Local officials were ecstatic with the news that Standard & Poor’s had increased Chelsea’s credit rating to AA- last week – one of the highest tier municipal credit ratings. “We’re thrilled,” exclaimed City Manager Jay Ash, who led the effort…
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Metaphysical Messages: Zonta Club of Chelsea Set for ‘medium’ Fundraiser Friday Night
The Zonta Club of Chelsea donates funds to numerous local projects, presents scholarships and school supplies to students, and distributes food baskets during the holidays. It is an organization that has a proud history in the city, always pursuing endeavors…
Secretary Likes What He Sees in Chelsea Business Community
Chelsea is on the map when it comes to statewide economic development, and one top state official was in town last week to take in the scene firsthand – and to offer up assistance to keep the ball rolling. Greg…
Fire Study: CFD Sees Major Flaws in Key Recommendations
The Chelsea Fire Department (CFD) said this week that it has detected major holes in a key recommendation from the Matrix Fire Study to streamline the department and reduce medical aid calls – specifically by relying more on a system…
McLaughlin Sentencing Moved Back
The long-awaiting sentencing of former Chelsea Housing Authority Director Michael McLaughlin has been postponed for more than one month. McLaughlin was supposed to be sentenced in Federal Court by Judge Douglas Woodlock on May 14th, but last week McLaughlin’s attorney,…
Holiday Inn Express Close to Reality
Partners in the Residence Inn hotel development on Maple Street are pushing forward quickly to clean up a vacant property and develop a second hotel on the property, which abuts Route 1 and is directly across from Chelsea High School.…
ROCA Celebrates 25 Years of Changing Lives of Troubled Youth in a Positive Way
Gov. Deval Patrick joined more than 350 state policymakers and business and civic leaders on Monday to honor Roca’s 25 years of transforming the lives of high-risk youth in Massachusetts and looking ahead to the nonprofit’s key role in the…
An Art Heist in Chelsea?: Hard to Believe,but It Happened
When one thinks of art heists, they think of the Gardner Museum, or palatial European galleries with centuries-old masterpieces. They think of crafty burglars evading laser beam security systems and seasoned safecrackers breaking impossibly-encrypted access codes. There wouldn’t be too…
Mystic Brewery Holds Fundraiser for the Victims
Last Saturday the Mystic Brewery released the new craft beer many enthusiasts were waiting for. However, the planned celebratory release of Entropy was marred by last week’s Boston Marathon bombing. So Mystic turned the release of the 14 month barrel…
Fire Study: Prioritizing Calls,Coordinating Dispatch Will Reduce Stress on Fire Department
The long-awaited, top-to-bottom Fire Department Study by the Matrix Company pretty much said what most intelligent observers have thought for years – the Fire Department should stop sending fire trucks to minor car accidents, to people at home with small…