With the promised funding from the landmark education bill that was signed into law before the COVID pandemic hit is still up in the air, Chelsea students, parents and school committee members on Tuesday called for the state to fully…
Author: John Lynds
Chelsea Resident Raising Funds for Friend Who Died in Downtown Construction Accident
A Chelsea man is raising funds for his friend that was killed during a construction accident last week on High Street in Downtown Boston. Timothy Brady, of Chelsea, has created an online fundraising campaign for Juan Carlos Gutierrez Figueroa who…
Energy Facilities Siting Bd. approves controversial substation proposal along the Chelsea Creek site
Despite widespread community opposition as well as opposition from over a dozen Massachusetts elected officials the state’s Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) unanimously approved Eversource’s highly controversial plan to build a new substation along the Chelsea Creek in East Boston…
Former State Senator Ben Downing Announces Candidacy for Governor
On Monday afternoon East Boston resident Ben Downing is inside Mi Pueblito Restaurant in Orient Heights Square picking up some tacos for lunch. “The chicken jalapeno here is also really good,” Downing tells me as he pays for his lunch.…
Eversource Substation Project
EPA sued by CLF for refusing to investigate discrimination claims Last week the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Chelsea’s GreenRoots and Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The group argues that the EPA…
MWRA’s COVID Resurgence Study sees alarming trend towards second wave
Not everyone gets tested for COVID-19 but everyone goes to the bathroom and scientists studying the recent data at the MWRA’s Deer Island’s waste treatment facility in neighboring Winthrop are seeing an alarming trend. In June, the MWRA Board of…
EBNHC to celebrate 50th Anniversary with virtual celebration
A half-century ago, the late Dr. James Taylor’s compassionate work with the elderly population on aging issues like hypertension, heart disease and diabetes brought him to East Boston. Dr. Taylor found that many of his patients in Eastie had little…
Greg Wilmot Named New SVP, COO at EBNHC
Last week the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) announced that Greg Wilmot has been promoted to the role of senior vice president (SVP) and chief operating officer (COO). Wilmot most recently served as vice president and executive director of…
Chelsea Waterfront Ambassadors Having a Busy Summer
Two Chelsea youth that are working as Waterfront Ambassadors have been participating all summer in a nature-inspired art project in the neighborhood. The Waterfront Ambassadors, a summer youth employment program run by the Trustees Boston Waterfront is a summer team…
Shah Foundation Teams up With Chelsea Chef to Provide Free Summer Food for Kids
It’s no secret Chelsea was one of the worst hit cities in Massachusetts by the COVID-19 pandemic and many people not only suffered with the terrible virus but many also lost a steady stream of income as the state closed…