One of the largest job fairs for a single company will be happening over the next few months and local residents are encouraged to apply for a position. Encore, Boston Harbor, is seeking to hire 5,000 people to staff the…
Month: February 2019
Guest Op-ed EPA – Do Your Job
By Jack Clarke Among the hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed during the record-setting partial government shutdown, were those responsible for tracking pollution, safety hazards, and other threats to the American people’s health, safety, and welfare. EPA was missing…
Bruins Look to Turn Corner On Offense
By Bob Morello Tuesday morning, Bruins fans got the shocking news that Boston’s top scorer David Pastrnak had undergone surgery to repair an injured thumb (tendon) on his left hand. The injury did not occur on the ice, but rather…
Obituaries 02-14-2019
Robert Donald Bellomo Past President and 50 year member of the 5-2 Club in Chelsea Robert Donald Bello, a lifelong resident of Chelsea, entered into eternal rest on Monday afternoon, Feb. 11 at his home in the comfort of his…
Stem Night Egg Drop
Twin sisters Eliana and Edlyn Hernandez (8) unwrap their vessel to see if their egg is still hard boiled or scrambled, and the twins find success – one intact egg. The twin sisters were just one group out of many…
That Makes 6
With trophy in hand, Patriots Owner Bob Kraft, along with his sons Josh Kraft and Dan Kraft, are exuberant in the Super Bowl LIII victory during Tuesday’s rolling rally in the Back Bay. Meanwhile, Defensive Lineman Trey Flowers gives a…
Women’s Sports Pioneer: Chelsea Native Lee-Nieves Receives MIAA Distinguished Service Award
When the Title IX law was first enacted, leading to increased athletic opportunities for females in the mid-to-late 1970s and setting the foundation for the explosion of high school girls’ sports that exists today, there was a Chelsea woman just…
‘A Dream Come True’: New Children’s Librarian Always Envisioned Helping Chelsea Kids
When new Children’s Librarian Katherine Palencia sits at her desk in the basement of the Chelsea Public Library near the Children’s Rooms, it’s a place that has been familiar to her since she was a little girl – coming to…
Community Preservation Projects Ready to Get Underway
The deadline to apply for the pilot round of grant funding for Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds is fast approaching, with eligibility forms for potential projects due to City Hall by Wednesday, Feb. 13. On Thursday, Jan. 31, the Community…
Council Looking into Keeping Some Marijuana Licenses for Residents
Chelsea city councillors are looking at ways in which they can legally find a way to reserve some of the recreation marijuana licenses for Chelsea residents. Councillor Roy Avellaneda forwarded an order recently to reserve at least two of the…