District 6 Councillor Giovanni Recupero doesn’t like some of the noise he is hearing about a proposed Massport-funded soundproofing program. Earlier this spring, Recupero and Councillor-At-Large Roy Avellaneda proposed that the City use $300,000 of the $600,000 annual Massport mitigation…
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Thousands Report to Work at Encore Boston Harbor
Monday marked the biggest day to date for Encore Boston Harbor and its crew of 4,800 employees as they reported to work at the resort site for the first time, and existing employees and the executive team moved into offices…
Sun-Shining Moment CHS Graduation Heads Outdoors for 2019
The story of the Chelsea High Class of 2019 won’t be complete with just a rundown of what happened in the hallways of the high school. In fact, it’s what this class did at City Hall, on social media and…
Chelsea’s Jewish History: Ellen Rovner Leads a Tour of Local Landmarks
Chelsea has an expert on its Jewish history and her name is Dr. Ellen Rovner. Rovner, who holds a Ph.D in Anthropology from prestigious Brandeis University, guided a group of 20 through a tour of Chelsea’s Jewish history last Sunday…
Encore Debuted Neighborhood Runner Shuttle Monday in Chelsea, Everett
The new shuttle service throughout Chelsea and Everett has launched, and dubbed the Neighborhood Runner, the service began operating on Monday, June 3. “We started service on Monday, June 3, at 5 a.m.,” said Jim Folk, director of Transportation for…
U.S. Citizen Extradited from Brazil to Face Wire Fraud Charges
A U.S. citizen appeared last week in federal court in Boston after being extradited from Brazil in connection with a $2 million wire fraud scheme. Christopher Morris, 48, formerly of Lowell and Chelsea, was extradited from Brazil and arrived in…
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and South End Community Health Center Announce Intent to Merge
This week, in one of the first mergers of its kind in Massachusetts, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) and South End Community Health Center (SECHC) announced their intent to merge after signing a definitive merger agreement. Pending federal and…
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Memorial Day in Chelsea
Iconic Chelsea Soldiers’ Home Water Tower Comes Down
By Seth Daniel and Katy Rogers For more than a few Chelsea residents, the Soldiers’ Home red and white checkers water tower defined home. It was something they saw from planes, looked at in the rearview mirror when headed over…