By Kenneth Umemba We condemn in strong terms the police brutality on African Americans, people of color, and peaceful protesters. Police Departments in the country have turned into agents of oppression and suppression, by turning around to hunt the citizens…
Month: June 2020
Letters to the Editor
Boston Building Trades Unions: We Fight for Black Lives, because Black Lives Matter To the Editor: The recent heinous murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are unconscionable and unacceptable, and demonstrate, again, the brutal, institutionalized racism within…
Obituaries 06-11-2020
John Quatieri Longtime president and former coach of the Chelsea Youth Hockey League John Quatieri, 76, of Middleton, formerly of Chelsea and Everett, beloved husband of Patricia (Donovan) Quatieri, died Sunday, June 7 at home surrounded by his family following…
Rt. 1 North Lane Shift June 8
Beginning on Monday, June 8, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. and concluding by 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, traffic will be shifted in the Northbound work zone in the Chelsea Viaduct portion of the combined Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation project.…
The Chelsea Public Schools Celebrate the Class of 2020
MGH Chelsea Respiratory Clinic Nurse Chosen by Celtics as ‘Hero Among Us’
A former Boston Celtics dancer, who works as a nurse practitioner in the MGH Chelsea respiratory clinic, was chosen by the Celtics as a ‘Hero Among Us’ recipient for her work in treating patients with COVID-19 in one of the…
COVID-19 Milestone: City Hall Re-Opens Its Doors for Limited Operations
Were anyone to assert last February that City Hall being open for business was a milestone worthy of the shedding of a few tears, it would have been more than puzzling – if not laughable. But the cruel tool to…
Council Approves Funds Aimed for Small Business
The Chelsea City Council has taken another step in helping the City recover from COVID-19 by approving more than $1 million to help small businesses recover from the extended closures and crippling business losses. City Manager Tom Ambrosino proposed the…
City Manager, Supt. And Police Chief Address National Unrest in Reaction to Death of George Floyd
Though Chelsea hasn’t experienced the rioting, violence or peaceful protesting that has occurred in Boston and throughout the nation in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of some Minneapolis police officer, City officials addressed the matter…
Wakefield Company Vying to Replace Mystic Generation Station With Wind Power “Highway”
For decades, environmental activists and hopeful residents have opined for the day that clean wind power could replace the gas-powered Mystic Station powerplant on Everett’s waterfront – just a stone’s throw from Chelsea’s residential neighborhoods. Now, that day could be…