In decades past, if a family wanted fresh tomatoes in the late fall or winter, they couldn’t be found at the local market. In fact, the only way to get them at all was from a commercial brand can, or…
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High Scores : MCAS Results Mixed for CPS; High School Shows Strong Signs of Improvement
There were a lot of areas to be concerned about for Chelsea’s public schools when MCAS test scores came out late last week, but there were many points to celebrate as well – and Superintendent Mary Bourque said one of…
Applications Now Being Accepted for Highland Terrace
Work on the new Highland Terrace apartments in the Box District is rapidly coming to a close according to officials at The Neighborhood Developers (TND), and with that in mind applications for those new units are now being accepted. “We’ve…
Chelsea Zoning Board Approves Three Petitions
The Chelsea Zoning Board of Appeals met on Tuesday, Sept. 11th and approved three petitions, while continuing one beer and wine store review until next month. •The Board approved a special permit from The Neighborhood Developers (TND) to build 96…
State Rep. Walsh Talks About Health Care Chamber Breakfast
State Rep. Steve Walsh, who researched and helped craft the bill that restructured the health care system in Massachusetts, told guests at the Chamber of Commerce Government breakfast that the bill will save families $2,000 a year in premiums and…
Activists Fighting Ethanol Trains
A coalition of activists from Chelsea, Revere, East Boston and Everett joined together at the Williams School in Chelsea last Thursday night to update residents on Global Oil’s plan to begin shipping ethanol into the area via train and storing…
Chelsea Police, Da; Hoping Drug Lab Fracas Doesn’t Explode Locally
Law enforcement officials in Chelsea and prosecutors in Boston have been crossing their fingers and waiting the last couple of weeks to see if a tidal wave of chaos hits the City in the fallout from an alleged rogue chemist…
OSHA Fines Contractor for Major Violations on City’s Washington Ave. Project
A major sewer subcontractor working on the City’s Washington Avenue rehabilitation project is facing substantial fines this week from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for “willful and serious” violations of safety standards while working on the City…
FBI Development Saga Comes to Completion
The headline about the FBI officially coming to Chelsea was much more than just a headline. The entire story of how this development came to be is more like a long and winding narrative with ups and downs, with impossibilities…
Connecting the Dots : Investigators, Prosecutors Have New Confidence in Public Call for Information to Solve 20-year-old Taraskiewicz Murder
It has been exactly 20 years since the horrific details of Susan Taraskiewicz’s murder began to unfold. How the 27-year-old had worked at Northwest Airlines at Logan Airport as a baggage handler supervisor (the first woman ever to do so…