The Chelsea Conservation Commission (ConCom) last week voted down Massport’s plans to store contaminated dredge from the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal dredging project in the Chelsea Creek. The plan was to store the contaminated dredge in what are called Confined…
City Will Conduct Planning Process for Creek Changes
Community and environmental leaders said this week they are cheering the decision of the City to commit to a detailed community planning process as part of the proposed changes to the Designated Port Area (DPA) along the Chelsea Creek –…
Distracted to Death: Texting Law Hard To Enforce Despite Increasing Dangers
As the state’s texting and driving law hits its five-year anniversary, texting and driving – or phone distractions of any type – are a sight more common than ever on streets and highways. More often than not, at any busy…
Vale Street Plans Detail Transformative Project, Demo of Chelsea Clock
The City’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is preparing to begin reviewing a gigantic development of 455 units in five buildings on Everett Avenue that would include the demolition of the historic Chelsea Clock Building. The plans were filed with…
Record Setting Snow Wreaking Havoc on Baseball, Softball Teams
Sliding into second base these days would require a snow pants and galoshes rather than cleats and long pants, and high school teams across the area are finding that the record-setting snow could force most their season to be going,…
Townplace Suites a Sellout Show on Eastern Avenue
If the brand new TownPlace Suites on and the two-year old Residence Inn were somehow people, one would quickly make the assumption they were closely related. The newest hotel in Chelsea – and the first one on the eastern side…
Cut! No Way: Chelsea Businesses Make Case For Keeping Movie Tax Credit
As the big director on Beacon Hill has called ‘Cut’ in regards to the controversial movie industry tax credit program, local businesses are responding with ‘Action.’ As Chelsea has eased into becoming one of the hottest Hollywood filming locations east…
Police Briefs 03-19-2015
Chelsea man indicted in 2014 murder A Chelsea man was indicted Wednesday, March 18, for the murder 29-year-old Javier Ortiz and the non-fatal shooting of another man last year. A Suffolk County grand jury returned indictments charging Hector Enamorado, 36,…
Another Link to a Childhood Is Gone …
The passing of William Scantlebury of Betty Ann’s Donuts in East Boston, famous for his “sinkers” brings to a close another link to a childhood that was much simpler and easier than what our children are dealing with today. The…
Letter to the Editor
Reconsider your proposed plan Dear Governor Baker: On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, I am writing to express our disagreement with your exploration of eliminating the MA Film Tax Credit. Though your desire to…
Opt Out
A resounding 80% plus of seniors have OPT OUT requests on file at Chelsea High School according to figures given to Chelsea Uniting Against the War by Ron Whitehead, registrar at CHS. OPT OUT is the right for high school…
East Cambridge, Chelsea Bank Merger Brings Together Power of Two
About one year ago, when Chelsea Bank President Joe Vinard was at a banking conference in Florida, he bumped into East Cambridge Savings Bank (ECSB) President and CEO Gilda Nogueira, and that chance meeting 12 months later would turn into…