The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) unveiled a new, bold agenda to reduce carbon emissions across all facilities and become Net Zero by 2031, coinciding with the Authority’s 75th anniversary. The Roadmap to Net Zero focuses on 100% of the greenhouse…
Month: March 2022
State Senate Passes Soldiers’ Home Reform Bill
The Massachusetts State Senate passed legislation to increase public oversight over the administration of state-operated veterans’ homes in Holyoke and Chelsea. To improve safety and transparency at the veterans’ homes, the bill would restructure the chain of command to more…
TND to Preserve Affordable Rental Housing Across 21 Buildings
Special to the Record MassDevelopment has issued a $25,350,000 tax-exempt bond on behalf of Chelsea Legacy Portfolio LLC, an affiliate of The Neighborhood Developers (TND), Inc., which will use proceeds to buy, renovate, and preserve 116 units of affordable rental…
Students from the Voke Visit the Bellingham-Cary House
In the east parlor of the Bellingham-Cary House, students of the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School (“The Voke”) examined the 1880s, oak hardwood floor, and the 18-inch wide floorboards from the 1600s-1700s in the closet beside it: examples of…
News Briefs
Lane Closures on Tobin Bridge Route 1 Northbound (Lower Deck) The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing lane closures on the Tobin Bridge (Route 1 northbound) in Boston and Chelsea. These closures are necessary to support structural repairs for…
MGC Says New Project Needs Not to Be Within Its Purview
By Stephen Quigley The development project opposite the Encore casino on Lower Broadway cleared a major hurdle on March 14 when the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) voted that the new project does not need to be physically regulated by the…
Sixth annual Moroccan Festival to be Held June 25 in Revere
Moroccan American Connections in Revere (MACIR) will host the sixth annual Moroccan Festival on Saturday, June 25, from 1pm to 8pm at the Whelan Elementary School (107 Newhall St, Revere, MA). The event will highlight the culture and history of…
Friends, Family, Honor Richie ‘Hawk’ Halas on His 70th Birthday
There was a time when there were two candlepin bowling establishments in Chelsea, George Michelson’s Broadway Bowling above Slaton’s Furniture and Chet Pawlak’s Chelsea Square Alleys on Winnisimmet Street. And the king of candlepin bowling in Chelsea was Richie ‘Hawk’…
Spring Is in the Air for All the Senses
This past Sunday marked the vernal equinox, also known as the beginning of astrological spring. It’s one of the two days of the year — the other being the fall equinox — when day and night are roughly equal in…
What Will We Do If (When) Putin Uses a Nuclear Weapon?
With the news that Putin’s Russian army at best is facing a stalemate in Ukraine, the odds that Putin might use a so-called tactical nuclear weapon are increasing daily. The thing about autocrats is this: Just when you think they’ve…