Chelsea

The MTA caught attention last weekend over the way it handles the homeless crisis after deleting a tweet that suggested removing benches at a busy subway station was meant to “prevent the homeless from sleeping on them.” The criticism came after a straphanger noticed the missing benches at the Chelsea station and reached out to the MTA on Twitter. “Benches…

A public vaccination site has opened in one of Massachusetts’ hardest-hit communities.

The Commissioner of the Department of Public Health, Dr. Monica Bharel, says the state now has 125 vaccine sites open, including a new location in Chelsea.

Mass. General Brigham has launched a fleet of community health vans that not only offer free COVID testing, but also care kits as well as information on how to stop the spread.

Authorities were investigating Tuesday after a vehicle crashed into a home in Chelsea, Massachusetts and the driver allegedly fled the scene. Chelsea police said no one was injured in the crash around 6:30 a.m. that involved three vehicles. But photos from the scene showed a vehicle had crashed into the porch of a home at 79 Central Ave. Witnesses said…

The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio said in a press release the remains had been identified by dental comparison as Juan Santiago, a 37-year-old man who has been missing since June.

Need is not always the easiest thing to see, but in Chelsea, Massachusetts, the need is apparent. Thousands stood in the cold Wednesday, waiting for a chance to make this Christmas different. “I have been here about two, two and a half hours,” Dianne Brown said. “Out here for my grandchildren, need some extra gifts for them.” La Colaborativa knew…

More than a thousand families in Chelsea, Massachusetts, will have a warm meal and toys this Christmas thanks to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and La Colaborativa.

More than a thousand families in Chelsea, Massachusetts, will have a warm meal and toys this Christmas thanks to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and La Colaborativa.

A man has been charged with beating his roommate to death this weekend in Chelsea, Massachusetts, prosecutors said Wednesday. Bartolo Cruz Cosigua Gonzalez, a 44-year-old from Chelsea, was arrested Monday on a manslaughter charge in the killing that prosecutors say took place Saturday. Chelsea police officers found Gonzalez’ roommate, 25-year-old Alexis Antonio Yanes-Majano, lying on the street outside an apartment…

Testing sites in Massachusetts, including in Chelsea, have had long lines in the wake of Thanksgiving, where some say they came in contact with people who have since tested positive.

A 50-year-old man was found unresponsive Tuesday in a hallway of his building in Chelsea, Massachusetts, local police said, announcing that his death is under investigation. Investigators believe that there were suspicious circumstances involved in the man’s death, though it’s not yet clear whether the death was a homicide or suicide, according to Chelsea police Chief Brian Kyes. The...

Three cities that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of personal protective equipment, thanks to Woburn-based firm Mascon Medical. Revere and Chelsea are getting a boost to their coronavirus response efforts with a donation of $400,000 worth of masks, gowns, face shields, electro-static sprayers and other PPE. Both cities have…

A Massachusetts medical company is donating hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of personal protective equipment to two cities hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Revere and Chelsea are being gifted $400,000 worth of masks, gowns, face shields, electro-static sprayers and other personal protective equipment from Woburn-based supply chain Mascon Medical, which has been working with local bio-medical companies and governments to deliver the products needed to combat the coronavirus.

Fire crews responding to a possible fire Sunday afternoon at a multi-family home in Chelsea, Massachusetts, found a deceased man inside, Chief Brian Keyes said. A man in his 80s was found dead inside a third-floor apartment on Chestnut Street, the fire chief said. Firefighters made the discovery after a brief primary search of the building. It’s unclear whether...

An investigation is underway after a man in his 80s was found dead Sunday afternoon inside his third-floor apartment on Chestnut Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts, by firefighters responding to a fire alarm.

The man in his 80s was found dead Sunday inside his third-floor apartment on Chestnut Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

Officials in Chelsea, Massachusetts, are warning the public after fraudulent documents threatened some residents with deportation. The alarming notice, falsely claiming to be from the Department of Homeland Security, targeted immigrants in the city. Police are telling residents it’s a scam. “Evidently, there was some type of fraudulent communication that was put together by someone or some group that...

Police in Chelsea are warning the public after fraudulent documents threatened some residents with deportation.