Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released its annual Water Quality Report Card for the Metropolitan Beaches from Nahant to Nantasket, using monitoring data from the 2020 beach season. Weekly water quality testing at Boston’s regional beaches began in late May…
Month: July 2021
MIRA Calls for Action to Support Immigrant Workers
The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) issued the following statement in response to a new report issued by the Migration Policy Institute finding that, among the 10 states with the largest immigrant populations, immigrants saw their biggest employment…
Officials Confirm West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquito Sample
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of WNV was confirmed today by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory…
Boston Singing Events Making Stops at Clark Middle School
The Friends of the Public Garden is partnering with Boston Children’s Chorus for “We Sing: Boston” – a series of free, outdoor singing events taking place over five weekends from Saturday, July 17, through Sunday, Aug. 15, at outdoor public…
No Escaping Climate Change
Heat domes. Polar vortexes. Superstorms. Megadroughts. Wildfire tornados. Rising sea levels. These terms were unheard of at the start of this century — other than in academic journals — but are now part of our everyday conversation. Climate change and its catastrophic effects…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Chelsea Public Schools Community! To the Editor, Ê We made it! The 2020-2021 school year has finally come to an end. I just want to take a moment to say thank you to our staff. It is difficult to…
Guest Op-Ed: Welcoming Phase of Reentry and Renewal
By Cathy Judd-Stein It is often said that the opportunity to find a deeper power within emerges when life becomes most challenging. Like many, I continue to reflect on the magnitude of fear and uncertainty we collectively experienced during the…
Obituaries 07-08-2021
Thomas Byczkoski He Never Gave up on Himself or on Love Itself Thomas Henry Byczkoski, 77, of Revere, formerly of Chelsea, passed away in his sleep on June 29 at the Wakefield Center following an illness. Mr. Byczkoski was a…
Major Milestone Hit on City Hall Clocktower Restoration
Skateboard Program Comes to Chelsea
The Chill Foundation (Chill) partnered with Chelsea Recreation Division to offer a 3-day Skateboard Program to youth ages 10-18, this past June. Ten local youth came to the Williams School Courtyard, every Wednesday, to participate in the two-hour and…