Looking at Politics: Candidates in Both State Rep. Races Agree to Online Debate
A virtual debate has been agreed to by all four candidates in the two Chelsea state representative races, with GreenRoots conducting the debate with a host of collaborators on Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. online. The forum will featured State…
Wynn Resorts Believes Encore Has More Demand than Allowed
With Encore Boston Harbor closed for all of the second quarter this year, it was to be expected that the earnings report call on Tuesday afternoon would be grim, but CEO Matt Maddox did have one high-point about Encore –…
Capturing Help: Photographer Drawn to Chelsea Looked for Hope, Helpers
Cindy Weisbart didn’t know much at all about Chelsea prior to COVID-19, but like many with a camera, she was drawn to the city as it struggled mightily with COVID-19 and job loss and hunger. Yet, Weisbart wasn’t just looking…
Chelsea Schools Present Preferred Plan for Opening With Online-Only Option
School configurations come in hundreds of different ways this year, and Chelsea Public Schools (CPS) will be no different – proposing a preferred re-opening plan to the School Committee on July 30 that includes a five-day hybrid model with the…
State Leaders Assure Cities on Budget Numbers, School Funding
State leaders have moved to provide some positive certainty this week in one of the most uncertain City and School Budget years on record – hopefully staving off potential job cuts and preserving school positions that have been feared during…
Apollinaire to Present an Operetta About Chelsea’s Jessica Armijo this Saturday
Tune in this Saturday for the finale of Apollinaire Theatre’s three-part series and online summer celebration: Chelsea People! Apollinaire Theatre gave itself the challenge of creating an original operetta a week for three weeks based on the lives of Chelsea residents…
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Chelsea Gives Back Game Don’t forget to submit an entry for the #ChelseaGivesBack contest. It’s easy, and one can win a $50 gift card to a Chelsea restaurant. One way to play is to write a review of a participating…
Alpert Awaits MIAA Decision on CHS Fall Sports Season
Chelsea High School Director of Athletics Amanda Alpert is awaiting word from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) about the fall sports season in respect to the coronavirus. “We have not been given any word from the MIAA what we’re…
School Committeeman Roberto Jiménez Rivera Endorses Joe Gravellese for State Representative
Roberto Jiménez Rivera, who topped the ticket in his first run for Chelsea School Committee in 2019, has endorsed Joe Gravellese for State Representative in the 16th Suffolk District (Revere, Chelsea, and Saugus). The Democratic primary in that race will…
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…
Artistic Tables at Chelsea Square Fountain Focus on Public Mourning Following COVID-19 Bout
Built on the Dominican Republic theme of nine days of public mourning, nine artists and coordinator Claudia Paraschiv have created artistic tables around the fountain in Chelsea Square focused on freeing the community from the dire days of COVID-19. And…