More than $1 trillion is needed We’re all familiar with the phrase, “A day late and a dollar short.” What brought that to mind this week was the announcement by the Republicans in Washington of their $1 trillion economic pandemic…
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Cogliano Leads CCC Clothing Distribution Effort
Chelsea Community Connections Director Cara Cogliano began her professional career in Chelsea 28 years ago. “My first job out of college at BU was at the Williams School in 1992,” recalled Cogliano. “I was a pre-school teacher. It was before…
City Clerk Expresses Confidence in ‘Vote By Mail’
Chelsea City Clerk Jeannette Cintron White is confident that the ‘Vote By Mail’ option for the Sept. 1 State Primary will go smoothly in the city. Cintron White explained the different phases of the process that will allow Chelsea voters…
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Sweeping Changes Proposed to Curb Systemic Racism
City Manager Tom Ambrosino agreed to sweeping changes immediately within City government to help stem systemic racism within City Hall during a meeting on the subject called for by Councillors Leo Robinson and Calvin Brown, amongst others. The meeting on…
Upcoming Study to Look at Dedicated Bus Lane on the Mystic/Tobin Bridge
Getting over the Mystic/Tobin Bridge by bus might become even faster if an upcoming study recommends implementing a dedicated bus lane on the bridge after construction work wraps up in 2021. On July 16, the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)…
City Declares Racism a Public Health Emergency
City Manager Tom Ambrosino signed a declaration this week deeming racism a public health emergency. The long-ranging declaration followed those of other cities in the area, and was the starting point for examining racism in City government, in policing, in…
DiDomenico Secures Over $135m in Funding for District Projects
Senator Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in the Massachusetts State Senate passed a $17 billion transportation bond bill that will fund major transportation infrastructure projects across the Commonwealth in an effort to modernize, expand, and maintain our transportation system. “This…
Major Developer Proposes New Plan for Wood Waste Property
The largest residential apartment developer in the world has taken note of the Parkway in Everett and Chelsea, proposing to take over the residential project on the Wood Waste property just over the line in Everett and knit a very…
Chelsea Ward 4 Democratic Committee Unanimously Endorses Joe Gravellese for State Representative
Joe Gravellese has been unanimously endorsed by the Chelsea Ward 4 Democratic Committee in his race for State Representative in the 16th Suffolk District. The district includes Precincts 2 & 3 of Ward 4 in Chelsea, in addition to precincts…