The city can address issues with park maintenance within its current structure, although City Manager Thomas Ambrosino said it is something his administration needs to better address. Last week, the city council held a subcommittee meeting to discuss District 6…
City Manager Seeking Funds for Restoration of Railroad Quiet Zone
Chelsea residents may soon be able to get a little more peace and quiet near the city’s railroad crossings. The City Council is moving toward approving funding to restore the Quiet Zone at Chelsea railroad crossings, which will include the…
Fiesta Shows Seeks Return to Eastern Avenue
Despite some concerns about the site, last week the Licensing Commission approved an amusement license for the long-running Fiesta Shows Carnival to return to 295 Eastern Ave. from June 9 through June 19. “Fiesta shows has been coming to Chelsea…
Funding Sought for Full Implementation of Police Body Camera Program
The city is preparing to move ahead with full implementation of a body camera program for the Chelsea Police Department. City Manager Thomas Ambrosino is seeking approval of the use of free cash from the city council to help pay…
Northeast Metro Tech Mourns the Passing of Beloved Teacher Raymond Nicolosi
Superintendent David DiBarri is deeply saddened to report that one of Northeast Metro Tech’s most beloved teachers, Raymond S. Nicolosi Jr., died on Friday at age 46 after a long battle with cancer. “It fills me with a deep sense…
MVES Offers New Mental Health Outreach Program for Spanish-Speaking Older Residents
Since the start of the pandemic more than two years ago, more and more people are talking about behavioral health issues including loneliness, social isolation, and emotional changes. An increasing number of folks are starting to see mental health for…
Women Share Their Recovery Journeys and Embrace Sisterhood at a Women’s Recovery Court Celebration
A group of women shared their journeys of recovery and celebrated their sisterhood in the struggle against substance abuse at a recentWomen’s Recovery Court Session. The Recovery Court event was held at Recovery on the Harbor in East Boston where…
AARP Mass. Submits Signed Petitions From Residents to Sen. Warren To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
AARP Massachusetts State Director Mike Festa, Volunteer State President Sandra Harris and AARP members are joining Senator Elizabeth Warren in urging Congress to lower prescription drug prices. 92,835 Massachusetts residents have signed onto an AARP petition calling on Congress to…
No End in Sight for Our Recurring National Nightmare
The horrific and tragic mass shooting that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on a quiet Saturday afternoon in a supermarket in a predominantly Black community once again has highlighted how the intersection of racial hatred fomented by the internet and…
If Women Were World Leaders, There Would Be No More Wars
It’s well-known that men constitute most of the sociopaths among us. A sociopath by definition lacks empathy, a person who has no conscience. Although childhood trauma and abuse can alter a person’s brain, sociopaths for the most part are born,…
Guest Op-Ed: Buffalo, Laguna Woods, Houston – The World Gets Crazier Every Day
Dr. Glenn Mollette A good person did not enter a grocery store in Buffalo, New York killing ten people and wounding multiple others. A good person did not enter a church in Laguna Woods, California wounding many and killing one…
CHS Roundup
CHS Girls Track Splits Tri-Meet The Chelsea High girls outdoor track and field team split its tri-meet with Greater Boston League (GBL) rivals Revere and Malden last Thursday at Chelsea Stadium. Coach Cesar Hernandez’s Lady Red Devils defeated Malden, 75-60, but…