The MBTA is gearing up for the big rollout of its Silver Line SL-3 expansion on Saturday, April 21, as operations on the expansion of the bus rapid transit look to change the landscape, and the commute, of the City.…
Author: Seth Daniel
Chelsea Schools Announce Schmidt as Principal for New School
Chelsea has a new leader for what will be a new school, as current Chelsea High Assistant Principal Ron Schmidt has been tapped to lead the new Chelsea Opportunity Academy, which starts on July 1. Supt. Mary Bourque announced the…
Cottage Street Project First Silver Line-Based, Affordable Housing
A 66-unit apartment building looking to be constructed on what is now a vacant, derelict property looks to achieve a lot of firsts – the first Silver Line-based development and the first project to include affordable housing under the City’s…
Drug Court Graduation Brings Tears of Joy, Celebration of Change
On Tuesday, April 10, at Chelsea District Court, the courtroom was filled with people who had arrest records as long as the Declaration of Independence. They sat at the tables where defendants usually sit. They’d all been there before numerous…
Six Months Later, Puerto Rico Still Devastated by Hurricane Maria
Six months after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, many areas of the country outside the tourist hot spots are still in crumbling disrepair – some without electricity since the first storm, Hurricane Irma – and residents of the island…
Council Passes Unique Pilot for Students, Not Everyone on Board
The Chelsea City Council passed a unique pilot program by a vote of 8-2 on Monday night that would allow qualifying students at Chelsea High an opportunity to finish their Associate’s Degree after high school on the City’s dime. The…
Forbes Owners Back to Conservation Commission to Start Over
The owners of the old Forbes Lithograph property on Chelsea Creek have completed an initial meeting with the Conservation Commission that signals the beginning of a new process on the property. City Planner John DePriest said the owners, Yihe of…
Threat at Chelsea High Ends up a Hoax, Wrong CHS
In a world where every threat to a school has to be taken seriously, that played out on Monday morning at Chelsea High when the schools were put on alert by a social media threat to “CHS” that turned out…
Secretary Pollack Would like Silver Line to go to Everett
Just as the Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line gets ready to launch in Chelsea on April 21, State Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack said in a meeting in Boston that she would like to see it eventually expand to…
News Briefs
STUDENT DAY OF ACTION The Chelsea Collaborative is sponsoring a day of action for local students at the State House on Weds., April 18, to advocate for better funding for the schools. Director Gladys Vega said they will be advocating…