Reviving a tradition of old, the Chelsea Fire Department will provide a celebrity escort for Santa Claus to the Chelsea Tree Lighting tonight, Dec. 5, in Chelsea Square. All are invited to attend the Chelsea Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration…
Month: December 2019
News Briefs
Plastic Bag Ban Coming Soon The City will officially ban plastic bag sales in the City on December 17. As of that date, retail establishments will no longer be able to utilize plastic bags for packaging of goods to customers at checkout. The…
Federal Court Sentences Men Smuggling Methamphetamines
Two Chelsea men were sentenced this month at federal court in Boston for their role in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering ring operating between Massachusetts and California. Russell Ormiston, 51, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge…
Massport Employees Honor Veterans at Soldiers’ Home by Giving Back
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is honoring veterans by giving back to those who served our country. Over a hundred employees donated their time and delivered hundreds of personal care items for veterans at the Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea. Some…
NASA Astronaut Speaks on the Opportunities of Vocational Education at Northeast Metro Tech
The skills students learn and develop through a vocational education can take them anywhere — even to outer space, according to a visiting speaker at Northeast Metro Tech today. NASA Astronaut and Ret. Navy Capt. Scott Tingle, a Massachusetts native…
Cohen Florence Levine Estates Residents Collect Hundreds of Items for Homeless Veterans
This holiday season the residents and staff at Cohen Florence Levine Estates assisted living joined together to collect over 200 items for homeless veterans. These personal care items and clothing, which included such essentials as hats, gloves, towels, toothbrushes, deodorant…
Free Breakfast and Lunch Offered at Shore Collaborative
Shore Educational Collaborative is participating in a Free Breakfast and Lunch program for the current school year 2019-2020. This alternative is referred to as the Community Eligibility Provision. All students enrolled at the following school(s) may participate in the School…
Roca Names Executive Director in Massachusetts
Roca has chosen its Chief Operations Officer, Scott Scharffenberg, as the new Massachusetts Executive Director, a role with an intended focus on furthering Roca’s mission across the state. Scharffenberg will oversee operations in five locations, the implementation of the Roca…
Jeffrey Gomez Starts Eagle Scout Project
Life Scout, Jeffrey Gomez, loves the water. The 17-year-old Chelsea resident is a lifeguard at the New England Base Camp, an adventure park in Milton’s Blue Hills Reservation. When he learned about the depleting numbers of saltmarsh sparrows from the…
We Are Drinking, Drugging, Eating, and Stressing Ourselves to Death
Okay, we know it is the holiday season — a time for good cheer and all that. But the results of a report issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control reveal a disturbing and dangerous pattern in the…