A coalition of activists from Chelsea, Revere, East Boston and Everett joined together last week to ask state officials to join the communities in opposing ethanol trains from coming into the area. The Chelsea Creek Action Group (CCAG) went to…
Month: November 2012
Turkey Day Dinner Cost Increases Only Slightly This Year After Big Jump in 2011
The cost of the typical Thanksgiving dinner this year is nearly unchanged after eight years of increases, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) – which has conducted the annual Thanksgiving dinner cost index survey since 1986. This year’s…
A Troubling Trend of Class Warfare
Robin Hood only exists in storybooks, and personally, that’s where I think he should stay. That’s because he’s a story – a fantasy based on emotion and myth. But, unfortunately, there are more and more American leaders who have resurrected…
Thanksgiving 2012
This Thanksgiving, as we pause to reflect, there are mixed signs of where we as a nation are headed. First for the good news: The presidential election showed more minorities participated in the voting process. The home mortgage crisis that…
Red Devils Host Matignon on Turkey Day
The Chelsea High football team will host Matignon Thanksgiving Day at Chelsea Stadium. Thanksgiving Day football always is special for high school players and fans alike and that certainly will be the case when the Red Devils take to the…
Obituaries 11-21-2012
William Burke Of Chelsea William J. Burke of Chelsea died on November 17. A US Navy veteran of World War II, he was the beloved husband of the late Rita A. (Watson) Burke; devoted father of Michael Burke of Medford,…
Soldiers Home Vets Ceremony Focuses on Sacrifices of Yesterday’s and Today’s Veterans
A lively and heartfelt ceremony unfolded at the Chelsea Soldiers Home last Thursday in honor of Veterans Day. Elected officials, including Congressman Michael Capuano, joined the Chelsea High School (CHS) orchestra and Cantare to provide a fitting honor to the…
Local leaders not so high on medical marijuana ballot question
When faced with the all-out legalization of recreational marijuana use per a ballot question in Colorado, the Colorado governor had one of the most memorable quotes in recent history: “Don’t break out the Cheetos just yet,” he said after the…
Chelsea to See $1.5m from Massworks : Money to Help Make Crescent Commons a Reality
State leaders chose Chelsea as the backdrop last week to announce millions of dollars in grant money for communities to build housing. And though the bad weather thwarted the event, Chelsea still came up smiling with a $1.5 million grant…
The People Have Spoken : Obama, Warren, and Local Democrats Big Winners
Ten years ago this week, Revere voters joined with the rest of the Commonwealth in electing Mitt Romney as our governor, sending him on a trajectory that would take Romney within a whisker (or two) of becoming President of the…