When City Manager Jay Ash was a student at Chelsea High School (CHS), he said he would often think about the All-American City Award. He said he had read about Somerville winning the award and thought it would be a…
Author: Seth Daniel
The Best Medicine: Getting Kids and Families Outside to Play
One of the oldest outdoors clubs in American and one of the newest programs from Mass General Hospital (MGH) are teaming up to fight a growing problem – the sedentary lifestyles of local young people, which often gives way to…
Election Results Favor Coakley Heavily, Buck Thin Margins Statewide
Though Republican Charlie Baker took the statewide gubernatorial vote by a very narrow margin – Chelsea voters overwhelmingly came out for his Democratic opponent, Attorney General Martha Coakley in Tuesday’s voting action. Voter turnout was brisk for Chelsea, with precincts…
Ash says Baker Victory Good for Chelsea/State
City Manager Jay Ash has made no bones about his support of Gov.-elect Charlie Baker and, after Baker’s big win on Tuesday, Ash said he’s waiting to see how he can help the new administration and how the new administration…
Telex-Free Meeting Draws Thousands Last Week
More than 1,000 victims of the TelexFree Ponzi scheme showed up at a meeting in the Mary C. Burke School on Oct. 29 to get information and to get help filing a complaint with the state. The event was coordinated…
Wynn Working on Redesign of Casino Tower
Wynn Resorts officials late last month told the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) that they are ready to unveil a new design for the proposed casino on Lower Broadway. The MGC had asked Wynn to redesign the tower concept that has…
Firefighter Caissie Receives State Honor for Lifesaving Effort
When Lt. Arthur Caissie headed to work last June 26, he had no idea the events of the day would lead him to center stage at the state’s annual top fire awards ceremony. On Tuesday morning, though, that’s exactly where…
Council Will Discuss Tax Exemption Increase
Council President Matt Frank said this week that he would like to have a discussion at the Council about trying to combat what looks to be a significant increase in property taxes this year. He said he would like to…
Weekend Shooting: Police Arrest Two Men 90 Minutes Apart
The city was shocked and rocked to the core last Saturday morning after learning of two tragic fatal shootings in the nighttime hours – with many particularly bothered by a shooting that involved an innocent mother getting hit by a…
Recupero Wants Emergency Public Safety Meeting: Shootings to be Discussed
City Councillors are preparing to have a meeting to discuss last weekend’s shootings, but at this point there’s not a total consensus on how that discussion should go. Councillor Giovanni Recupero – chair of the Public Safety Committee – said…