It will be a thoughtful day for many of those celebrating the Fourth of July holiday. Virtually nothing about our lives is the way it used to be anymore. Everything about American life is vastly changed. The future looks uncertain.…
Category: Editorials
McGlaughlin Wasn’t Alone in His CHA Pay Charade
Two weeks ago, the Obama Administration closed some loopholes and made official statements regarding the leaders of public housing authorities. The administration concluded this: leading a local housing authority should not be a path to personal enrichment. Following the McGlaughlin…
About Deceit
We do not know what devious things or actual crimes committed can be attributed to Chelsea’s Gary Martel who has been charged with fraud and is now being investigated by several agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission. He has…
Keep Al Ewing
Chelsea Housing Authority Executive Director Al Ewing should be kept on as the Chelsea Housing Authority’s Executive Director. In the post Mike McGlaughlin era, Ewing, untainted by everything that came before, has done an admirable job as was evidenced by…
The Police and a Raise
Those close to negotiations real or imagined that are now ongoing all agree – some headway is being made between all the important parties to finally negotiate a contract with the city. Differences of opinion on tactics not withstanding, divisions…
Police Contract Negotiations Heading in Wrong Direction
There is an old expression that you get more with honey than with vinegar when you are trying to persuade someone to your point of view. When you are the Chelsea Police, your badge should always be used before you…
Police at their Best
Officers Carlos Delcompare and Stephen Garcia are being awarded commendations for the action they took during an incident at 70 Clarke Avenue on June 9. It was 2:30 a.m. and officers Delcompare and Garcia arrived at the Clarke Avenue location…
Suffolk Downs Rolls out Casino Plans for Track
Tuesday afternoon, the owners of Suffolk Downs finally released a development proposal to a throng of media, local officials, residents of surrounding cities and towns as well as track employees and union representatives of exactly what they are planning. Chelsea,…
McLaughlin Grand Jury Examining Evidence
Disgraced former Chelsea Housing Authority Executive Director Michael McLaughlin is being investigated by a grand jury. That same grand jury has asked Lt. Governor Tim Murray to testify and possibly this week. McLaughlin, who resigned before Governor Deval Patrick had…
Memorial Day, Again
Memorial Day has again come and gone and with it, the growing sense, we believe, that the holiday is experiencing a significant rebirth as Americans come to understand more clearly and in deeply personal ways, the sacrifices being made by…