The Housing Families Annual 5K began virtually in 2020, amidst a global pandemic, to serve as a meaningful way to come together as a community for Homelessness Awareness Week in November. Participants can participate from wherever they are or join…
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Northeast Metro Tech exploratory Saturday program to return
Superintendent David DiBarri is pleased to share that Northeast Metro Tech’s Saturday Program will return beginning in December, giving non-Northeast students from the school’s sending communities an opportunity to explore its career technical programs. Students in grades 9-12 who reside…
Innes Redevelopment Breaks Ground; Project Will Transform Neighborhood
Last week, the Innes Redevelopment team led by co-developers Joseph J. Corcoran Company and John M. Corcoran & Company along with, Marcus Partners and Cambridge Savings Bank in partnership with the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA), the Massachusetts Office of Housing…
Council Considers Appropriations for Park Projects
More park improvements are on the way for the city of Chelsea. At its next meeting, the City Council is expected to take up funding for a major renovation project at Bosson Playground at 50 Bellingham Street. In addition, the…
Hanging Up The Hammer: Pedi Retires As Regional Manager of Boston Carpenters Union
In Chelsea, Rich Pedi will forever be known as the phenomenal second baseman on the 1971 Chelsea Little League National League All-Star that came within a game of a state championship on the road to Williamsport. Pedi went on to…
DiDomenico, McGonagle, and Ryan Celebrate Major Progress on Coastal Climate Resilience
On October 12, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne hosted Senator DiDomenico, Representatives McGonagle and Ryan, along with dozens of elected officials and agency staff to celebrate collective efforts to protect coastal cities along Greater Boston’s Mystic River from sea level rise and…
Updated COVID-19 Booster and $75 Incentive at Chelsea Senior Center
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is providing free, family-friendly COVID-19 vaccination clinics across the state this fall where residents of the Commonwealth can get vaccinated or boosted against COVID-19 and receive a $75 gift card for each dose…
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Firefighters Honored
City Council Taking Applications for New Member
The Chelsea City Council has put out the help wanted shingle. The council is now accepting letters of interest or resumes for a replacement for Councilor-At-Large Roy Avellaneda, who resigned from the council earlier this month. “Pursuant to section 2-4…