Just about everybody has been on a team. Right now, at Chelsea High School (CHS), fall sports teams in the realms of football or soccer are preparing to start practice and begin the team gelling process that most everyone has…
U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey Visits Chelsea Collaborative
U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey visited the Chelsea Collaborative headquarters on Broadway to speak with residents about social, environmental, and health issues. Pictured are Collaborative Executive Director Gladys Vega, State Sen. Sal DiDomenico, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, Chelsea Bank…
Workplace Violence: Chelsea Mental Health Provider Signs Settlement Agreement to Improve Worker Protection
Chelsea-based North Suffolk Mental Health Association Inc. has entered into a company-wide settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to implement comprehensive procedures and policies to better safeguard its workers against the hazards of workplace violence – specifically developing…
Less Choices: School Committee Candidate Woes Continue with Two Incumbents Missing Signature Deadline
Two School Committee members have missed the deadline to turn in signatures and will not be on the ballot this November, highlighting the ongoing woeful situation that routinely has emerged on the Committee every election season. Incumbent members Ana Hernandez…
City Council Ballot Will Feature Several Races
The ballot has been set this week for the November City Election and four legitimate races have emerged – one in the at-large category and three at the district seat level. First and foremost was the surprising entrance into the…
All-chelsea Awards Nominations Sought
Nominations are currently being solicited for the 12th Annual “All-Chelsea Awards.” Given to recipients who have distinguished themselves, improved the lives of local residents or enhanced the city’s overall civic standing, awards recognize 10 individuals and entities in a variety…
Chelsea to Get Maximum Federal Block Grant Award
While Chelsea will receive the maximum federal block grant this year, it is still drastically lower than just a few years ago, and remains a program decimated by White House cuts over the last five years. Gov. Deval Patrick has…
We Must Prepare for Rising Sea Levels
Benjamin Franklin coined the expression 200 years ago, “You should buy land because they are not making it anymore.” Well, that may not be exactly true for the last 100 years, as all the communities on the water have been…
Obituaries 08-15-2013
Dorothea Gesamondo Retired Registered Nurse, Member of Many Organizations Dorothea E. (McCellan) Gesamondo, a longtime resident of Revere, formerly of Chelsea, died after a brief illness at Winchester Hospital on August 11. She was 92 year old. Born and raised…
Green Revolution and Ham: Storybook Development Stands Dormant, Faces Federal Lawsuit over Motionless Windmill
It was supposed to be the development that ushered in the new Green Revolution in residential construction, but the Forbes Park development has totally fizzled and this week it sits empty – having had no takers at a recent bank…
ZBA Approves Permits for Two New Hotels: Ash Says Chelsea Has ‘arrived’
For decades, residents and city officials lamented over the inability to secure the type of economic development that Chelsea’s locational advantage (vis-à-vis Downtown Boston, Logan Airport and Cambridge) should have been delivering. Just minutes from each, with tremendous connections via…
Clean Sweep: Agreement with Liquor Store Piggy-backs on Effort to Clean Up Bellingham Square
One week after Chelsea and State Police announced a major criminal sweep of Bellingham Square – with 48 arrests logged in one week – the Chelsea Licensing Board announced an agreement with a frequently troubled liquor store in the Square…