The casino plan that Revere residents will soon have the opportunity to vote for or against was unveiled Tuesday by owners of Suffolk Downs. While dramatically different from plans touted back in 2010, the proposal by Suffolk Downs’ principal owners…
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A Proud Return: U.S. Navy Corpsman Daniel Libby Receives Medal for His Heroic Action in Afghanistan
Daniel Libby was the guest of honor at a gathering at the family home on Harvard Street Saturday afternoon. Libby, a former hockey standout at Northeast Regional where he graduated in 2009, had returned from a seven-month stint in Afghanistan…
Residency for City Employees: The Time Has Come or Not?
In the pre-receivership era, there was a local politician who quite often got up at public meetings when job seekers from out of town were trying to gain a position with the city. “Chelsea jobs should be for Chelsea people,”…
Gravestone Returned to Chelsea After 35 Years
In a dark corner of the evidence room at the Milford (CT) Police Department, an unsettling and unsolved mystery sat for 35 years until last Friday. The mystery was a gravestone – an old stone belonging to an 18-month-old baby…
Grand Jury Stepping Up McLaughlin Matter
Media reports this week indicate that after many months of virtual silence in the investigation into former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Director Michael McLaughlin, a Grand Jury has begun stepping up its inquiry into the matter. Though a Grand Jury…
Graduation Slated for Sunday
Some 250 students are set to walk across the stage on Sunday as part of the Class of 2012 graduation ceremonies at Chelsea High School (CHS). The ceremonies will begin at 1 p.m. inside the gymnasium at CHA, and Principal…
Memorial Day Enhanced by Parade, Weather and Meaningful Ceremony
No one knew quite what to expect on Monday morning around 8:15 a.m. when the new Memorial Day Girl Scout parade pushed off from the parking lot of Welsh’s Funeral Home on Broadway. There was a healthy crowd of participants…
McLaughlin Pension Investigation Continues
The Chelsea Retirement Board reported last week that it continues trying to investigate the pension request of former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) director Michael McLaughlin, but the Board is not get unfettered cooperation in the task. Board Chair Joe Siewko…
City Credit Rating Shines Despite Gloomy Economy
While many communities have had to sacrifice their credit ratings by raiding Rainy Day Funds in order to stay afloat during the last several lean financial years, Chelsea remains trustworthy and financially strong according to Wall Street credit agencies. Standard…
Looking at the City…
Watching the old rusting steel oil tanks lining Marginal Street by the salt pile coming down is absolutely extraordinary. Twenty-five years ago if anyone around here had been asked if those tanks could come down, you would have been laughed…