The Chelsea Fire Department wants you to know that this week is National Fire Prevention, and this year’s theme is “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.” The week long event will culminate with the annual Open House this Saturday, October…
Month: October 2021
People of Chelsea: Jhon and Elizabeth – September 22, 2021
By Darlene DeVita (The following is one in a series of sneak peeks at the upcoming People of Chelsea additions by Photographer Darlene DeVita. The new work will ultimately appear on the fence of the Chelsea Public Library (CPL) this…
DiDomenico and Senate Colleagues Pass Student Nutritional Legislation
Senator Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate recently voted to pass Senate Bill 298, An Act to promote student nutrition, which would ensure that more children in Massachusetts have access to nutritious school meals. This legislation would require…
News Briefs
Yard Sale Saturday There will be a yard sale, Saturday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 95 Bellingham St., Chelsea. Veterans Food Distribution to Continue at Chelsea Senior Center The City of Chelsea will host in-person food…
Progressives Are Trump’s New Best Friends
As our regular readers know, we have been fully supportive of everything that entails the Progressive agenda in Washington, from the Green New Deal to tax increases on the wealthy and everything in between. If anything, we’d like to see…
School Masking Is Not a Parental Matter
According to an interview in the Boston Globe, a member (who is a medical doctor) of the unpaid COVID-19 advisory panel to Gov. Charlie Baker made this statement regarding masking by children in public schools: “Regardless of science, and there…
Sober October: Now More than Ever
We all know that the pandemic has not been great for either our physical or mental health. One of the strongest indicators of this is that overall alcohol consumption increased by 14 percent among Americans in 2020 and 23 percent…
Guest Op-Ed: Looking at the Death of Menhaden “Pogies” in the Mystic River
By Dr. Rob Moir Last Saturday, September 24, 2021, thousands of menhaden fish, locally known as pogie, were found dead in the Mystic River, resting up against the Amelia Earhart Dam between Somerville’s Draw Seven State Park next to Assembly…
Letter to the Editor
I Support Calvin Brown To the Editor, Chelsea has an important election coming up this fall. That is why I wanted to take this opportunity to share my support for my friend District 8 City Councilor Calvin Brown. For the…
CHS Roundup
CHS Volleyball Team Wins Three Matches The Chelsea High volleyball team enjoyed a successful week, winning three of its four matches by shutout scores and battling to a fifth set in its lone loss. In a 3-0 blanking of Somerville this past…