Although the Chelsea High girls basketball team saw their season come to an abrupt end with a 62-31 loss to Arlington in the opening round of the MIAA Division 2 North sectional state tournament last Wednesday at the local gym,…
Month: March 2011
Ash Set to Stay; Council in Sync
Council President Marilyn Vega-Torres and Councillor Leo Robinson have accomplished an important piece of work – getting City Manager Jay Ash to sign a contract that has him remaining here for the next four years at a higher salary. The…
Mark Moschella
The death of Mark Moschella at 48 is a terrible loss for all of us who knew him, who respected him, who played ice hockey with him and his brothers, and who knew his late father. Mark was a very…
Obituaries 03-10-2011
Mark Moschella Chief Investigator Mass. Dept. of Industrial Accidents, Chelsea activist and hockey official Mark E. Moschella of Saugus, formerly of Chelsea, died unexpectedly on March 7. He was 48 years old. A graduate of Chelsea High School, Class of…
Progress in Chelsea
Congressman Michael Capuano poses for the photographer at the official opening last week of Spencer Row which was developed by Chelsea Neighborhood Developers and financed by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership. The market rate apartment housing is expected to rent quickly.…
Ash Considering State Development Position
City Manager Jay Ash has applied to become the executive director of Mass Development, a state agency that offers low cost loan and bond programs and a full range of real estate services that aids communities to redevelop commercial, waterfront,…
City Rejects 9-1-1- Merger with Revere
It looks like 9-1-1 will still be a local call in Chelsea. City Manager Jay Ash indicated this week that Chelsea has rejected a plan to merge 9-1-1 dispatch services with Revere and Winthrop – a three-city collaborative funded…
Metro Credit Union Gaining Foothold in Boston Banking
Citing the new federal financial services regulations, one of Boston’s biggest credit unions has announced that it will merge into Chelsea’s growing Metro Credit Union – giving Metro an immediate growth in assets and a significant foothold in the Boston…
New Brewery on Its Way to Chelsea
Mystic Brewery, LLC has signed a lease and begun preparations to bring a Belgian-style brewery to Chelsea. Mystic Brewery will focus on making pre-industrial style beers, like those from Belgium, but with a distinct New England agricultural influence. The…
Jay Ash Cannot Be Allowed to Leave
The city council faces its most decisive moment in years when it meets to decide whether or not City Manager Jay Ash stays or goes. Ash is being sought by the Deval Patrick Administration to head the state’s most…