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…
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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…
Reps. Pressley, McGovern Lead Northeast Delegation Lawmakers in Calling for Equitable Distribution of Emergency Food Aid
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02) this week led 20 of their colleagues in writing to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging the agency to allocate equitable resources to the Northeast region under the Farmers to Families…
Mass. Logs Highest Unemployment Rate in the Nation for June
The state’s June total unemployment rate is up eight-tenths of a percentage point at 17.4 percent following a revision to the May rate of 16.6 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. It is the highest unemployment…
News Brief
Chelsea Prospers Calling All Artists The City of Chelsea’s Chelsea Prospers program has three different opportunities for our creative residents to present their art through murals in downtown. •Painted murals – we are seeking artists able to execute their own designs…
Councilor Vidot Urges Residents to Vote Safely and Vote by Mail for Sept. 1 Primary
At-Large Chelsea City Councilor and Candidate for State Representative of the Second Suffolk District, Damali Vidot, recently recognized the Massachusetts Legislature and Gov. Charlie Baker for developing and implementing the Commonwealth’s first-ever vote by mail program. Today, she’s urging residents…