A deal to sell and completely renovate the Wyndham Hotel has hit a snag this month and may not end up happening, according to sources and City Manager Tom Ambrosino. “It’s run into a snag for environmental reasons,” said Ambrosino…
Author: Seth Daniel
Three said to be Seeking Council President Post
As the new configuration of the Council approaches a January inauguration, already plenty of politicking is being done to secure the transformed body’s new leader. Council President Leo Robinson will be one incumbent who is returning to the Council, but…
Salvation Army,Cheesecake Factory Team up for A Heartwarming Dinner
Thanksgiving often brings about the best in a lot of folks, as they pause to recognize all they have been given, many also turn to help those who have been given much less. Thanksgiving Dinners from organizations all over the…
TND Comes Back with Scaled-Down Proposal for French Club Site
When neighbors rose up in arms against the former, 60-unit affordable housing apartment building on the old French Club site at Spencer Avenue, TND got the brunt of neighborhood frustration, and this week the organization said it has listened to…
Five Firefighters Up for Awards
Chelsea Fire has been no stranger to the annual statewide Firefighter of the Year awards. Last year, the Department had one statewide award winner, and in the past there have been numerous top-flight honorees. This year, however, five firefighters will…
Councillors Seek Secretary of State’s Opinion on Election
One councillor – now joined in support by others – has called for the state Secretary of the Commonwealth to look into a long list of alleged “irregularities” from the Nov. 3 City Election and to bring in observers to…
CAPIC to Seek Alternate Location for Wrap-Around Services
A proposed short-term Resource Center for homeless and addicted persons in Bellingham Square will not seek to locate in the former Cataldo Ambulance building, according to CAPIC Director Bob Repucci, but will seek an alternate location due to some in…
Police,Fire to Begin Carrying Narcan
The Chelsea Police and Chelsea Fire have agreed to carry the anti-overdose drug Narcan in their cruisers and trucks at a cost of $500 per officer or firefighter. City Manager Tom Ambrosino put in a request for funding to the…
Bach In Time:Joe Bach Turns 107 at LFCFL
When Leonard Florence enter for Living (LFCFL) resident Joseph Bach was born, the Model T car was a brand new idea and William Howard Taft had recently surged to victory. In between those days and now, Bach – who celebrated…
Giving an Honor to an Old Soldier
The last time Tony Baleno was on an airplane, it was 1946 and the former Navy Frogman (the previous name for a Navy Seal) was coming back to Boston from the European front after World War II. The 93-year-old veteran…