It wasn’t just the earthquake – but the tsunami that followed the record breaking earthquake that has resulted in possibly 10,000 dead or swept away, an entire region of the nation laid bare of homes, buildings, schools infrastructure and now,…
Category: Editorials
Ash Set to Stay; Council in Sync
Council President Marilyn Vega-Torres and Councillor Leo Robinson have accomplished an important piece of work – getting City Manager Jay Ash to sign a contract that has him remaining here for the next four years at a higher salary. The…
Mark Moschella
The death of Mark Moschella at 48 is a terrible loss for all of us who knew him, who respected him, who played ice hockey with him and his brothers, and who knew his late father. Mark was a very…
Jay Ash Cannot Be Allowed to Leave
The city council faces its most decisive moment in years when it meets to decide whether or not City Manager Jay Ash stays or goes. Ash is being sought by the Deval Patrick Administration to head the state’s most…
Doctors Who Cared More about People than Making Money
In the modern history of this city, two doctors served the people here who couldn’t afford to pay them. Their names were Dr. Morris Clayman and Dr. Sam Klauber. In today’s world, if you are without money you can take…
Bunker Hill Day
Erasing the Bunker Hill Holiday in Suffolk County is a disgrace. It is an insult to all those who died or were wounded fighting the British at Bunker Hill in the name of the Revolution. The holiday, so say the…
Senator Brown Comes to Town
Senator Scott Brown’s appearance at the Boys and Girls Club breakfast earlier this week was a big hit. Senator Brown’s comments were carefully listened to by the varied audience of community and business leaders which included City Manager Jay Ash.…
The Fires on Library and Marlboro Streets
The 3-alarm fire on Library and Marlboro Streets Tuesday morning might have ended up much worse than it did. Had it not been for the fast response and the professionalism of the Chelsea Fire Department, many more buildings might have…
The City’s Credit Rating
Chelsea’s credit rating remains at a very high level – and considering the state of the local economy as a result of the recession – that is saying something mighty about the level of leadership this city enjoys and which…
Fill the Pot Holes
Nothing, frankly, can be more important to public safety and quality of life than the repair of the city’s many growing pot-holes. Some of them in the most obvious locations – Washington Avenue, Broadway, Everett Avenue, and Beacham Street are…