Last week’s cover story in U.S. News & World Report that ranks Massachusetts as the overall top state in the nation comes as no surprise to those of us who have worked and lived in the Commonwealth for most of…
Month: March 2017
Bruins Trying to Get Back on Track
by Bob Morello As the roller coaster ride of emotions continues, following the Boston Bruins’ loss on Monday to the Ottawa Senators in the fight for second spot in the Atlantic Division, the team will get right back on the…
Obituaries 03-09-2017
Evelyn Goff New England Telephone Co. retiree, one of the original “Chelsea Girls” Evelyn R. Goff, a lifelong resident of Chelsea, passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness on January 11 at the age of 97.…
Sojourner Truth at the Chelsea Public Library
Photos and story by Marianne Salza In a deep and profound tone, Kathryn Woods, as Sojourner Truth, sang “Amazing Grace” as she ambled through rows of listeners, shaking hands. Woods performed an historical re-enactment of Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a…
Family,Friends Pay Memorial Tribute to Longtime Resident Helen Feinberg
By Cary Shuman Many family friends and neighbors came to Crown Point in Swampscott to pay their respects to longtime Chelsea resident Helen Feinberg, who died on Feb. 21. She was 92. Stuart Feinberg joined his brothers, Richard and Ralph…
Mystic Brewery Finds Reason to Celebrate in Milestone Batch of Marquee Product
By Seth Daniel It all started with the Saison Renaud. The obscure style of beer popular in Belgium and northern France grew on Mystic Brewery founder Bryan Greenhagen while on his honeymoon, and in return it has grown on the…
Attorney General’s Office Reviewing Complaint on Sale of Old YMCA Building
By Seth Daniel The Attorney General’s Office confirmed that a complaint has been filed by one of the unsuccessful bidders on the Chelsea Community Center (CCC) building (old YMCA) on Shurtleff Street, and they are reviewing that complaint. Emily Snyder…
Local Communities Receive Shannon Grant Funding from Metro Mayors
The Baker-Polito Administration recently announced the release of $5.7 million in competitive grants to cities and towns across Massachusetts who, with their local community partners, will use the funding to combat gang violence and support local at-risk youth. Cambridge, Chelsea,…
MAPC:If You Build It, Traffic Will Come:Parking Study Reveals That About 25 Percent of Spaces Go Unused in Residential Apartment Buildings
By Seth Daniel It took a little nighttime surveillance work and the poring over of a lot of data, but a new study from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) of five communities – including Everett and Chelsea – showed…
Police Briefs 03-02-2017
Thursday, 2/16 Katelyn Ferguson, 29, 86 Division St., Chelsea, was arrested on warrants. Jesus Palacios Leiva, 23, Homeless, Chelsea, was arrested on a warrant. Friday, 2/17 Leonardo Escobar, 44, 92 Chester Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for breaking and entering for…