Leaving the porch light on, running an air conditioner at night or using a longer cycle on the clothes dryer are all decisions that, in Massachusetts, will cost users more than just about anywhere else in the country. As the…
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City retirees, current employees angry about cost for health insurance
The Council Chamber was packed with retired Chelsea municipal employees and their counterparts still working for the city who descended upon City Hall Monday night to protest the raising their cost for their city paid health insurance. The city is…
Chelsea votes with Capuano, but Coakley wins senate primary
By Joshua Resnek [email protected] Congressman Mike Capuano won Chelsea but lost the state to Attorney General Martha Coakley, who won the Democratic side of the special election senate primary by a wide margin and now faces Republican opponent Senator Scott…
NOAH 22nd Annual Dinner Meeting set for December 17
East Boston’s Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH), which has a significant presence in Chelsea, is getting set for its 22nd Annual Dinner Meeting and Holiday Party just as Governor Deval Patrick signs a new law to secure long-term affordable housing…
Robert Hightower – A tireless advocate for youth
By Joshua Resnek [email protected] It wasn’t always easy being Robert Hightower. He was a complex Chelsea man who understood the trials and tribulations of life, and of his own life, which made it easier for him years later to serve…
Sheriff’s Department expands public affairs cable program to Chelsea
The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department recently expanded the broadcast area of its public affairs television show, Common Ground to include Chelsea. Produced by the External Affairs Division of the Sheriff’s Department, Common Ground was created as a means to promote…
Fighting the good fight
From the start, Congressman Mike Capuano has insisted that the race to fill Senator Edward Kennedy’s seat would be a battle to identify one’s vote, to go after it and to bring it out on primary day. Capuano put his…
Layoffs hit City as deficit looms
Like a forecasted Nor’easter that eventually dumps a foot of snow, the world-wide recession has finally taken its toll on the City’s municipal budget. This past week, 19.5 positions were eliminated, and City officials are scrambling for ways of plugging…
Local business makes top five of Forbes contest
After an intense round of voting in September and a meeting with Forbes Magazine executives last month, the owners of a local business, Audissey Guides, have made it into the top five in Forbes’ “Boost Your Business” Competition. Audissey, a…
Pagliuca moving up in the polls for senate seat
Some would say there’s such a thing as over exposure. But when you have money to spend and no time to waste over exposure is just what has pushed U.S. Senate candidate Stephen Pagliuca to an unofficial second place in…