ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston, the free after-school program run by award-winning design and construction professionals with the goal of encouraging high school students to pursue careers in the architecture, construction and engineering industries, is proud to announce their…
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Mascon Medical Donates 400,000 Pieces of PPE to Chelsea and Revere
The Cities of Revere and Chelsea will receive a large donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) from Mascon Medical to help fight the spread of COVID-19. Revere and Chelsea are among the first cities to receive some of the more…
Courts Extend Start Date for Jury Trials to Jan. 11, 2021
In response to the current situation in the Commonwealth with respect to COVID-19 and the expectation of rising infections during the holiday period, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) and the Trial Court announce further postponement of the resumption of jury…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces $10 Million to Community Foundations for COVID-19 Relief
The Baker-Polito Administration announced $10 million in immediate relief and support to individuals and households experiencing severe economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds, awarded to 14 organizations through the Community Foundations Grant Program for COVID-19 Relief, can…
DA Rollins Vacates More Than 100 Dookhan-Related Drug Convictions
In order to remove a huge stain on the legal system caused by the criminal malfeasance of convicted drug lab chemist Annie Dookhan, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins late yesterday filed a motion to vacate all so-called List Three…
Guest Op-Ed: Thanksgiving 2020; Home, But Not Alone
By Karen Lee Sobol Has your sense of time shifted lately? Does avoiding people feel bizarre, and has Purell become your new best friend? Do you spot beauty in surprising places, and feel the rhythm of your breath inside your…
Man Found Dead in Apartment When Fire Department Arrives
The Chelsea Fire and Police Departments are investigating what they have termed an “unattended death” when they found a man in his 80s dead in a Chestnut Street apartment while responding to a fire Sunday. Fire crews showed up around…
Appreciation: Remembering John “Butch” Brennan, The City of Chelsea’s Last Mayor
John J. ‘Butch’ Brennan Jr., who served as the last mayor of Chelsea for two terms in 1988 to 1991 before the city went into receivership, died Monday after a lengthy illness. He was 76. Mr. Brennan symbolized that anything…
Boys & Girls Club Celebrates Dr. Anthony Norman With Hall of Fame Induction
While Anthony Norman was growing up in Chelsea, his path could have gone a number of ways, he said, but with the help of the Jordan Boys & Girls Club – it took him to medical school and the busy…
Second Wave: As COVID-19 Numbers Increase This Month, the Panic Hasn’t Returned
Whether it’s raising kids or treating COVID, the second time is always a little bit easier, and as the so-called “second wave” begins to hit the Everett and Chelsea communities – and show up at CHA Everett Hospital – things…