Traffic and construction updates – Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project Construction Look-Ahead: Feb. 9 – 22 Work Hours Most work will occur in during daytime working hours (6 a.m.–2 p.m.) on weekdays. Some work will take place during afternoon (2…
Month: February 2020
Man Found Guilty of Raping Woman Who Was Looking for Ride-Share Vehicle
Suffolk Superior Court Judge Rosalind Miller last week sentenced Imer Soto, 33, of Dorchester, to nine to 10 years in state prison for rape and three years, of probation for kidnapping as well as completing sex offender treatment registering as…
Massachusetts MVP Funding A Major Boon to Mystic Communities
Nine communities in the Mystic River Watershed announced that they collectively secured $1,161,703 in individual and regional Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) action grants for climate resilience efforts. Of this, nearly 75 percent went to two regional grants focused on managing…
Ward 4 to Elect Delegates to Democratic State Convention
Registered Democrats in Chelsea Ward 4 will hold a caucus on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Chelsea Public Library, 569 Broadway at 9:30 a.m. to elect Delegates and Alternatives to the 2020 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. This year’s state convention…
The (Climate) News Is All Bad
At the start of World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt reportedly said to his aides, “So far, the news is all bad,” referring to the reports from the front in the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor when the Japanese were taking…
Thanks for the Memories, Mookie,
It is inconceivable to lifelong Red Sox fans such as ourselves that the Sox’ management decided to trade away Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a few random players. Mookie not only was an amazing talent…
House Speaker Bob Deleo Achieves a Milestone
When we first heard the news that House Speaker Bob DeLeo had eclipsed the previous record for the longest-serving tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives in Massachusetts history (which had stood since the early 19th century), our immediate…
Letter to the Editor
Congratulations Melinda To the editor: I am writing to congratulate Melinda Vega Maldonado on her recent inauguration to the Chelsea City Council, which I had the privilege of attending. Ms. Maldonado will be a great asset to the Council in the months…
CHS Roundup
Stephanie Simon performs well at Last Chance Meet CHS track star Stephanie Simon prepared for the upcoming Division 1 State Meet by competing in the long jump and 55-meter dash events at this past weekend’s Last Chance Meet held at the…