A new and innovative mural has been installed on Blossom & Carter St, Chelsea, MA 02150. Local artist, Franz Israel, designed and painted a mural of 50 feet long x 15 high: 8 large animal characters from the series “Animalia”…
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State Health Officials Announce Increased Risk of WNV in Chelsea
Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced two new human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year. Both individuals are male, one in his 50s and the other in his 70s and both…
District 8 Council Candidate Maria Belen Power Holds Reception at Chelsea Station
Maria Belen Power hosted a reception for her election campaign for the District 8 seat on the Chelsea City Council. A huge crowd of supporters joined Maria Belen Power at the event held at Chelsea Station. Following are Maria Belen…
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Events Set for Lewis Latimer’s 173rd Birthday Commemoration
Well-known Chelsea brothers Ronald Robinson and Leo Robinson have been promoting the extraordinary work of Black American inventor and scientist Lewis Howard Latimer in the city for more than 20 years. Mr. Latimer was born in Chelsea on Sept. 4,…
Council Looking at Affordable Housing Opportunities
The City Council is continuing its discussions on the appropriation of $75,000 for appraisal and consulting services that could eventually lead to the creation of affordable home ownership opportunities on Suffolk Street and Congress Avenue. The Council’s Subcommittee on Conference…
Markey Hosts Climate Action Conversation
At a Climate Action Conversation at the New England Aquarium last Thursday U.S. Sen. Ed Markey called the global warming crisis a ‘Code Red’ and outlined steps needed to be taken now to ensure a sustainable future for the planet.…
Transfer Student Disparities Grow Across Racial and Ethnic Lines
In the 2020-21 academic year, higher education lost about 191,500 transfer students, or 8.4% compared to the previous year, according to research released today by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress Academic Year 2020-21…
Florence & Chafetz Expands Assisted Living Memory Care with Twelve New Apartments
Florence & Chafetz Home, a specialized memory support residence operated by Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, is pleased to announce the expansion of its assisted living memory care residences on September 1,2021. The twelve newly open private studio apartments, each with a…
People of Chelsea: Terry and Joe England — 2020
By Darlene DeVita (The following is one in a series of sneak peeks at the upcoming People of Chelsea additions by Photographer Darlene DeVita. The new work will ultimately appear on the fence of the Chelsea Public Library (CPL) this…