It’s now official that there will be no Summer Olympics in 2004 in the City of Boston. Perhaps things could have been different with a better strategy of rolling out the plan, but the proposal never garnered a clear-cut majority,…
Category: Editorials
News in Briefs
CORRECTION A story on the front page of last week’s Chelsea Record regarding the Summer Reading Program indicated that the reading program conducted by teachers from the various schools in the Burke Complex will be on Tuesdays this summer. In…
Summer is Here
The excitement and bustle of the Fourth of July weekend has come and gone, and now we can settle into our summer rhythm — whatever that may be for each of us and our families — for the remaining nine…
Plaza Mexico Six-Month Suspension Doesn’t Go Far Enough
While a six-month license suspension is serious, I believe it comes far short of the punishment warranted after the incident the Chelsea Police Department described at the Licensing Commission meeting last month regarding Plaza Mexico, which is in my district.…
Tom Fay Jr.
Long-time residents of Chelsea were saddened to learn over the holiday weekend of the passing (after a lengthy battle with diabetes) of Tom Fay Jr., who for many years was an integral part of the fabric of our community. Tom…
Leave Fireworks to the Professionals on This Fourth of July
What would the 4th of July be without fireworks? A little less busy in hospital emergency rooms. The nation’s emergency physicians urge you to celebrate the country’s birthday by using common sense when it comes to the potential dangers of…
Enjoy A Safe Fourth of July
Although the long-range weather forecast seems to indicate that Mother Nature will not be very cooperative for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend (unseasonably cool temperatures with a good chance of rain in our area), we’re sure that all of…
On A Mission
More than 300 Bostonians packed the Boston Convention Center last week to raise more than $300,000 and celebrate College Bound Dorchester and its mission of using education as a means to end systemic, urban poverty and change the neighborhood of…
Chelsea Rotary Installation of Officers Set for June 30
The Chelsea Rotary Club will hold its Annual Installation of Officers at 6pm at the Chelsea Yacht Club on Tuesday June 30th. MCs for the evening will be Past Presidents Joe Vinard and Sergio Jaramillo. Installed officers for 2015/2016 will…
Letter to the Editor
Thank you for your continued service Dear Editor: I want to thank you for the coverage of the Memorial Day Service sin Chelsea. It was great to see so many people attend the service at the City Hall. You have…