America on the Rise Finally The following is a response to the Journal Editorial published on Dec. 7, 2017. I read your editorials in multiple community papers. Please publish this response in every paper in which you printed “America As…
Americans Hate Waiting, So Theyll Despise Single Payer
By Sally C. Pipes What makes for an awful trip to the doctor? Waiting. Earlier this year, doctor-rating website Zocdoc found that long waits or appointment delays were the primary motivators of negative marks from patients. Given this aversion to…
Congratulations to Our Elected City Officials
We offer our congratulations to our city officials who were sworn into office this past week. Public service is not easy these days. In an era of limited resources, it seems that our elected officials find themselves saying “No” more…
Sports 01-04-2018
Price-Espada, Pope John Tigers claim Holiday Hoop Classic title By Cary Shuman There was no stopping sophomore guard Angel Price-Espada and the Pope John XXIII High School boys basketball team in the 2017 Holiday Hoop Classic on the Tigers’ home…
Obituaries 01-04-2018
Robert McKennon, Sr. November 9, 1933 – December 29, 2017 Robert T. McKennon, Sr., a lifelong Chelsea resident, passed away on Friday, December 29 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford following complications from his long struggle with Diabetes. Born…
From the FBI Building Opening to MS-13 Guilty Pleas,Chelsea was Full of News in 2017
By Seth Daniel There were more than a few big news items in Chelsea this year. In fact, there were too many to include in a review of the year in news as the city began to move faster and…
Chelsea-Based Roca will Launch New Public-Private Partnership with Baltimore
Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh announced this month a $17 million public-private partnership with Roca, anchor business institutions and philanthropic organizations to help Baltimore’s highest risk young people disrupt cycles of poverty and incarceration. Roca is a Massachusetts-based group that has earned…
Housing Program Helps Families Survive Crisis Without Turning to Shelters
By Seth Daniel The Metro Housing Boston organization reported this month that their transition assistance program for families in crisis helped 70 families in Chelsea with a total expenditure of $190,623 locally. Outside of Boston, Chelsea was the one community…
Police Briefs 12-28-2017
Monday, 12/11 Stephanie Scali, 26, 207 Winthrop St., Medford, was arrested for possessing Class B drug. Willie Jennings, 37, 251 Heath St., Jamaica Plain, was arrested for trespassing. Kerven Julce, 33, 10 Lawrence St., Brighton, was arrested on a warrant.…
Have A Happy, Healthy, and Safe New Year
The upcoming long weekend marks the start of the New Year — 2018. The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, both as to the year that has passed and as to the year to come. In…
Obituaries 12-28-2017
Henry Shaffer Of Revere, formerly of Chelsea Henry Shaffer of Revere, formerly of Chelsea, died on December 24. He was the beloved husband of the late Beatrice (Pirkovitz) Shaffer, loving son of the late Avrum and Ethel Shaffer and dear…
CHS Winter Concert
Chelsea High School senior Brandon Lazo performs ‘Carol Of The Bells’ for his piano solo during the annual CHS Winter Concert on Friday, Dec. 15. The evening included music, dance and percussion all performed to a packed house in the…