It used to be in the old days that neither heat nor snow and ice had much effect on us as a people. Whatever happened happened and how we dealt with it, inevitably, was a matter of how serious the…
Category: Editorials
Myra Kraft
When the Chelsea Boys and Girls Club needed assistance in order to complete their fundraising for the new clubhouse, Myra Kraft and her husband Robert, owners of the New England Patriots, came up to bat in a big, big way…
The Dead of Summer
It is the dead of summer, that moment in our lives and in the life of the summer when there is as much summer in front of us as behind us. For those of us who love the heat, who…
Mike Mekonnen
The death of Councillor Mike Mekonnen leaves an important vacancy to fill on the Chelsea City Chelsea. It also causes a void to exist among those of us who view Chelsea as a small city family experience. He absence at…
Whitey Bulger
Now that Whitey Bulger is back in town, the media is having a field day heralding his return and labeling him as the alleged leader of the Irish Mob in Boston. Now Whitey has a lawyer. We’re paying for his…
The Fourth of July 2011
This July 4 marks the 235th year of American Independence. It is a worthy occasion noting the anniversary of one of the great days in world history. If you are the type who appreciates history, the 235th anniversary of anything…
Summer in the City
Summer officially begins this week. Tuesday was the longest day of the year, with more sunlight than any other day of the year. For those of you who luxuriate in the longer days that are warm and many afternoons, which…
An Entire Community doing the Right Thing
The Zoning Board of Appeals has turned back a bid by a local company to locate a factory style operation in a vacant building complex in the waterfront district. In doing so, the board has shown that it acts in…
To the Monkiewicz Family
The Kayem people are enormously successful with their products, which we love, and they are generous people to the residents of this city, which we appreciate and admire. However, their vacant property on Winnisimmet Street is a white elephant as…
The Class of 2011
The Chelsea High School senior class of 2012 is officially history. The graduates are entering a world turned upside down by the recession and its lingering effects and by the state of the world and of how it is turning…