There are any number of reasons why people might stay away from church, but one of those reasons is typically not that rats are chasing church-goers away. However, that was just the issue at the First Congregational Church on County…
Month: August 2012
Open for Business
The grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Marriott Residence Inn on 200 Maple Street was held on Thursday, August 9.
New Roads
The paving of Washington Avenue was going on in full force for much of this week. The major avenue is undergoing a full rehab of its underground piping systems and in much of the avenue, granite curbing is being replaced…
Iced Coffee on a Hot Day
Starbucks is cool as ice inside on a hot sunny day. Shown above are the staff attending to their duties and customers preparing to take their coffee drinks with them inside the new facility which oozes panache. The opening of…
Ethanol Trains Stopped by Governor and Legislature
Governor Deval Patrick signed a transportation bill last week that gave approval to an amendment offered by Senator Anthony Petruccelli that stops train delivery of ethanol through a number of cities and towns, which includes Chelsea. The train tracks to…
Ante Up: Suffolk Downs Puts Up Money for Application Process
The owners of Suffolk Downs ponied up $400,000 last Friday and marched the check over to the offices of the Gaming Commission where it was left with officials there. Thus began the real opening salient in what is expected to…
Pride Football Scrambling to Salvage Lost Season
The North East Conference Youth Football League (NECYFL), which Chelsea Pride participated in, led by league President Luis Spano and a board comprised of several other acting presidents from surrounding cities, unanimously voted Tuesday night to restrict Chelsea Pride from…
Project Improves Walk to School
As school approaches, the path that many of Chelsea’s school kids travel has just received major improvements. The State’s “Safe Routes to School” Program has directed $750,000 to Chelsea for those improvements. “”We’re committed to make sure that kids, especially…
Guns and Violence Misery and Death
There is an obvious correlation between the availability of guns, their indiscriminate use by people who have lost their humanity and the deaths caused by shootings. Such was the case over the weekend in Boston where 10 people were shot…
The Ethanol Victory
Everyone from Governor Deval Patrick, to City Manager Jay Ash, to Representatives Gene O’Flaherty and Kathi Anne Reinstein to Senator Sal DiDomenico are to be congratulated for their good work in stopping the planned twice weekly delivery of ethanol by…