Max Corona, AKA MaxPro (The following is one in a series of sneak peeks at the upcoming People of Chelsea additions by Photographer Darlene DeVita. The new work will ultimately appear on the fence of the Chelsea Public Library (CPL)…
Month: May 2021
Olga Vasquez-Garcia Named Manager
East Cambridge Savings Bank this week announced that Olga Vasquez-Garcia has been named business development manager at the Bank’s Chelsea Banking Center. In this role, Vasquez-Garcia will serve as the banking center manager and will oversee business development and banking…
Safety Guidance Issued to Parishes of the Boston Archdiocese
Given the new State of Massachusetts protocols that go into place on May 29, the following guidance is issued for the parishes of the Archdiocese of Boston General guidelines As of May 29, vaccinated people are no longer required to…
DiDomenico Testifies in Support of his Healthy Youth Act Legislation
Last week, Senator DiDomenico testified before the Joint Committee on Education in support of legislation he has long championed in the Massachusetts Senate, An Act relative to healthy youth, also known as the Healthy Youth Act. S.318 would ensure that…
Baker Files Legislation to Extend Certain COVID-19 Emergency Measures
Governor Charlie Baker will file legislation to extend certain emergency measures currently in place via executive orders that are set to expire on June 15 when the State of Emergency will be rescinded, he reported on Tuesday. Most restrictions, including…
News Briefs
Postal employees will celebrate Memorial Day Post Offices across the commonwealth will be closed on Monday, May 31, as our employees pause to celebrate Memorial Day. Street delivery on Monday will be limited to guaranteed overnight parcels and there will…
A Memorial Day to Look Back and Ahead
If Memorial Day of 2020 was unlike any other, Memorial Day of 2021 will represent almost a 180 degree turnabout from the dark days of a year ago. Thanks to the miraculous production of vaccines and plummeting infection and hospitalizations…
Letters to the Editor
MIRA Applauds DHS Move to End Detention Agreements To the Editor, The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) issued the following statement in response to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s decision to order the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end its…
Obituaries 05-27-2021
Charles “Chucky” Galatis Oct. 30, 1954 – May 22, 2021 Chucky S. “Chucky” Galatis passed away on Saturday, May 22 in Stoneham with his beloved life partner and caregiver, Marianne, and his Godson, Shamus, at his side. He was 66…
Gather Hear Concert in Chelsea Square a Hit
Take note, if last Thursday’s outdoor piano concert by Miki Sawada – dubbed Gather Hear – is any precursor to what the summer has in store for Chelsea Square, then bring on the sunshine. Sawada is a Boston-based pianist who…