A virtual debate has been agreed to by all four candidates in the two Chelsea state representative races, with GreenRoots conducting the debate with a host of collaborators on Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. online. The forum will featured State…
Author: Seth Daniel
Wynn Resorts Believes Encore Has More Demand than Allowed
With Encore Boston Harbor closed for all of the second quarter this year, it was to be expected that the earnings report call on Tuesday afternoon would be grim, but CEO Matt Maddox did have one high-point about Encore –…
Capturing Help: Photographer Drawn to Chelsea Looked for Hope, Helpers
Cindy Weisbart didn’t know much at all about Chelsea prior to COVID-19, but like many with a camera, she was drawn to the city as it struggled mightily with COVID-19 and job loss and hunger. Yet, Weisbart wasn’t just looking…
Chelsea Schools Present Preferred Plan for Opening With Online-Only Option
School configurations come in hundreds of different ways this year, and Chelsea Public Schools (CPS) will be no different – proposing a preferred re-opening plan to the School Committee on July 30 that includes a five-day hybrid model with the…
State Leaders Assure Cities on Budget Numbers, School Funding
State leaders have moved to provide some positive certainty this week in one of the most uncertain City and School Budget years on record – hopefully staving off potential job cuts and preserving school positions that have been feared during…
News Briefs
Chelsea Gives Back Game Don’t forget to submit an entry for the #ChelseaGivesBack contest. It’s easy, and one can win a $50 gift card to a Chelsea restaurant. One way to play is to write a review of a participating…
Artistic Tables at Chelsea Square Fountain Focus on Public Mourning Following COVID-19 Bout
Built on the Dominican Republic theme of nine days of public mourning, nine artists and coordinator Claudia Paraschiv have created artistic tables around the fountain in Chelsea Square focused on freeing the community from the dire days of COVID-19. And…
Police Briefs 08-06-2020
Everett Man Charged at FBI Building An Everett man has been charged in federal court in Boston in connection with scaling the perimeter fence of the Boston FBI Headquarters in Chelsea and damaging property. Brian Ricardo Dennis, 52, was charged…
Chelsea Public School officials to unveil plans for re-opening
Some 66% of families would be willing to send students back in person The Chelsea Public Schools are beginning a whirlwind of planning and meetings starting tonight when the administration unveils its re-opening plans to the School Committee – plans…
Powerful local group sends plea to Gov. Baker
A group of 45 individuals and organizations signed on to a desperate letter to Gov. Charlie Baker for a variety of initiatives to help Chelsea stem the tide of the potential foreclosure and eviction “tidal wave,” and to provide the…