Although official confirmation is lacking at this juncture, it would appear much more than likely that yet another hotel will be locating here in the not too distant future. The understanding is that the owners of the new Marriott Residence…
Category: Editorials
The Marketbasket Mall
City Manager Jay Ash has been meeting quite often with Marketbasket officials regarding their ambitions for the mall on Everett Avenue which they own. The mall has morphed from something meaningless and insubstantial to something bustling and very substantial. This…
The Patriots
Those of you who adore the Patriots are still reeling and trying to come to terms with last week’s loss. Suffice to say, the Pats lost but then, it’s just a game and they lost it. Even the Pats can…
Remembering September 11, 2001
The more that time passes, the more we tend to forget the stark terror and horrible outcome of the terrorists attacks which killed so many, while at the same time awakening the nation to the worldwide terrorist threat. The passing…
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…
Thank You for Caring Labor Secretary Solis
It isn’t very often that a presidential cabinet secretary visits Chelsea. Yet this is exactly what happened this week when the city was visited by U.S.Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. What we learned from her visit is that Hilda Solis is…
The Chelsea Marriott Residence Inn Opens
The fact that a Marriott Hotel has opened here on land that couldn’t be given away 20 years ago – and is standing next to the Wyndham Hotel – is an achievement of the first order. First, it is a…
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…