GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (GZA), a leading multi-disciplinary firm providing geotechnical, environmental, ecological, water, and construction management services, is pleased to announce that Senior Principal Lawrence Feldman has been elected President of the Board of the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyWRA).…
Month: December 2018
Have a Happy, Safe — and Mindful — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring…
Obituaries 12-27-2018
Mun Lan “Helen” Kwong June 1, 1947 – December 22, 2018 Mum Lan “Helen” Kwong passed away on Saturday, Dec. 22 at the CHA-Whidden Hospital after being stricken in her home. She was 71 years old. Born and raised in Guangzhou…
Peace on Earth…in All Languages
The Berkowitz School Select Chorus sent a message of peace on Earth is four languages on Tuesday morning at their annual Winter Holiday Concert. The group of first-through-fourth graders brought their show to a conclusion with ‘Circle the Earth with…
Job Fair
James Ashe of Encore Boston Harbor spoke to a Chelsea resident about upcoming job opportunities at the casino in Everett. Thousands of jobs are coming up to be filled at the casino before it opens in June 2019. Chelsea residents…
Chief Kyes Named First-Ever Chief of the Year
The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association has named Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes as its Chief of the Year the first-ever such award handed out by the organization. This week, the executive board of the organization announced that Kyes was…
Berkowitz School Drum Corps Keeps the Beat Going
Fourth-grader Yandeliz Rodriguez-Gonzalez confessed this week before the Berkowitz School Winter Concert that drumming is just in her blood. Her father is a drummer, often playing the bongos around the house, and the rhythm has rubbed off on her as…
Keeping Money in the Mystic:Advocates Make a Successful Pitch for Oil Spill Dollars
The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA), and their partner GreenRoots successfully made the case in front of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Council to give Mystic communities a chance at $1.3 million in restoration funds. “This is an…
Council Passes Plastic Bag Ban, to Go into Effect December 2019
When Chelsea residents go shopping for the holidays next year, they will have to either bring their own bags or pay a dime for a heavy-duty plastic bag. Monday night, the City Council approved an anticipated single-use plastic bag ban…
MBTA, MassPort Seek Pilot for Chelsea Street Bridge Restrictions
There has been no shortage of colorful language used to express frustration for the often ill-timed Chelsea Street Bridge closures, and now the MBTA has joined the chorus in cursing the 250-foot vertical lift bridge – a bridge that far-too-often…