The Sumner Tunnel in East Boston reopened Friday, Sept. 1 after a two-month closure due to the beginning of the first phase of a $160 million restoration and renovation project to the 89-year-old tunnel. State Rep. Adrian Madaro and State…
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Portion of Fourth Street Named in Honor of Herbie Kupersmith
Herbert (Herbie) M. Kupersmith has helped numerous students from Chelsea and other communities achieve their dreams of attending college over the years through scholarship opportunities. At a special City Council meeting on Monday night, the council voted to honor Kupersmith’s…
Chelsea Public Schools Hold Convocation at CHS
The Chelsea Public Schools held its annual CPS Convocation, the first in-person Convocation since 2019, Aug. 29 at Chelsea High School. Following breakfast in the school cafeteria, Supt. of Schools Dr. Almi Abeyta, School Committee Chairwoman Kelly Garcia, and City…
Council Approves Early Voting Dates and Times for Preliminary Election
The City Council approved early voting dates and times for the Sept. 26 preliminary election at a special meeting on Monday night. The preliminary election is for District Four for City Council and District Seven for School Committee only. In…
WBUR Hosting Listening Session for Latinx/Hispanic Community
One of Boston’s public radio stations is looking for input from Chelsea’s Latinx/Hispanic residents about the issues that affect them in the city. WBUR is hosting a community listening session on Tuesday, Sept. 5 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.…
September Service Changes Will Allow MBTA Crews To Continue Improvement
The MBTA announced service changes in September on the Red, Green, Orange, Kingston, Middleborough, Greenbush, Newburyport/Rockport, and Haverhill lines. The MBTA will continue working to improve service reliability across the system. Service changes will take place on the Red Line…
State Health Officials Announce Two Human Cases of West Nile Virus in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced the first two human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in state residents this year. One individual is a female in her 70s who was exposed to the virus in another part…
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Post Office Will be Closed to Celebrate Labor Day Postal Service employees across the commonwealth will celebrate Labor Day as all Post Offices will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2023. There will be no delivery of mail on the…
Area Planet Fitness Locations Donate School Supplies to Local Boys & Girls Clubs
Alder Partners LLC, an independent franchise group of Planet Fitness, owned and operated by the DeMartinis brothers, recently held a school supply drive at their nine Planet Fitness locations throughout the Boston area to support the Dorchester, Plymouth, and Salesian…