A new and contentious issue has rolled into Chelsea over the past two weeks like a freight train, except that the issues is exactly that – freight trains carrying the hazardous material Ethanol. One week after the Chelsea City Council passed…
Author: Seth Daniel
Nitrogen Tank Proposed on Crescent Avenue
A planned expansion of Muffin Town’s freezer space at the company’s factory on Crescent Avenue has been scrapped in favor of adding a large, outdoor liquid nitrogen tank. The plan became public late last week when a submission from Muffin…
Planning Board Okays Efforts to Add Controls for Alcohol
The Planning Board met on Tuesday and gave a positive recommendation to one new proposal from City Manager Jay Ash that looks to tighten up planning efforts for convenience stores and supermarkets that sell alcohol. The Board recommended that the…
Proposed Ethanol Trains Irk Council, City Officials
For nearly a year, ethanol trains have been a serious subject for discussion in Revere, but so far they haven’t entered much into the dialogue within Chelsea even though the potentially dangerous trains could be passing right through the heart…
Captain Council: Life of First African American Elected to the City Council
When Council President Leo Robinson first ran for public office in Chelsea back during the 1970s, both he and his brother, Ron, believed that, if elected, Leo would have been the first African American member of the City Council. However,…
Innovative Park, New Salt Pile to Work Together on Waterfront
Within the next month, the large, rusted circular oil tanks that have blocked beautiful waterfront views on Marginal Street for generations will be a thing of the past. As the tanks begin to come down soon at the old Coastal…
ROCA Key Program
The sun shone brightly on Broadway last Thursday afternoon – a mild day by typical February standards. The wind whipped some stray papers around and some leaves left over from the fall blew wildly as cars sped by and pushed…
CHA Receiver Submits Her Second Invoice
Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Receiver Judith Weber has submitted her second invoice to the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) – this time for just more than $16,000 for one month’s work – but indicated that her fees were standard and reasonable.…
Receivership Looks to Put Its Feet Up and Stay Awhile Longer
Receivership at the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) could go over the 90-day, Feb. 21, deadline if Gov. Deval Patrick doesn’t soon find an appointee for the troubled-agency’s rebuilt Board of Directors. The prospect of that happening, though, seems fairly slim…
Bus Craziness: Chelsea MBTA Driver Faked Crime to Collect Worker’s Compensation
Chelsea has come a long way in fighting crime, and according to local officials, the last thing the city needs is to have to fight crime that doesn’t exist. Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley’s office announced last Friday that…