Councilor-at-Large Leo Robinson and his wife, Linda Alioto-Robinson, had the opportunity to meet and become friends with Celtics legend Bill Russell, through Linda’s work as the executive director of the Mass. Mentoring Partnership Program. In fact, Alioto-Robinson worked closely with…
Month: August 2022
News Briefs
Call for Artists Wayfinding Murals and Public Art for 5 sites in Chelsea to install in Autumn 2022. The City of Chelsea is pleased to announce new opportunities for creative engagement to enliven walls across the city. This project includes…
MAB Community Services Honors Chelsea Resident Oscar Hernandez
MAB Community Services (MAB) has just honored 11 of the best direct care staff in the Adult Disability Services division with Maxo Joseph Excellence in Direct Care Awards. Chelsea resident Oscar Hernandez, who has served as a MAB Residential Counselor…
Final Summer Festival Happening on August 13
The City of Malden has announced the musical line up for the final Summer Festival on August 13. Taking place between 12-4PM in Malden Center, Pleasant and Exchange Streets transform into an open-air market that features artists and artisans, vintage…
Massport and MassCEC Celebrate Electric Vehicle Grant
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), as well as local elected officials, celebrated MassCEC’s recent grant to Massport in support of planning and facilitating the transition to more electric vehicles (EVs) at Logan Airport. Getting…
Unions Representing Over 150,000 Workers Endorse Roberto Jimenez-Rivera for State Rep.
Special to the Independent Over the last two months, Chelsea School Committee Member Roberto Jimenez-Rivera has received a slew of endorsements from unions representing over 150,000 workers to win the newly created State Representative seat that includes a part of…
Suffolk DA Secures Funding To Expand Sexual and Domestic Violence Services in Chelsea
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced that his office has been awarded grant funding to increase access to services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the City of Chelsea. The nearly $150,000 a year funding is…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
University OF Albany Announces Graduates of 178th Commencement Marking the culmination of their hard work and success, the University at Albany celebrated more than 4,200 students who received their degrees at the University’s 178th Commencement. This includes summer, fall and…
Bill Russell Was A Beautiful Person
For those of us who were Boston sports fans in our childhood while growing up in the 1960s, there was only one real hero — and that was Bill Russell. With 11 NBA titles in 13 seasons, the Celtics and…
Gina Raimondo For President
This past week, Congress finally passed the CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors) and Science Act, legislation that will provide $280 billion in federal funding to ensure that the making of semiconductors, which are crucial to every…