City Manager Jay Ash’s city budget for the coming year comes in at a cool and slim $120 million. There are no surprises in the city budget, which tends to mimic what came the year before. Copying what came the…
Category: Editorials
When tragedy strikes
The Tuesday shooting of a 17 year-old Chelsea High School student on Marginal Street has caused widespread outrage and disbelief among many Chelsea residents. The outrage is caused by the knowledge that danger lurks just around the corner in nearly…
City’s reaction to water crisis
In neighboring Revere, the water crisis produced inertia and confusion. The mayor was out of town. There were no reverse 911 calls and there was very little interaction between city agencies of a meaningful kind to deal with the crisis.…
Johnny Ruiz
Now that he is retiring from the ring, we want to congratulate Johnny Ruiz on a job well done as the former heavyweight boxing champion of the world. He is the one and only Chelsea man to accomplish such a…
Senator Sal DiDomenico
We need a strong senator at this time in order to act as our voice on Beacon Hill. The down economy and the budget cutting and the diminution of state services and local services, too, demand a strong voice in…
Anthony Pedi
The death two weeks ago of former Chelsea Police officer Anthony Pedi was a terrible loss for his family, so many of whom we know and it was a loss for this city. Mr. Pedi spent nearly a lifetime here.…
The harsh side of a real life loss
It is one thing to look at Chelsea’s heavyweight fighter John Ruiz from the distance following his loss to British champion and now heavyweight champion of the world, it is another to consider John just like one of us and…
Get out and vote
Tuesday is the special senate election. We urge Chelsea voters to get out and to vote. All the candidates have let us know who they are and what they stand for – some more than others. It is our belief…
The Quiet Man returns
Chelsea’s Johnny Ruiz – the first Hispanic heavyweight boxing champion of the world – is set to enter the ring in Manchester, England Saturday to fight David Haye, the British champion. The fight is for the heavyweight championship of the…
The Chelsea Fire Department
There are fire departments and there is the Chelsea Fire Department. What do we mean? Chelsea is the only city to nearly burn to the ground twice in one century. That experience by itself helped to shape and to mold…