June 23, 2020 TO: Governor Charlie Baker Education Secretary James Peyser Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley Senate President Karen Spilka House Speaker Robert DeLeo Senate Committee on Ways and Means Chair Michael Rodrigues House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz Joint Education Committee Co-Chair Jason Lewis Joint Education Committee Co-Chair Alice Peisch Gateway Cities Caucus Co-Chair Eric Lesser Gateway…

Editor’s Note: If you would like to support Chelsea’s community through this challenging time, you can donate to the One Chelsea Fund, which was established by Chelsea community leaders, together with City Manager Tom Ambrosino, in partnership with The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, to help families…

By Roberto A. Jiménez Rivera Long before beginning our home-buying process, my wife Sarah and I decided that we wanted to start our family in a predominantly Latinx community. …

During high school, my dream was to leave Puerto Rico and go to college in one of the fifty states. Having done well in school, I felt ready to tackle this — the biggest challenge I could think of at the time. My parents encouraged me to pursue this dream…