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…
Category: News
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…
Chelsea Restoration Targets Two More Properties with Receivership Rehab Program
There are some homes that nobody can seem to salvage. And when those homes appear, Chelsea Restoration has routinely stepped up to the plate. Now, with a hefty state grant in their coffers, they are ready to salvage two more…
Low Turnout : Primary Vote Less Than 10 Percent; Democratic Ballots Top All Others
Not many registered voters in Chelsea cast a ballot last Thursday. A total of 1,311 voters cast ballots here in a primary that was more like a shadow than anything else. Democratic ballots cast totaled 1,155 while Republicans cast 155…
Promotion
Brian Dunn was promoted by Chief Brian Kyes to the position of Acting Sergeant. Brian is long time Chelsea resident who played Chelsea Little League Baseball for his father, Jack Dunn. Brian also played in the Pony League.
Chelsea Community Garden Busy Harvesting
The Chelsea Community Garden on Hawthorne Street has been busy harvesting this past weekend, with tomatoes, squash, herbs and other fresh delicacies coming off the vines. Here a busy bee buzzes the center of a gigantic sunflower in the garden, while…