Category: Editorials

The Tobin Bridge and Chelsea

There was a thoughtful op-ed piece appearing in the Boston Globe this week concerning the city and its need to master the Tobin Bridge. That is to say, the author was trying to tell readers that the bridge cut the…

Welcome FBI

The FBI regional office will be built in Chelsea, as expected. A lawsuit questioning the Chelsea development has been dismissed. The sour grapes of another developer who wanted the project were not enough to derail it from coming here. The…

West Nile Virus Alert

The Chelsea Board of Health has issued a West Nile virus alert. All Chelsea residents are urged to be as careful as they can and to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes which carry the sometimes deadly disease. The hours from…

Agnes Birmingham

The death of Agnes Birmingham is a great loss for her two sons and daughter and for her grandchildren and for those of us who knew her so well. Agnes was warm and genuine. Everyone who met her liked her…

Guns and Violence Misery and Death

There is an obvious correlation between the availability of guns, their indiscriminate use by people who have lost their humanity and the deaths caused by shootings. Such was the case over the weekend in Boston where 10 people were shot…

The Ethanol Victory

Everyone from Governor Deval Patrick, to City Manager Jay Ash, to Representatives Gene O’Flaherty and Kathi Anne Reinstein to Senator Sal DiDomenico are to be congratulated for their good work in stopping the planned twice weekly delivery of ethanol by…

John Dalis

The death of former city clerk and former alderman John Dalis this week comes very close to marking the end of an era in this city’s long history. He was a powerful man who never abused his power. He was…