With the pandemic putting a damper on large gatherings and celebrations, Encore Boston Harbor has created a micro-wedding package for small groups to host intimate ceremonies and celebrations – a trend that is catching on in the region and nationwide…
Month: October 2020
Encore, Wynn Resorts looking at cutting-edge testing to create ‘bubble’ environment
One of the perks of having a multi-billion dollar gaming company next door during a pandemic is the fact that the company is working on the cutting edge of figuring out how to re-open with innovative solutions between now and…
Chelsea Collaborative re-brands and remodels on Broadway
When renovations finish on the Broadway offices of the Chelsea Collaborative later this year, that reconfigured space will also have a lot that is new about it – including a new name. Chelsea Collaborative will become La Collaborativa when the…
New Holiday: First Indigenous Peoples Day to be Marked in Chelsea Schools Monday
The second Monday in October has typically been reserved to commemorate Christopher Columbus, but the Chelsea Public Schools have scrapped any commemoration of the Italian explorer, and instead will commemorate the District’s first-ever Indigenous Peoples Day. The School Committee voted…
HoopBus Joins with Community Leaders: Promoting Solidarity and Increase Voter Turnout
The HoopBus came to the city Saturday to join with the Chelsea Youth Adult Alliance and the Chelsea Black Community for a BLM Protest for Breonna Taylor Saturday at Chelsea City Hall. Residents and participants in the rally and march…
City Launches Legal Clinic for Residential Evictions
The Chelsea Department of Housing and Community Development and Law Department held a press conference to announce the launching of a Housing Legal Clinic to assist residents facing eviction as the eviction moratorium is set to expire on Oct. 17.…
Chelsea Schools, Medical Researchers Call for Nation’s First Rapid COVID Testing Program
The top state health director, Marylou Sudders, has been called on by Chelsea Public Schools, five other diverse public school districts and a group of leading health researchers to be designated officially for a pilot COVID-19 fast-testing program they’re calling…
Lindberg Found a New Definition of Supporting Students in the Pandemic
Supporting her students is something Siegel School at Clark Avenue teacher Sarah Lindberg always went above and beyond for – but during the pandemic and with remote learning now underway, the English Language Learners (ELL) teacher found a whole new…
Janine Balistreri Announces Her Write-In Candidacy for U.S. Representative, District 7
Janine (Adiletto) Balistreri announces that she is a write-in candidate for Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020 for U.S. Representative of MA, District 7, unenrolled. Janine Balistreri, a lifetime Massachusetts resident. Born in Everett, MA, and raised in Everett and Medford. Mother…
New Marijuana Retail Operation Proposed on Second Street
A consortium of Massachusetts-based business people have proposed to open a retail marijuana operation in a portion of the 270 Second St. industrial building across from the Market Basket. A full public meeting on the matter will be held online…