This is a brief overview of construction operations and traffic impacts for the Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work, temporary ramp and street closures, and changes to traffic configurations beyond those…
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School Updates
District Updates •Dr. Almi Abeyta and Dr. Aaron Jennings are working with professors from local universities, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Boston College, on planning for supporting students when they return. •Chelsea Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) will…
Gallery 456 Exhibit by Photographer Mark Morelli Captures Rich Details of Chelsea’s Urban Landscape
With the eye of a poet Mark Morelli walks the streets of Chelsea and with his camera captures the small details of life in the city. Each becomes a meditation and an appreciation of our collective existence. A large selection…
MassDevelopment, MAPC Award MVES $50K
MassDevelopment, in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), has awarded Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) $50,000 in funding to help the agency increase its transportation service capacity through contracts with taxi & livery companies. The funding is through…
American Rescue Plan Misses Chelsea, Everett
When President Joe Biden and a litany of Democratic legislators – including the Massachusetts federal delegation – took to the airwaves and online universe to praise the passage of the American Rescue Plan, they touted it as a lifeline to…
From Chelsea to Houston: Juan Gallego Responds to Housing Emergency in Texas
For the residents of Chelsea and his fellow members of the Rotary Club, it will come as no surprise that Juan Gallego traveled to Texas to help South Houston-area residents with an incredible display of voluntary assistance. Gallego, 58, has…
Breaking Promises: Chelsea Students and Parents Call for Substantial State Funding as Schools Reopen
With the promised funding from the landmark education bill that was signed into law before the COVID pandemic hit is still up in the air, Chelsea students, parents and school committee members on Tuesday called for the state to fully…
Councillor Taylor Says He’s Weighing His Options on ‘Character Assassination’
Councillor Todd Taylor said he is weighing his options this week after what he deemed was a “character assassination” of him at the March 8 meeting – a meeting where student activists singled him out for voting against taking down…
Chelsea Student Killed in Horrible East Boston Car Crash
By John Lynds and Seth Daniel Allegedly, a daring game of street racing turned deadly last week on McCLellan Highway killing a Chelsea student and injuring another teen. Jonathan Hernandez Flores died instantly last Wednesday night when the car he…
Saenz Hopes to Develop New Property at 856 Broadway
Robert Ricardo Saenz is a long-time Chelsea resident who immigrated here from Colombia as a child. Now a successful real estate investment advisor, Saenz is hoping to develop an eight-unit condominium property at 856 Broadway. “I’m hoping to convert the…