Chelsea resident Maria Belen Power has been appointed as a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC). Belen Power began her participation on the Council in March, having been officially welcomed to the group by Vice President…
Month: May 2021
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Our Lady of Grace Church Vandalized
A stained glass window was vandalized and broken out earlier this month when neighborhood youths allegedly threw rocks at the church and its windows – busting out an irreplaceable, old stained glass window. On Saturday, May 8, 2021, Our Lady…
Electric Vehicle Company Locates Major Facility Off Eastern Avenue
A California company has purchased a property at 25 Griffin Way for the purpose of repairing and preparing Electric Vehicles (EV) for customers in the Boston area, said a spokeswoman for Rivian EVs that appeared at the City Council on…
Chelsea Public Schools, City Quick to Get Vaccine to Teens
Utilizing a unique vaccination partnership between the Chelsea Public Schools (CPS) and the City Health Department, the effort to get the COVID vaccination out to students has taken huge steps already in the city – with the first vaccination clinic…
Chelsea Eats Debit Card Analysis Shows Most Expenditures Were at Market Basket
An analysis of the Chelsea Eats Debit Card program by the Harvard’s Rappaport Institute and released this month shows that half of all expenditures on the card, which has no limitations on purchases, were made at Market Basket, Compare Supermarket,…
Baker Announces All COVID Restrictions to Be Lifted May 29
By Lauren Bennett Governor Charlie Baker announced updates to the state’s reopening plan and mask mandate on May 17, days after the CDC announced that masks are no longer required in most situations for those who have been fully vaccinated…
Downing Urges Massachusetts to Pilot Expanded Guaranteed Income Program
Following early reports of success out of the City of Chelsea’s guaranteed income project, former state senator, clean energy business leader and current gubernatorial candidate Ben Downing today called for Massachusetts to invest in an expanded guaranteed income pilot program,…
People of Chelsea: Bobbie and Rick Zonghi
By Darlene DeVita (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) this…
Sheriff Tompkins Elected to Serve as Vice President of Noble’s “Region I”
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was elected to the Vice Presidency of Region I for the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). Already serving as the President of the Massachusetts Chapter of NOBLE, Sheriff Tompkins will now…