MassDevelopment announced the availability of $500,000 in funding for a new round of the Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) Creative Catalyst Grant, a competitive grant program for eligible Gateway Cities that supports locally initiated, public-facing projects that advance arts- and culture-based…
Month: April 2022
Our Driving Is Worse Than Ever, So This Is No Time to Reduce Traffic Stops
Pundits and some politicians recently have been calling for a reduction in the enforcement of minor traffic offenses by our police. We respectfully, and strongly, disagree. Thanks to a number of factors, our roadways are more dangerous than ever. In…
Putin’s Ukrainian Genocide
If you listen to chatter of the pundits and politicians, there seems to a debate about whether Russia is engaging in genocide in Ukraine. Obviously, we aren’t experts in international law. So we looked up the defiition of genocide according…
Guest Op-Ed: Finding Hope and Life Before Death
Dr. Glenn Mollette Most of us have wondered about life beyond the grave. Many today are in search of life before the grave. Given what many people traditionally believe about heaven, eternity and life beyond, it would certainly seem very…
CHS Roundup
CHS Girls Track Team Cruises to 90-31 Win The Chelsea High girls outdoor track and field team handily dispatched Greater Boston League rival Somerville, 91-30, this past Thursday. The Lady Red Devils captured 10 of the 14 individual events. Gizelle Rodriguez was…
Bruins Wind Down – Headed to Playoffs
By Bob Marra The Boston Bruins head into the last week of the 2021-22 season with a single home game remaining – tonight (Thursday 7:00pm) on TD Garden ice as they face the Buffalo Sabres who are currently riding a…
Station of the Cross
Take Note: Singer-Songwriter Annie Cheevers is Soaring to the Top of the Boston Music Scene
Things are happening very fast for Boston singer-songwriter Annie Cheevers. And you will know Annie Cheevers soon. Many Boston music fans feel her June 9 performance when she opens a show for headliner Steve Rondo at Brighton Music Hall will…
Robinson Officially Kicks Off Campaign for State Rep.
Special to the Independent Long-time Chelsea City Councilor and community activist, Leo Robinson, officially kicked off his campaign for State Representative in front of a packed crowd of supporters this week. Supporters both new and old joined to hear Leo’s…
A Preview of Chelsea’s Newest Complex, 1005 Broadway
TND (The Neighborhood Development) group has been busy, bringing a new low income, 11 one-bedroom, 23 two-bedrooms and four three-bedroom living complex to the lot located at 1005 Broadway (across from the Beth Israel Health Center.) The low income stats…