GreenRoots expresses concerns about Chelsea Viaduct project Dear Editor, (The following letter was submitted to the MassDOT regarding concerns by Chelsea GreenRoots over the coming Chelsea Viaduct project on Route 1) We offer our sincerest gratitude to you and your…
Month: February 2018
Sports 02-22-2018
Bruins Beat by Bob Morello Bruins add wins and personnel The Bruins are working their way through the final days of February, with three games remaining to be played this month, versus Toronto, Buffalo and Carolina. Boston flew directly to…
Obituaries 02-22-2018
Gloria Amorello Member of the former Women of Chelsea Moose Gloria M. (Arsenault) Amorello passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Chelsea Center for Skilled Nursing and Rehab where she had been receiving supportive care for the past few…
2018 Black History Month
The Chelsea Black Community’s 2018 Black History Month Celebration continued Tuesday with an art exhibit opening at the City Hall Gallery. Pictured are some of the guests at the event, from left, Councillor-at-Large Calvin Brown, Beverly Martin-Ross, Sharon Caulfield, Councillor…
The Rose Rush is On: Valentine’s Day at New Regional Flower Exchange in Chelsea is a Better Experience for Buyers
Anyone in Greater Boston who got a rose yesterday on Valentine’s Day likely had that rose pass through the New England Flower Exchange in Chelsea. In a formerly vacant warehouse on Second Street, the hub of Valentine’s Day – and…
Appreciation:Donald Robinson Was a True Chelsea Sports Great
They would often discuss at family gatherings who was the better all-around athlete, the uncle, Donald Curtis Robinson, or the nephew, Reggie Wilkerson. Donald was a three-sport standout and All-Star running back for the Red Devils in the 1960s. Reggie…
Almost Immoral:Supt Bourque, Urban Educators Disappointed with “Fix” to Funding Flaw
Chelsea Supt. Mary Bourque said just when urban educators plagued with a flawed funding formula thought they made some progress, the state yanked all that progress from under them recently. Bourque, the past president of the Massachusetts Association of School…
Wynn Boston Harbor Still Moving Forward as Steve Wynn Steps Down
Wynn Boston Harbor officials are moving forward without a pause this week despite the news that dynamic Wynn CEO Steve Wynn has stepped down from leading the company, and the fact that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) investigation is digging…
Bicycle Laundry Looking to Locate on Willow Street
A commercial laundry that uses bicycles to pick up and deliver linens is looking to locate in the commercial/industrial property on Willow and Congress Streets. Wash Cycle Laundry, a company founded in Philadelphia that has delivered millions of pounds of…
City Council, Quiet Man Spar Over Meeting to Discuss Community Center
A proposal by former heavyweight boxing champ, and Chelsea native, John ‘The Quietman’ Ruiz has sparked major controversy over the past week in the follow-up to a preliminary meeting on the issue Feb. 6. The meeting on Feb. 6 was…