The City might have to put up with traffic backups for nearly three years on the Chelsea Viaduct, but there will be a mitigation package for the City when the dust all settles. City Manager Tom Ambrosino said they have…
Author: Seth Daniel
MGC Gets Investigative Report, to Rule on Timeline for Public Rollout
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is finally in receipt of the Wynn Resorts investigation done by its Investigations and Enforcement Bureau (IEB) – an investigation that has been held up for months by finishing touches and, more recently, a lawsuit…
Soundtrack to Saturday: WROL ‘irish Saturday’ a Fixture for Greater Boston’s Irish Community for Decades
Over kitchen table discussions, while doing the dishes, or quiet moments over tea – the ‘Irish Saturday’ soundtrack on WROL radio has reigned supreme in most Irish American households in Boston and beyond. Older residents remember a lifetime of putting…
Sports 03-21-2019
Bruins Beat Bruins look to extend win streak If Tuesday’s 5-0 win, over the then, first-place New York Islanders in the Metropolitan Division, needed a song playing in the background…probably fitting would have been The Dells’ 1969 hit “Oh What…
Forbes Park Plan Approved by ZBA
The Forbes Park development proposal, with more than 500 residential units proposed for the former industrial campus, has been approved by the City’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) after four years and two major re-designs. The final iteration of the…
News Briefs
Downtown Façade Program Draft ordinances are now before the City Council and Planning Board with recommended changes to signage regulations and new proposed provisions for outdoor dining in the downtown. The Planning Board will hold a hearing on March 26…
Cocoran, Chelsea Housing Face Critical Vote At Council Monday
The Innes Street/Central Avenue housing redevelopment plan has cleared its latest hurdle with the Planning Board, but will face a critical vote Monday night at Council on whether or not to allow them to have a ‘40R’ zoning designation. The…
Corcoran, Residents Sign Letters of Assurance for Return
In a move to show that they are committed to keeping residents in their homes, the Corcoran company and Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) have been signing Letters of Assurance with residents to legally ensure they can return to their unit…
Council President Says She Will Bring Back Non-citizen Voting Measure
A small order on the Feb. 25 Council agenda likely didn’t attract a lot of attention at the regular meeting, but Council President Damali Vidot said she had hoped it could have sparked a conversation. That measure, which she introduced,…
Simon A Diamond on The Track Chelsea High Junior Star Heads to National Meet
At a certain point, it would be wise to just leave the Chelsea High record books in girls’ track blank until junior Stephanie Simon graduates. The champion jumper, runner and hurdler tends to break most school records, and then break…