Thank you to our DSPs for providing care, dignity to so many To the Editor, Since 2008, the second week of September has been designated Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Recognition Week to honor the hundreds of thousands of human services workers…
Category: Editorials
Residents Celebrate Chelsea Day
Residents celebrated “Chelsea Day” Saturday with a road race that attracted 500 runners, a parade down Broadway, and a special presentation on stage by the Chelsea contingent that brought national recognition to the city by winning the National Civic League’s…
Reviving Happy hours will put more drunk drivers on our roads
The proposal by State Senator Julian Cyr to revive happy hours — which have been outlawed in Massachusetts since the 1980s — is a terrible idea that will have only one guaranteed consequence: More motorists will be driving under the…
Michelle (Moore) Sherman
Those of us of the Baby Boom generation who grew up in Chelsea in the 1960s and ‘70s lost another connection to our city’s past with the passing this past Saturday of Michelle (Moore) Sherman following a courageous battle with…
Letter to the Editor
Tanairi Garcia — Raised by Chelsea, Fighting for Chelsea To the Editor, I grew up in the heart of Chelsea. I went to our public schools, walked the same streets our kids walk today, and proudly graduated from Chelsea High,…
Accurate Inflation Data is Crucial for Senior Citizens
The controversy surrounding the recent firing by President Donald Trump of Erika McEntarfer, the former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), who was a respected statistician (she was approved for the post by an overwhelming and bipartisan vote…
School’s Back — Drive with Care
With schools going back into session this week and next after the summer vacation, morning rush-hour commuters need to readjust our driving habits to ensure that we take into account the thousands of children who will be filling our streets…
WWII Ended 80 Years Ago This Week
This week marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. It was on August 14, 1945, that Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender in a radio address to his nation that also was broadcast around the world.…
Signs of Summer’s End
All in all, this has been a pretty good summer. Despite a tough start (when it rained every weekend), the weather has been as close to perfect as we could expect for summer activities — and the weatherman is predicting…
Guest Op-Ed: Stadium or no Stadium?
Is that really the question or just more Everett politics? By Peter Napolitano I am a lifelong Everett resident, a former City Councilor and a taxpayer. At the last City Council meeting, I spoke about the referendum regarding construction of…