Nearly seven years ago, ROCA founder and CEO Molly Baldwin gathered her staff in a conference room and decided to address a question that had been nagging her for some time. While everyone in Chelsea, Revere and other nearby locales…
Author: Seth Daniel
Appreciation: Limberakis Was Talented, Rare Artisan Who Loved Chelsea
Anyone who knew Michael Limberakis would tell you that he didn’t look through glass. Instead, the talented stained-glass artist took a hold of glass and made it or restored it into something elegant and beautiful. A window wasn’t a portal…
McLaughlin Associate Given Full Retirement
Having to follow protocol, the Chelsea Retirement Board granted a full retirement to the long-time Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Director of Modernization and Procurement, James Fitzpatrick, at a meeting last week. Fitzpatrick was the director of modernization and procurement during…
Tuskegee Airman Speaks About Experiences Flying During World War II
When Dr. Cyril Byron Sr. sat down with his mother in their Bronx apartment in the midst of World War II and told her that he was going to be in a groundbreaking program for black pilots in the Army,…
Business Focus in on Ethanol Transportation Plan at Stakeholder Meeting This Week
A crowd of Chelsea business owners and elected officials gathered on Tuesday afternoon to give input to the state Department of Transportation (DOT) for its study on transporting Ethanol through Chelsea on the commuter rail tracks. First and foremost was…
Planning Board Recommends Ordinance Change to Limit Siting Of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The Planning Board has recommended that the City Council pass a zoning ordinance that would limit medical marijuana dispensaries to the Shopping Center District. The recommendation came at a hearing on Tuesday night, and that news will be relayed at…
Mclaughlin Pleads Guilty to All Four Counts: Makes Plea Deal with Feds and the More He Talks, the Lighter His Sentence
There was nothing more appropriate to the situation than former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Executive Director Michael McLaughlin walking defeatedly – in total eerie silence – across Boston’s rusty, broken and unused Northern Avenue Bridge as he left the Federal…
Immigrant Permanent Residents Not Becoming Citizens: Conglomeration of Groups Calls on Feds, Congress to Lower Application Fees
The American Dream has always concluded with a resident from another country raising his or her hand and officially transitioning to a naturalized American citizen. However, more often than not, the American Dream has stopped short of becoming an American,…
Plea Deal Will Likely Result in Stripped Pension for Mclaughlin
With the conviction of former Chelsea Housing Authority Executive Director Michael McLaughlin in the books, it looks like his long-stalled retirement request with Chelsea will likely end up with most of his pension being stripped. The Chelsea Retirement Board will…
CHS Selected as District of the Year by College Board for AP Classes
CHS Senior Bahiya Nasuuna Mutebi joined an Advanced Placement (AP) course a few years back at the high school with some reluctance. She knew it would be extra hard work. It would bring stress, and it was not a forum…