City Manager Jay Ash gave the good word to Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker Wednesday morning after accompanying the Republican on a friendly tour of The Neighborhood Developers’ Box District development and its CONNECT educational facility. Ash told reporters he looked…
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Baker and Vega Square off on Illegal Immigrant Housing
It was supposed to be a friendly tour of a successful housing development in Chelsea for Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Baker, but headlines in the newspapers Wednesday morning concerning his stance on public housing for illegal immigrants got him an…
Bids are Out on Silver Line Project, Bridge Closure to Last a Little Longer
State transportation officials told a crowded house at the Chelsea City Council Chambers on Monday night that the Silver Line expansion project is still moving quickly, but that the complete closure of the Washington Avenue Bridge will be longer than…
School Supplies, Other Needs Lost in the Shuffle of Market Basket Turmoil
Anyone who – over the years – has shopped or who knows workers at the Chelsea Market Basket knows that many families and young people who work there depend on their paycheck to buy the necessities of life. Until recently,…
Chelsea Schools to Go Back into Session on Tues., Aug. 26
The summer will officially come to an end for several thousand school children in Chelsea early next week when they report back to school for the fall semester. Superintendent Mary Bourque said school will start on Tuesday, Aug. 26 this…
Matrix Fire Study: Fourth Station, Key Demand in Long-Awaited Fire Meeting
After more than a year of waiting for a meeting with the City Council, Chelsea Fire union officials got their day last week in a meeting concerning the meatier portions of the Matrix Fire Study – and key within that…
Back to School Equals Back to Downtown Chelsea
Several downtown Chelsea businesses and the Chamber of Commerce are preparing for a major retail promotion this coming Friday, Saturday and Monday that looks to capitalize on back-to-school shopping. Chamber Director Rich Cuthie said there are some 20 businesses participating…
Restoring the Temple…yard
Frank Souza and Brandon Menjares at the Temple Emanuel field in Cary Square celebrating the extreme clean up of an overgrown lot that both of them played in every day as kids. The two young men are part of the…
Ash, Ribeiro Discuss Casinos on Channel 5
City Manager Jay Ash and Anti-Casino Advocate John Ribeiro – of Winthrop – squared off on casinos Sunday morning, July 27, on Channel 5’s popular ‘On the Record’ news magazine show. Hosted by Ed Harding and Janet Wu of Channel…
Unravelling the Trauma of the Journey: North Suffolk Forms Support Group
It was only the second meeting of the new support group for young girls who have come to Chelsea illegally from Central American countries as part of the recent influx, but even with just two meetings, there was finally a…