The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) this month released a new study on e-commerce in Massachusetts, finding that this rapidly growing industry is already having major impacts on the job market and transportation network of Greater Boston, including a big…
Month: March 2021
Judith Garcia Joins The Neighborhood Developers
Judith Garcia officially joins The Neighborhood Developers (TND) as Communications Manager in an effort to help amplify the organization’s mission of creating strong neighborhoods enabling community members to secure a stable home, achieve economic mobility, and determine their own future. …
Representative Giannino Appointed to Metropolitan Beaches Commission
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Ronald Mariano (D-Quincy) recently appointed State Representative Jessica A. Giannino (D-Revere) to the Metropolitan Beaches Commission. The Metropolitan Beaches Commission was created in 2006 by the Massachusetts Legislature to take an in-depth look…
Teatro Chelsea Presents: A-Típico: A New Latinx Play Festival
In the American theatre space, the Latinx narrative reflected on stage can tend to revolve around narrow topics like the “border” or “disaster” play. While shedding light on the ongoing crisis on the Mexican-American border and the aftermath of natural disasters…
DiDomenico, Senate Pass COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave
Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico joined with his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate in passing a comprehensive bill that would guarantee five paid days off for every employee in the Commonwealth. The bill also seeks to stabilize the state’s Unemployment…
Chelsea Curves Construction Look-Ahead Through April 3
This is a brief overview of construction operations and traffic impacts for the Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work, temporary ramp and street closures, and changes to traffic configurations beyond those…
School Updates
District Updates •Dr. Almi Abeyta and Dr. Aaron Jennings are working with professors from local universities, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Boston College, on planning for supporting students when they return. •Chelsea Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) will…
Gallery 456 Exhibit by Photographer Mark Morelli Captures Rich Details of Chelsea’s Urban Landscape
With the eye of a poet Mark Morelli walks the streets of Chelsea and with his camera captures the small details of life in the city. Each becomes a meditation and an appreciation of our collective existence. A large selection…
MassDevelopment, MAPC Award MVES $50K
MassDevelopment, in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), has awarded Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) $50,000 in funding to help the agency increase its transportation service capacity through contracts with taxi & livery companies. The funding is through…
Violence Against the AAPI Community Must End
Prejudice, discrimination, and violence against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community has existed ever since immigrants from China began to arrive in America in the 1850s. The first anti-immigration law in our nation’s history, the Chinese…