West Nile Risk Is Now High in Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop and Everett. What That Means and What to Do
The state raised all four communities to its highest risk level within ten days. Who is most at risk, what each city…
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Everett’s New Mayor Campaigned on a Calmer City Hall. Then the Network Went Dark
He inherited a casino deal, a stadium deal and 17 years of his predecessor. Then, on a Sunday night in September, someone…
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Revere Renegotiates Its Cable Deal Once a Decade. Two Meetings This Month Decide What RevereTV Gets
Franchise fees pay for the cameras in the council chamber. Streaming households pay nothing. Revere is asking residents what the next ten-year…
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In 2027 Chelsea’s 911 Calls Will Be Answered in Revere. Here Is What Three Communities Are Sharing
A 125-year-old school on Yeamans Street will hold one dispatch floor for 81,000 people. Regional centers are better staffed and better funded.…
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Winthrop Kept Its Flock Cameras When a Dozen Towns Dropped Them. Chelsea Has Not Said What Its Cameras Do
Winthrop's chief volunteered how his cameras work and what he changed. Chelsea runs a bigger network under a new state immigration law,…
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Winthrop’s Summer: Turco Wins Big, a $68 Million Budget, a New Massport Deal, and a Revolt at Governor’s Park
Taxi fares, plate cameras, airport money, a budget squeezed by the housing law, and 392 apartments in revolt against their board. The…
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Sheriff Tompkins Is Acquitted. What the Verdict Means for the Jail That Holds Chelsea’s Arrestees
Three and a half hours of deliberation ended a year in which the county's sheriff was on leave. The allegation, the defense,…
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The Orange Line Is Shut South of Back Bay Through Monday. A Guide for Chelsea Riders
No Orange Line trains south of Back Bay through Monday. From Chelsea, here is the fastest way to the hospitals, Northeastern and…
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The PROTECT Act Took Effect This Week. Here Is What Changed for Chelsea’s Police, Employers and Clinics
In a city where nearly half the residents were born abroad, the new state law reshapes what local police, employers and hospitals…
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Everett City Hall Closed Four Days and Counting After Cyberattack; No Word Yet on What Was Hit
Everett found intruders on its network Sunday night and has run City Hall out of a senior center all week. The city…
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