Last week, Senator DiDomenico testified before the Joint Committee on Education in support of legislation he has long championed in the Massachusetts Senate, An Act relative to healthy youth, also known as the Healthy Youth Act. S.318 would ensure that…
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Baker Files Legislation to Extend Certain COVID-19 Emergency Measures
Governor Charlie Baker will file legislation to extend certain emergency measures currently in place via executive orders that are set to expire on June 15 when the State of Emergency will be rescinded, he reported on Tuesday. Most restrictions, including…
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Postal employees will celebrate Memorial Day Post Offices across the commonwealth will be closed on Monday, May 31, as our employees pause to celebrate Memorial Day. Street delivery on Monday will be limited to guaranteed overnight parcels and there will…
Gather Hear Concert in Chelsea Square a Hit
Take note, if last Thursday’s outdoor piano concert by Miki Sawada – dubbed Gather Hear – is any precursor to what the summer has in store for Chelsea Square, then bring on the sunshine. Sawada is a Boston-based pianist who…
Chelsea’s Maria Belen Power Appointed to Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Chelsea resident Maria Belen Power has been appointed as a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC). Belen Power began her participation on the Council in March, having been officially welcomed to the group by Vice President…
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Our Lady of Grace Church Vandalized
A stained glass window was vandalized and broken out earlier this month when neighborhood youths allegedly threw rocks at the church and its windows – busting out an irreplaceable, old stained glass window. On Saturday, May 8, 2021, Our Lady…
Electric Vehicle Company Locates Major Facility Off Eastern Avenue
A California company has purchased a property at 25 Griffin Way for the purpose of repairing and preparing Electric Vehicles (EV) for customers in the Boston area, said a spokeswoman for Rivian EVs that appeared at the City Council on…
Chelsea Public Schools, City Quick to Get Vaccine to Teens
Utilizing a unique vaccination partnership between the Chelsea Public Schools (CPS) and the City Health Department, the effort to get the COVID vaccination out to students has taken huge steps already in the city – with the first vaccination clinic…
Chelsea Eats Debit Card Analysis Shows Most Expenditures Were at Market Basket
An analysis of the Chelsea Eats Debit Card program by the Harvard’s Rappaport Institute and released this month shows that half of all expenditures on the card, which has no limitations on purchases, were made at Market Basket, Compare Supermarket,…