impacted by traumatic experiences at the center of urban violence, the recipient of the prestigious 25th…
Voting Has Begun!
Thanks to the early voting laws, every registered voter in Massachusetts has the opportunity to cast their ballot for the upcoming Presidential election in the two weeks prior to Election Day itself, Tuesday, November 3. Although the exact locations and…
Voter Registration Deadline Is October 24
With all of the excitement (for lack of a better word) being generated by the upcoming election, a record turnout of voters is being predicted both in Massachusetts and across the country. Americans are voting early and in huge numbers…
Guest Op-Ed: Halloween is Coming and Americans are Scared
Dr. Glenn Mollette Halloween is typically a relaxed day for America’s kids to fill their coffers with candy. Children and adults often don their favorite wacky attire for a day of comic relief. America needs a day of some kind of…
Obituaries 10-22-2020
Dorothy Hamilton Devoted to Home and Family Dorothy Hamilton, 92, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Dorothy was born and raised in Chelsea, one of nine children given to the late George…
Banner Project: The People of Chelsea project takes a pandemic turn
Chelsea photographer Darlene DeVita had long been working on the People of Chelsea project – a photo and text project that tells the story of regular people in Chelsea – before COVID-19 forever changed the city. However, as that change…
In the Food Business: Collaborative announces they will continue food distributions for three years
For Gladys Vega and the Chelsea Collaborative, not even a COVID-19 vaccine is going to solve the hunger problem in Chelsea. Seeing no end to the need for food amidst the pandemic, Vega announced this week that the Collaborative will…