By Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Rep. Pramila Jayapal We’ve been cheering on the U.S. women’s soccer team — first as they won the World’s Cup and now as they pursue pay equity. For too long, female professional athletes have earned just…
Month: July 2019
Guest Op-Ed : Construction Unions Proud to Set U.S. Record for Gender Equity at Encore Boston Harbor
By Frank Callahan The gleaming new Encore Boston Harbor hotel and casino in Everett has earned rave reviews for its elegance and opulence, for turning a formerly polluted Monsanto site into a sparkling green waterfront and for bringing excitement and energy to what was once an industrial…
Obituaries 07-25-2019
Peter Amorella Retired Belmont School System Head Custodian Peter L. “Sandy” Amorella of Tewksbury, formerly of Chelsea, died peacefully on Friday morning, July 19 at his “happy place,” his R.V. in the Ogunquit R.V. Resort in Wells, Maine and in…
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The Clean Team : Fosbury, Sandoval Lead Beautification Effort at Park
The temperature was 83 degrees and heading north of 90 when a group of residents showed up Saturday for a cleanup of the park adjacent to Creekside Commons in Chelsea. But the hot sun proved no match for members of…
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Community Preservation Committee to be Very Active
Chelsea residents can expect to see a flurry of activity from the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) over the coming year. Earlier this year, the City Council approved Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding for a round of pilot projects recommended by…
Lawsuit Filed Against Encore
A class-action lawsuit filed Monday in Middlesex Superior Court on behalf of a New York man is accusing Encore Boston Harbor of not following the state’s Blackjack rules when it comes to variations on the game – in particular the…
Divide and Prosper : Division Street the Next Frontier to Enliven
Contractors engaged by the City of Chelsea will repave the length of Division Street this August, providing a major facelift to an alley that parallels Broadway through the downtown. Leveraging this work, Chelsea Prospers, the City of Chelsea’s downtown initiative,…
Laundry Reading : Local Group Meets Kids Where They’re At – The Laundromat
One of the most painful activities as a child is accompanying mom, dad or an older sister to the laundromat. With only soap operas typically on television and little else to do that twiddle the thumbs or browse phone videos,…