A group of local and regional non-profits and affordable housing developers are banding together in an effort to purchase the dormant Forbes site and create permanent affordable housing and a resilient waterfront. The 17.7 acre site is set to be…
Healey and Driscoll Discuss Latino economic development agenda in Chelsea
Maura Healey and Kim Driscoll visited businesses on Broadway, Chelsea, Monday to outline their agenda for economic development for Latinos in Massachusetts. Their vision emphasizes job training, education, entrepreneurship, and making Massachusetts more affordable. Healey, the Democratic nominee for governor…
Avellaneda resigning from City Council
Nearing the end of Monday night’s City Council president, during the time allotted for announcements, Council President Roy Avellaneda dropped a bombshell. “This is my last City Council meeting, and I appreciate that my family was here tonight, and that…
News in Brief
Chelsea Celebrates Dia de los Muertos Dia de los Muertos is cultural celebration with deep roots in Latin America. In this annual event in Chelsea we celebrate the passage of life and death. It’s become a celebration with no borders.…
Planning Bd. gives approvals for TND Cottage St. project
The Neighborhood Developers (TND) passed a major hurdle in its efforts to get an affordable rental development built at 170 Cottage St. at last week’s Planning Board meeting. The board unanimously approved the major site plan review for the 66-unit…
EPA gives final permits for storage facilities
The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) has issued five final permits under the Clean Water Act for bulk petroleum storage facilities located along Chelsea River (also known as Chelsea Creek). The reissued permits direct the facilities to take actions limiting…
McGovern participates in a conference at EBNHC
On Monday, October 3, Representative Jim McGovern, Congressman for the 2nd District of Massachusetts, visited East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) to hear about food insecurity needs reflected in the 2022 Boston’s Community Health Needs Assessment and to learn more about how…
DiDomenico, an Anti-Hunger Champion, invited to White House Conference
On September 28, Senator DiDomenico was invited to the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in over 50 years. During the summit, President Biden announced an ambitious goal of eliminating hunger and tackling diet-related and preventable diseases in…
Sundays aren’t fun anymore
Some years back, amid the Patriots’ long string of success, we wrote that New England fans should enjoy the ride, because it inevitably would come to an end. We’ve been Pats’ fans since the 1960s, so unlike younger fans, we’ve…
Take a forest bath
When we saw a headline about a “forest bath” in an on-line publication the other day, we initially took its meaning literally. But the article was not about physically bathing in the woods. Rather, it pointed out that there have…
Guest Op-Ed: The consequences of sea level rise are ominous for Boston
BY John Vitagliano Hurricane’s Ida’s devastating impacts on Florida’s seacoast communities provide a stark warning to Boston which is similarly vulnerable to the combined impacts of storm surges and sea level rise which is universally predicted as inevitable. Sea level…
CHS Roundup
Herman Esquivel Paces CHS Football Team to 36-24 Victory over East Boston Herman Esquivel turned in one of the greatest individual performances in Chelsea High football history to lead the Red Devils to a 36-24 victory over the East Boston…