The Massachusetts Department of Revenue confirmed last week that the required revenue metrics have been met to ensure the state’s Part B income tax rate will drop on Jan. 1, 2019 from the current 5.10 percent to 5.05 percent. “A…
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Book Review”Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World”
This is an exemplary retrospective of the financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath. Adam Tooze regales us with a depiction of the horrors that were unfurled during and after the crisis. the book is divided into four parts, each…
Colwen Hotels Employees Come Together to Donate over $5,000 in Holiday Gifts for Families in Need Through CAPIC’s Chelsea Revere Family Network
Employees of Colwen Hotels collaborated this holiday season to work together as teams to give back to the local community through CAPIC, Community Action Programs Inter-City Inc., and the Chelsea/Revere Family Network. Jeannette Velez of CAPIC addressed the company to…
GZA’s Larry Feldman Named President of Mystic River Watershed Association
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (GZA), a leading multi-disciplinary firm providing geotechnical, environmental, ecological, water, and construction management services, is pleased to announce that Senior Principal Lawrence Feldman has been elected President of the Board of the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyWRA).…
Have a Happy, Safe — and Mindful — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring…
Obituaries 12-27-2018
Mun Lan “Helen” Kwong June 1, 1947 – December 22, 2018 Mum Lan “Helen” Kwong passed away on Saturday, Dec. 22 at the CHA-Whidden Hospital after being stricken in her home. She was 71 years old. Born and raised in Guangzhou…
Peace on Earth…in All Languages
The Berkowitz School Select Chorus sent a message of peace on Earth is four languages on Tuesday morning at their annual Winter Holiday Concert. The group of first-through-fourth graders brought their show to a conclusion with ‘Circle the Earth with…
Job Fair
James Ashe of Encore Boston Harbor spoke to a Chelsea resident about upcoming job opportunities at the casino in Everett. Thousands of jobs are coming up to be filled at the casino before it opens in June 2019. Chelsea residents…
Keeping Money in the Mystic:Advocates Make a Successful Pitch for Oil Spill Dollars
The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA), and their partner GreenRoots successfully made the case in front of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Council to give Mystic communities a chance at $1.3 million in restoration funds. “This is an…
Council Passes Plastic Bag Ban, to Go into Effect December 2019
When Chelsea residents go shopping for the holidays next year, they will have to either bring their own bags or pay a dime for a heavy-duty plastic bag. Monday night, the City Council approved an anticipated single-use plastic bag ban…