Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Chelsea’s Dockside Restaurant to close, Will reopen as a Mexican concept YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1890 VOLUME 116, No. 55 THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018 Chelsea record 35 CENTS BOOK YOUR POST IT Call Your Advertising Rep (781)485-0588 Newspaper Group INDEPENDENT www.chelsearecord.com OURNAL TOP BILLING Your Ad Here Call 781 485 0588 TOP BILLING Your Ad Here Call 781 485 0588 PHOTO BY DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN Julio Figueroa as John The Apostle, Ramona Rodriguez as Mary Mother Of Jesus, and Kinian Lobo as Mary Madeline march in grief at Jesus's suffering during the annual St. Rose of Lima Church’s Stations of the Cross throughout the streets of Chelsea on Good Friday, March 30. Hundreds of parishioners came out to participate in the march. PHOTO BY MARIANNE SALZA The cast of ‘Shrek: The Musical’ at Chelsea High School singing “Freak Flag” during rehearsals this past week. The full-scale production by the CHS Performing Arts Department will hit the stage this weekend in four performances on April 5, 6 and 7. By Seth Daniel After six years of hosting diners from Chelsea and the surrounding areas, the Dock- side location in the Mystic Mall announced this week that it would close as of this Satur- day, April 7. Jack Urbaczewski and his daughter, Lisa Urbaczews- ki McKenna, made the an- nouncement on Wednesday. “I think we are very grateful to have had the opportunity,” said Lisa. “It’s bittersweet in a sense. We’ve had some really great employees and custom- ers there. The business can be very demanding. Where we are a family business, it makes sense to consolidate. As this chapter is closing, my dad is just really enjoying more fam- ily time and being a grandfa- ther…Chelsea is very special to our family.” Jack had operated a restau- rant in the old Mystic Mall many years ago, and he also served on the Chelsea Po- lice Department for 20 years. When he created Dockside Restaurants in Malden and Wakefield, then City Manager Jay Ash recruited Jack to be part of the new Mystic Mall shortly after the new Market Basket opened. “Having grown up across the street from this spot and serving 20 years on the police force, our time here in Chel- sea will always have special meaning to me,” said Jack. “I, along with our entire Dockside family would like to sincerely thank our regular guests for their patronage, our hardwork- ing staff for their dedication and the entire Chelsea com- munity for their loyalty and support over the years. We are very grateful to Market Bas- ket and former City Manager Jay Ash for this opportunity.” The business will not become vacant, though, as Lisa said they have sold it to a Mexican restaurant from Malden that they are familiar with. The El Potro Mexican Grille will open in the spot soon after Dockside leaves. Lisa said they will continue to support efforts in Chelsea like the Boys & Girls Club road race, and the Salvation Army on Chestnut Street. A farewell get-together for the Dockside location is planned for Saturday, April 7, from 1-3 p.m. By Seth Daniel The Wynn Boston Harbor tower hasn’t even reached the top floor, and already the name on the top is under se- rious reconsideration follow- ing the exit of the company’s founder Steve Wynn regard- ing sexual misconduct allega- tions. Responding to comments from Gov. Charlie Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey, Wynn Boston Harbor president Bob DeSalvio said they are seriously considering changing the name to not in- clude ‘Wynn.’ “We are at this time consid- ering a re-brand of the project and we’ll have an announce- ment on that at a later date,” said DeSalvio following the Massachusetts Gaming Com- mission (MGC) meeting on March 29. He said he didn’t have a time frame, though, and it isn’t expected to be an- nounced this week. “It’s something we are ac- tively considering right now,” Re-branding of Wynn Boston Harbor tower under ‘serious consideration’ Photos and story by Marianne Salza When a village of fairytale characters is evicted from their home, they are forced to settle in a swamp to the dis- pleasure of Shrek, the surly ogre that resides there. In exchange for the deed to the swamp, Shrek agrees to rescue Princess Fiona for Lord Farquaad. Along his journey to relinquish his pre- cious swamp, Shrek surpris- ingly falls in love. That storyline will be played out in four perfor- mances on the stage at Chel- sea High School (CHS) this weekend, as the CHS Per- forming Arts Department presents ‘Shrek: The Musical’ April 5 and 6, at 7 p.m., and April 7, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets cost $7 for students, teachers, and seniors, $10 for adults, and can be purchased by calling (617) 466-5051. “It’s surreal. There’s a lot of laughter,” said senior Aus- tin Henry Vega, who plays Shrek. “It has everything for everyone.” Having been abandoned at 7 years old, Shrek was accus- tomed to being on his own, but during his quest, he learns CHS students to present 'Shrek: The Musical' this weekend Chelsea Police, Cops For Kids With Cancer assist local family The Chelsea Police Department continued its outstanding charitable work in the community beyond its daily operations of keeping the city safe and well protected. CPD officers are pictured with Cops For Kids With Cancers representatives Michael Drummy and Stacey J. Abato as they presented a check to the Ingles family at the station. Cops For Kids With Cancer collaborated with the Chelsea Police Department collaborat- ed to present a donation to a local family during a ceremo- ny at the station. Through a translation by Chelsea Police Officer Sam- my Mojica, Sandra Ingles said her family was “very grateful” to the Chelsea Police and the Cops For Kids With Cancer charity for their assistance during this tough time. Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes praised Cops For Kids With Cancer as “a great chari- ty and an awesome program.” “They go to police de- partments throughout New England and assist families with children afflicted by this illness,” said Kyes. “They help out these families during difficult times. We thank this organization very much for coming to Chelsea today.” Captain Mike Drummy of the Massachusetts State Po- lice said families are referred to the charitable organization by local police departments and social workers. The or- ganization has donated more than $3 million to families. STATION OF THE CROSS MGC: Wynn Boston Harbor proceeding with project ‘at risk’ By Seth Daniel The Massachusetts Gam- ing Commission (MGC) said they would proceed as nor- mal with plans for the Wynn Boston Harbor resort casino, but described the situation as “awkward” and said that Wynn was moving forward with the project “at its own risk” – meaning that losing the Region A gaming license is a possibility. The situation came at the MGC’s monthly meeting on March 29 in Boston, where Wynn appeared for their first quarterly update since CEO See MGC Page 4 See WYNN RE-BRAND Page 2 See SHREK Page 12 Council President endorses Pressley, Capuano touts fundraising By Seth Daniel The U.S. Congressional race has heated up this week as both candidates, incumbent Congressman Michael Capua- no and challenger Ayanna Pressley, have touted their fundraising efforts, and one local Chelsea official gives the first endorsement – but for the challenger. City Council President Damali Vidot announced Wednesday that she would be backing and supporting Bos- ton City Councilor Ayanna Pressley in her Congressio- nal run. The shot across the bow comes in territory that has firmly been in the Capua- no camp for many years, but perhaps could be a key bat- tleground community in the race. As has become a common criticism of Capuano, Vidot said it’s not enough to simply vote against attacks. “Attacks on our community are nothing new, but, in light of Donald Trump and the Re- publican Congress, we need a new generation of leaders who are willing to intentional- ly advocate for solutions that address our most challenging issues,” said Vidot. “For that, and so many other reasons, I emphatically support Bos- ton City Councilor Ayanna Pressley’s candidacy for the 7th Congressional District… Leadership like Ayanna’s is what our country is missing at See RACE Page 4 Staff Report Amateur and professional photographers of any age are invited to participate in the Welcome to Chelsea Photo Contest. The contest is pre- sented by Chelsea Prospers, the City of Chelsea’s initiative for vitality in the downtown, and the Facebook group Chel- sea MA Photography Club coordinated by photographer and former City Councillor Matt Frank. The organizers seek imag- es that capture the richness of life in this dynamic city. “What people, places and things tell you that you are home? What image serves as invitation for others to visit Bellingham Square, Chelsea Square, Broadway? What does Chelsea mean to you? Everyone sees the city through a different lens, and we want you to show us your view!” they declare. Entries will be accepted un- til May 31, 2018 via the con- test website at https://tinyurl. com/PhotoContestforChelsea. An illustrious panel of judges will then select multiple win- ners in the categories of Local Photography contest to capture richness of life in Chelsea, and fame for local artists See CONTEST Page 5 By Seth Daniel The failure of Chelsea Fire apparatus to be dispatched to a serious motor vehicle accident with an ejection on the southbound Mystic/To- bin Bridge Sunday is being blamed on a dispatch error. The accident occurred in the southbound lane on the Tobin further into Charles- town on Sunday, and one of the occupants was ejected from the vehicle in a serious accident. Typically, as the long-stand- ing agreement goes, on any Tobin emergency, Boston crews head northbound, and Chelsea crews head south- bound due to the easier access for each community in those directions. That is the case even when the emergency is further back on the bridge in Chelsea or Charlestown. However, during the ejec- tion accident on Sunday, Chelsea crews did not make it there, and some postulated that it was because Boston Chief: Chelsea Dispatch erred in accident on Mystic/Tobin See TOBIN ACCIDENT Page 2
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Obituaries Pages 8 + 9
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$1.5 MILLION FOR NORTHERN STRAND COMMUNITY TRAIL
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has approved a $1.5 million grant regarding the development of the Northern Strand Community Trail led by a Revere on the Move part-ner organization, Bike to the Sea.
Revere has a one-mile stretch in North Revere. The Northern Strand Community Trail has been in development for over 20 years. The North Revere segment is a major part in the project that creates a continuous 7.5-mile rail trail running from West Everett, through Malden and Revere to the Saugus River and soon into Lynn. The North Revere segment allows users to en-joy spectacular views of the Rumney Marsh.
The funding, awarded through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA) Gateway City Parks Program, enables the design of the trail, develop-ment of bid-ready construc-tion documents, and receipt of all necessary construction permits. When completed, the trail will span 10 miles and
See DeLEO Page 3
REVERE RECREATION HOSTS PAINT & SKATE NIGHT AT CRONIN RINK
Joseph Arrigo was all smiles at the Revere Recreation Paint & Skate Night on Feb. 10 at the Cronin Skating Rink in Revere. Please see more photos on Page 10.
By Sue Ellen Woodcock
For years the abutters of Route 1 have put up with the noise from millions of cars, and now some city councillors want to have Mayor Brian Ar-rigo contact the MassDOT to install barriers along Route 1 between Route 16 and Cope-land Circle.
Ward 5 Councillor Charles Patch, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe and Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKen-na teamed up on a motion at last last week’s council meet-ing. Patch said he and the late
Councillor Robert Haas Jr. tried to get barriers installed in 2011 and received no re-sponse.
“We should get more re-spect from the state and fed-eral government,” Patch said..
Keefe noted that more af-fluent communities are often granted sound barriers.
Ward 2 Councillor Ira No-voselsky pointed out that Sau-gus got barriers along Route 1 installed along a new ball field.
“It’s a quality-of-life is-sue,” he said.
Barriers are easily seen
Have you ever had an idea for how you could make im-provements to the Revere community? So have the ap-plicants to the mini-grant pro-grams hosted by Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, To-bacco and Other Drugs Task Force; and this time, these ideas are going to become a reality.
Every year a group of Re-vere residents and institution-al leaders meet together to select the awardees of mini-grants offered to the public through the community-led organizations, Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, Tobac-co, and Other Drugs (ATOD)
Task Force. Both the ATOD Task Force and Revere on the Move are initiatives of the MGH Revere CARES Coa-lition. Revere on the Move is additionally co-led by the Healthy Community Initia-tives Office at the City of Re-vere.
This year over $20,000 was awarded to fund ideas to make Revere a healthier place to work, to play, and to raise a family. The Revere on the Move mini-grant program offered $10,605 in funding for permanent changes, pro-gram implementation, and youth-led projects that would help prevent or reduce obe-
sity in children and adults. The ATOD Task Force fund-ed projects totaling $9,500 to reduce youth substance use, improve their mental health, and increase opportunities for positive youth engagement.
In addition to the mini-grants already funded, Revere on the Move has extended their permanent change and program mini-grant appli-cations to Sunday, March 4. Up to $1,395 is available for ideas that make it easier to eat healthy and be active for all. The application is open
Revere's TNDreceives $50,000state grant for jobs
Special to The Journal
Monday morning the Bak-er-Polito Administration awarded $500,000 to nine projects through the Urban Agenda Grant Program. The Revere arm of The Neigh-borhood Developers (TND) was one group given $50,000 in funding to help establish workforce development ser-vices in Revere to support lo-cal residents to acquire newly created jobs.
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito along with Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash came to Revere City Hall to present the check to the Neighborhood Developers.
“Our administration under-stands the importance of local leadership and its impact on the lives of residents,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “The Urban Agenda Grant Program relies on the strong partnerships between local government, non-profits and
the business community that are critical to fostering eco-nomic success and building stronger neighborhoods in ev-ery region in Massachusetts.”
Revere is rebuilding its economic and employment base by utilizing large-scale and high value assets includ-ing Suffolk Downs, Wonder-land, a soon-to-close NECCO plant, and the MassDevelop-ment TDI Waterfront District.
The program seeks to un-lock community-driven re-sponses to local obstacles, and promote economic devel-opment opportunities through partnership-building, problem solving, and shared account-ability in urban centers. The competitive awards offer flex-ible funding for local efforts that bring together commu-nity stakeholders to pursue economic development ini-tiatives. These awards will fund projects in Boston, Clin-
Real estate values continue to be strong in Revere
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Ann Houston of The Neighborhood Developers, State Rep. RoseLee Vincent, Bob O' Brien of Revere Economic Department, Mayor Brian Arrigo and Secretary of Housing and Ecomonic Development Jay Ash at the announcement of the Urban Agenda Grant Program on Monday morning in the Revere City Council Chambers.
By Sue Ellen Woodcock
The Revere real estate mar-ket in 2017 was definitely a good one with higher prices for homes than in 2016, but a drop in the number of new listings, making home-buying an adventure.
“These are the highest pric-es we’ve seen in the last eight years,” said Maureen Celata, owner/broker of MCelata Real Estate. “And 2018 is going to be another banner year. Inven-tory is low now, but everyone is looking to the spring.”
According to figures from the Massachusetts Associa-tion of Realtors, the median sales prices was $376,250, a 4.9 increase over prices in 2016.
Homes also were also on the market 41 days, a 26.8 percent increase over the 56
days on the market in 2016.The number of listings in
2017 also dropped to 265, 10.8 percent down from 297 in 2016. The good news for sellers is that the original list-ing price was matched 100 percent of the time.
The condominium mar-ket saw similar trends with the median sales price at $315,000, up 16.7 percent over 2016. Days on the mar-ket also dropped from 67 in 2016 to 47 days on the market
“Inventory is low now and everyone is looking toward the spring,” Celata said
The rental market is also strong with rents ranging from $1,200 to $3,000. Cleat noted that if someone is paying big rent they just might be capable of buying and taking advan-tage of first-time homebuyers programs.
“2017 was a fantastic year to be in real estate,” said Joe Mario of Century 21 Ma-rio Real Estate. “There’s a lot of confidence and equity in homes. For 35 years now it’s been positive. Now is the time to sell. Revere is getting the overflow from the Boston market and people are moving to Revere.
Mario said Revere is desir-able because of its proximity to Boston, and it’s a hidden gem with a beautiful beach.
Mario is looking forward to the spring market, drawing from Boston and surrounding communities. He added that the Revere School system is also a draw for buyers.
“It all adds to the future growth of Revere,” he said.
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Thomas Boyan, Sr
Marie Butera
Richard Buttiglieri
Theresa Conte
Dr. Adrian Costanza
Dorothy Cordaro
Gerardo Iannuzzi
Patricia Muse
Paul Penta, Jr.
Antonetta Salamone
Obituaries Pages 8 + 9
See NEWS BRIEFS, Page 2
$1.5 MILLION FOR NORTHERN STRAND COMMUNITY TRAIL
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has approved a $1.5 million grant regarding the development of the Northern Strand Community Trail led by a Revere on the Move part-ner organization, Bike to the Sea.
Revere has a one-mile stretch in North Revere. The Northern Strand Community Trail has been in development for over 20 years. The North Revere segment is a major part in the project that creates a continuous 7.5-mile rail trail running from West Everett, through Malden and Revere to the Saugus River and soon into Lynn. The North Revere segment allows users to en-joy spectacular views of the Rumney Marsh.
The funding, awarded through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA) Gateway City Parks Program, enables the design of the trail, develop-ment of bid-ready construc-tion documents, and receipt of all necessary construction permits. When completed, the trail will span 10 miles and
See DeLEO Page 3
REVERE RECREATION HOSTS PAINT & SKATE NIGHT AT CRONIN RINK
Joseph Arrigo was all smiles at the Revere Recreation Paint & Skate Night on Feb. 10 at the Cronin Skating Rink in Revere. Please see more photos on Page 10.
By Sue Ellen Woodcock
For years the abutters of Route 1 have put up with the noise from millions of cars, and now some city councillors want to have Mayor Brian Ar-rigo contact the MassDOT to install barriers along Route 1 between Route 16 and Cope-land Circle.
Ward 5 Councillor Charles Patch, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe and Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKen-na teamed up on a motion at last last week’s council meet-ing. Patch said he and the late
Councillor Robert Haas Jr. tried to get barriers installed in 2011 and received no re-sponse.
“We should get more re-spect from the state and fed-eral government,” Patch said..
Keefe noted that more af-fluent communities are often granted sound barriers.
Ward 2 Councillor Ira No-voselsky pointed out that Sau-gus got barriers along Route 1 installed along a new ball field.
“It’s a quality-of-life is-sue,” he said.
Barriers are easily seen
Have you ever had an idea for how you could make im-provements to the Revere community? So have the ap-plicants to the mini-grant pro-grams hosted by Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, To-bacco and Other Drugs Task Force; and this time, these ideas are going to become a reality.
Every year a group of Re-vere residents and institution-al leaders meet together to select the awardees of mini-grants offered to the public through the community-led organizations, Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, Tobac-co, and Other Drugs (ATOD)
Task Force. Both the ATOD Task Force and Revere on the Move are initiatives of the MGH Revere CARES Coa-lition. Revere on the Move is additionally co-led by the Healthy Community Initia-tives Office at the City of Re-vere.
This year over $20,000 was awarded to fund ideas to make Revere a healthier place to work, to play, and to raise a family. The Revere on the Move mini-grant program offered $10,605 in funding for permanent changes, pro-gram implementation, and youth-led projects that would help prevent or reduce obe-
sity in children and adults. The ATOD Task Force fund-ed projects totaling $9,500 to reduce youth substance use, improve their mental health, and increase opportunities for positive youth engagement.
In addition to the mini-grants already funded, Revere on the Move has extended their permanent change and program mini-grant appli-cations to Sunday, March 4. Up to $1,395 is available for ideas that make it easier to eat healthy and be active for all. The application is open
Revere's TNDreceives $50,000state grant for jobs
Special to The Journal
Monday morning the Bak-er-Polito Administration awarded $500,000 to nine projects through the Urban Agenda Grant Program. The Revere arm of The Neigh-borhood Developers (TND) was one group given $50,000 in funding to help establish workforce development ser-vices in Revere to support lo-cal residents to acquire newly created jobs.
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito along with Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash came to Revere City Hall to present the check to the Neighborhood Developers.
“Our administration under-stands the importance of local leadership and its impact on the lives of residents,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “The Urban Agenda Grant Program relies on the strong partnerships between local government, non-profits and
the business community that are critical to fostering eco-nomic success and building stronger neighborhoods in ev-ery region in Massachusetts.”
Revere is rebuilding its economic and employment base by utilizing large-scale and high value assets includ-ing Suffolk Downs, Wonder-land, a soon-to-close NECCO plant, and the MassDevelop-ment TDI Waterfront District.
The program seeks to un-lock community-driven re-sponses to local obstacles, and promote economic devel-opment opportunities through partnership-building, problem solving, and shared account-ability in urban centers. The competitive awards offer flex-ible funding for local efforts that bring together commu-nity stakeholders to pursue economic development ini-tiatives. These awards will fund projects in Boston, Clin-
Real estate values continue to be strong in Revere
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Ann Houston of The Neighborhood Developers, State Rep. RoseLee Vincent, Bob O' Brien of Revere Economic Department, Mayor Brian Arrigo and Secretary of Housing and Ecomonic Development Jay Ash at the announcement of the Urban Agenda Grant Program on Monday morning in the Revere City Council Chambers.
By Sue Ellen Woodcock
The Revere real estate mar-ket in 2017 was definitely a good one with higher prices for homes than in 2016, but a drop in the number of new listings, making home-buying an adventure.
“These are the highest pric-es we’ve seen in the last eight years,” said Maureen Celata, owner/broker of MCelata Real Estate. “And 2018 is going to be another banner year. Inven-tory is low now, but everyone is looking to the spring.”
According to figures from the Massachusetts Associa-tion of Realtors, the median sales prices was $376,250, a 4.9 increase over prices in 2016.
Homes also were also on the market 41 days, a 26.8 percent increase over the 56
days on the market in 2016.The number of listings in
2017 also dropped to 265, 10.8 percent down from 297 in 2016. The good news for sellers is that the original list-ing price was matched 100 percent of the time.
The condominium mar-ket saw similar trends with the median sales price at $315,000, up 16.7 percent over 2016. Days on the mar-ket also dropped from 67 in 2016 to 47 days on the market
“Inventory is low now and everyone is looking toward the spring,” Celata said
The rental market is also strong with rents ranging from $1,200 to $3,000. Cleat noted that if someone is paying big rent they just might be capable of buying and taking advan-tage of first-time homebuyers programs.
“2017 was a fantastic year to be in real estate,” said Joe Mario of Century 21 Ma-rio Real Estate. “There’s a lot of confidence and equity in homes. For 35 years now it’s been positive. Now is the time to sell. Revere is getting the overflow from the Boston market and people are moving to Revere.
Mario said Revere is desir-able because of its proximity to Boston, and it’s a hidden gem with a beautiful beach.
Mario is looking forward to the spring market, drawing from Boston and surrounding communities. He added that the Revere School system is also a draw for buyers.
“It all adds to the future growth of Revere,” he said.
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See TND GRANT , Page 3
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Julio Figueroa as John The Apostle, Ramona Rodriguez as Mary Mother Of Jesus, and Kinian Lobo as Mary Madeline march in grief at Jesus's suffering during the annual St. Rose of Lima Church’s Stations of the Cross throughout the streets of Chelsea on Good Friday, March 30. Hundreds of parishioners came out to participate in the march.
PHOTO BY MARIANNE SALZA
The cast of ‘Shrek: The Musical’ at Chelsea High School singing “Freak Flag” during rehearsals this past week. The full-scale production by the CHS Performing Arts Department will hit the stage this weekend in four performances on April 5, 6 and 7.
By Seth Daniel
After six years of hosting diners from Chelsea and the surrounding areas, the Dock-side location in the Mystic Mall announced this week that it would close as of this Satur-day, April 7.
Jack Urbaczewski and his daughter, Lisa Urbaczews-ki McKenna, made the an-nouncement on Wednesday.
“I think we are very grateful to have had the opportunity,” said Lisa. “It’s bittersweet in a sense. We’ve had some really great employees and custom-ers there. The business can be very demanding. Where we are a family business, it makes sense to consolidate. As this chapter is closing, my dad is just really enjoying more fam-ily time and being a grandfa-ther…Chelsea is very special to our family.”
Jack had operated a restau-rant in the old Mystic Mall many years ago, and he also served on the Chelsea Po-lice Department for 20 years. When he created Dockside Restaurants in Malden and Wakefield, then City Manager Jay Ash recruited Jack to be part of the new Mystic Mall
shortly after the new Market Basket opened.
“Having grown up across the street from this spot and serving 20 years on the police force, our time here in Chel-sea will always have special meaning to me,” said Jack. “I, along with our entire Dockside family would like to sincerely thank our regular guests for their patronage, our hardwork-ing staff for their dedication and the entire Chelsea com-munity for their loyalty and support over the years. We are very grateful to Market Bas-ket and former City Manager Jay Ash for this opportunity.” The business will not become vacant, though, as Lisa said they have sold it to a Mexican restaurant from Malden that they are familiar with.
The El Potro Mexican Grille will open in the spot soon after Dockside leaves.
Lisa said they will continue to support efforts in Chelsea like the Boys & Girls Club road race, and the Salvation Army on Chestnut Street.
A farewell get-together for the Dockside location is planned for Saturday, April 7, from 1-3 p.m.
By Seth Daniel
The Wynn Boston Harbor tower hasn’t even reached the top floor, and already the name on the top is under se-rious reconsideration follow-ing the exit of the company’s founder Steve Wynn regard-ing sexual misconduct allega-tions.
Responding to comments from Gov. Charlie Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey, Wynn Boston Harbor president Bob DeSalvio said they are seriously considering changing the name to not in-clude ‘Wynn.’
“We are at this time consid-ering a re-brand of the project and we’ll have an announce-ment on that at a later date,”
said DeSalvio following the Massachusetts Gaming Com-mission (MGC) meeting on March 29.
He said he didn’t have a time frame, though, and it isn’t expected to be an-nounced this week.
“It’s something we are ac-tively considering right now,”
Re-branding of Wynn Boston Harbor tower under ‘serious consideration’
Photos and story by Marianne Salza
When a village of fairytale characters is evicted from their home, they are forced to settle in a swamp to the dis-pleasure of Shrek, the surly ogre that resides there.
In exchange for the deed to the swamp, Shrek agrees to rescue Princess Fiona for Lord Farquaad. Along his journey to relinquish his pre-
cious swamp, Shrek surpris-ingly falls in love.
That storyline will be played out in four perfor-mances on the stage at Chel-sea High School (CHS) this weekend, as the CHS Per-forming Arts Department presents ‘Shrek: The Musical’ April 5 and 6, at 7 p.m., and April 7, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets cost $7 for students, teachers, and seniors, $10 for
adults, and can be purchased by calling (617) 466-5051.
“It’s surreal. There’s a lot of laughter,” said senior Aus-tin Henry Vega, who plays Shrek. “It has everything for everyone.”
Having been abandoned at 7 years old, Shrek was accus-tomed to being on his own, but during his quest, he learns
CHS students to present 'Shrek: The Musical' this weekend
Chelsea Police, Cops For Kids With Cancer assist local family
The Chelsea Police Department continued its outstanding charitable work in the community beyond its daily operations of keeping the city safe and well protected. CPD officers are pictured with Cops For Kids With Cancers representatives Michael Drummy and Stacey J. Abato as they presented a check to the Ingles family at the station.
Cops For Kids With Cancer collaborated with the Chelsea Police Department collaborat-ed to present a donation to a local family during a ceremo-ny at the station.
Through a translation by Chelsea Police Officer Sam-my Mojica, Sandra Ingles said her family was “very grateful” to the Chelsea Police and the Cops For Kids With Cancer
charity for their assistance during this tough time.
Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes praised Cops For Kids With Cancer as “a great chari-ty and an awesome program.”
“They go to police de-partments throughout New England and assist families with children afflicted by this illness,” said Kyes. “They help out these families during
difficult times. We thank this organization very much for coming to Chelsea today.”
Captain Mike Drummy of the Massachusetts State Po-lice said families are referred to the charitable organization by local police departments and social workers. The or-ganization has donated more than $3 million to families.
STATION OF THE CROSS MGC: Wynn Boston Harbor proceeding with project ‘at risk’
By Seth Daniel
The Massachusetts Gam-ing Commission (MGC) said they would proceed as nor-mal with plans for the Wynn Boston Harbor resort casino, but described the situation as “awkward” and said that Wynn was moving forward with the project “at its own risk” – meaning that losing the Region A gaming license is a possibility.
The situation came at the MGC’s monthly meeting on March 29 in Boston, where Wynn appeared for their first quarterly update since CEO
See MGC Page 4
See WYNN RE-BRAND Page 2
See SHREK Page 12
Council President endorses Pressley, Capuano touts fundraising
By Seth Daniel
The U.S. Congressional race has heated up this week as both candidates, incumbent Congressman Michael Capua-no and challenger Ayanna Pressley, have touted their fundraising efforts, and one local Chelsea official gives the first endorsement – but for the challenger.
City Council President Damali Vidot announced Wednesday that she would be backing and supporting Bos-ton City Councilor Ayanna Pressley in her Congressio-nal run. The shot across the bow comes in territory that has firmly been in the Capua-no camp for many years, but perhaps could be a key bat-tleground community in the race.
As has become a common criticism of Capuano, Vidot said it’s not enough to simply vote against attacks.
“Attacks on our community are nothing new, but, in light of Donald Trump and the Re-publican Congress, we need a new generation of leaders who are willing to intentional-ly advocate for solutions that address our most challenging issues,” said Vidot. “For that, and so many other reasons, I emphatically support Bos-ton City Councilor Ayanna Pressley’s candidacy for the 7th Congressional District… Leadership like Ayanna’s is what our country is missing at
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Staff Report
Amateur and professional photographers of any age are invited to participate in the Welcome to Chelsea Photo Contest. The contest is pre-sented by Chelsea Prospers, the City of Chelsea’s initiative for vitality in the downtown, and the Facebook group Chel-sea MA Photography Club coordinated by photographer and former City Councillor Matt Frank.
The organizers seek imag-es that capture the richness of life in this dynamic city.
“What people, places and
things tell you that you are home? What image serves as invitation for others to visit Bellingham Square, Chelsea Square, Broadway? What does Chelsea mean to you? Everyone sees the city through a different lens, and we want you to show us your view!” they declare.
Entries will be accepted un-til May 31, 2018 via the con-test website at https://tinyurl.com/PhotoContestforChelsea. An illustrious panel of judges will then select multiple win-ners in the categories of Local
Photography contest to capture richness of life in Chelsea, and fame for local artists
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By Seth Daniel
The failure of Chelsea Fire apparatus to be dispatched to a serious motor vehicle accident with an ejection on the southbound Mystic/To-bin Bridge Sunday is being blamed on a dispatch error.
The accident occurred in the southbound lane on the
Tobin further into Charles-town on Sunday, and one of the occupants was ejected from the vehicle in a serious accident.
Typically, as the long-stand-ing agreement goes, on any Tobin emergency, Boston crews head northbound, and Chelsea crews head south-bound due to the easier access for each community in those
directions. That is the case even when the emergency is further back on the bridge in Chelsea or Charlestown.
However, during the ejec-tion accident on Sunday, Chelsea crews did not make it there, and some postulated that it was because Boston
Chief: Chelsea Dispatch erred in accident on Mystic/Tobin
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Council President Vidot endorses Pressley in Congressional race
MARTIN LUTHER KING MADE US ALL BETTER PEOPLE
This week -- April 4 to be precise -- marks the 50th anniver-sary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King as he stood on a balcony of a Memphis motel room. Dr. King had come to Memphis to support striking sanitation workers, the majority of whom were black and underpaid.
Dr. King is most-remembered for his efforts to promote racial equality and to end segregation in the South.
However, Dr. King's quest for justice for all Americans en-compassed many aspects of our lives. His efforts to promote economic equality and his opposition to the war in Vietnam crossed racial lines.
Moreover, King's message that the economically downtrod-den deserve better in a country as wealthy as the United States resonates even more today than it did 50 years ago.
In 2018 we live in an era in which the wealth of the top one percent is equal to that of the bottom 90 percent, a disparity that did not even remotely exist in the 1960s, but which continues to accelerate, especially under the present administration in Wash-ington.
Dr. Martin Luther King was not a perfect man by any means -- who among us is?
But he unquestionably was a person of great faith, tremen-dous courage, and an abiding desire to help those for whom the American dream was only an illusion.
Though Dr. King's life was cut all too short -- it is hard to believe that he was only 39 when he was shot -- his enduring legacy serves as a testament to the ability of one person to over-come adversity and to make a difference in the lives of countless millions of his fellow Americans.
FAREWELL, THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
After six great years, the Dockside in Chelsea will be closing its doors at the end of business on Saturday, April 7, 2018. We will be hosting a Farewell Get-Together that
afternoon from 1-3pm. The business has been sold to El Potro Mexican Grille, sure to be a great addition to the neighborhood.
Having grown up across the street from this spot and serving twenty years on the police force, our time here in
Chelsea will always have spe-cial meaning to me.
I, along with our entire Dockside family would like to sincerely thank our regu-lar guests for your patronage, our hardworking staff for your dedication and the entire Chelsea community for your
loyalty and support over the years. We are very grateful to Market Basket and former City Manager Jay Ash for this opportunity.
Warm Regards-Jack Urbaczewski &
The Dockside Restaurants Team
By Council President Damali Vidot
It seems that every day, our community faces new threats from Washington, DC. Most recently, the Trump Admin-istration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census threatens to undercount and deprive the residents of Chelsea with the representation they deserve. Attacks on our community are nothing new, but, in light of Donald Trump and the Re-
publican Congress, we need a new generation of leaders who are willing to intentional-ly advocate for solutions that address our most challenging issues.
For that, and so many other reasons, I emphatically sup-port Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley’s candidacy for the 7th Congressional Dis-trict. Ayanna has a long record of standing up for communi-ties facing threats: advocating for the protection of DACA and TPS recipients in Boston,
working to ensure that more women and people of color can join the building and con-struction trades, and fighting to create pathways to gradua-tion for expectant and parent-ing teens in the Boston Public Schools system.
Leadership like Ayanna’s is what our country is missing at this critical moment in history. It is not enough for our elect-ed officials to vote against the attacks on our communities -- we need representatives that will lead with us, for us, and
alongside us to help build the communities we deserve.
I am proud to support some-one for Congress that has inti-mate knowledge of how deci-sions made in Congress affect us locally, in our backyards. That energy of advocacy from someone that’s on the front-lines daily is exactly the ener-gy we need walking the halls of Congress. Ayanna is great for Chelsea, and I’m honored to stand alongside her and cast my vote for her on Tuesday, September 4th.
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he said.The name change has
seemingly been coming for several weeks, but the local Wynn team and the Las Vegas team had all been silent on the issue.
In comments to the Boston Globe in February following his ascension to CEO of the company, Matt Maddox indi-cated that a sudden re-brand of the company worldwide would be very difficult. He said that while most American customers associate the com-pany with Steve Wynn, many of the Asian customers associ-ate the brand simply with five-star luxury. Changing a well-known name, he said, cannot happen overnight.
The local thinking has been
quite different, though, as the project has not been complet-ed. Though the name has con-tained ‘Wynn’ for the last two years, nothing has yet been affixed to the building – mak-ing a change much easier here than elsewhere in the com-pany’s existing portfolio of properties.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) Chair Steve Crosby said he didn’t have a strong opinion on the matter, but said Wynn would do what it best for its business.
“For the record, I’m agnos-tic on that,” he said. “It’s the first I’ve heard they’re doing that. At the moment, it’s a de-cision for them to make.”
Worker dies on Wynn Boston Harbor site
TuesdayA worker on the Wynn Bos-
ton Harbor construction site died on Tuesday night after an accident on the site.
Details were scant, and Wynn officials said they were withholding the name and de-tails out of respect to the family.
“The Wynn Boston Harbor family regretfully learned this morning that a member of our construction team lost his life after sustaining injuries on our site yesterday,” read a statement sent out Wednes-day morning. “The name of the worker and details of the incident are being withheld at this time out of respect for
his family. We are launching a full investigation into the in-cident. This is a very sad day for everyone at Wynn Boston Harbor. Our deepest condo-lences and heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to his fam-ily and coworkers.”
It is the first death on the work site, with the first seri-ous injury on the site coming in early January.
Sources indicated the male worker was planting trees on the peninsula part of the site next to the water when a ma-chine carrying a pipe lost con-trol of the pipe. The large pipe was said to have hit the man in the chest, causing his injuries.
That, however, could not be confirmed by Wynn Boston Harbor by press time.
hadn’t notified Chelsea.Not so, said Chief Len Al-
banese.“This isn’t a Boston Fire is-
sue,” he said. “On this call it was a Chelsea Dispatch error. Boston did notify our dispatch and they had the information
but did not send it out. This can’t happen. We have to do a further investigation as well, but this was a Chelsea Dis-patch error that we are work-ing to correct.”
Chief Albanese said they have spoken with the 9-1-1
Director about the issue, and the chief wants to re-open the policy regarding the Tobin to make sure everyone is aware that Chelsea goes southbound on all accidents.
“We are going to update the policy immediately and work
on the specifics of it,” he said.The crash happened on
Sunday morning on the Cana Ramp with two cars and was listed as very serious due to the fact one person was eject-ed. The ramp was closed for some time.
The Chelsea Art Walk has announced that Ange-lina McCoy has joined as the program director for the beloved summer event. McCoy moved to Chelsea about two years ago from the
Cincinnati area. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown College in studio art and a Master of Arts in art history from the University of Cincinnati. She previously served as the Visitor Services
Coordinator at the Cincinnati Art Museum, spearheading free public Spanish tours as part of her passion for com-munity engagement.
She currently works at a small nonprofit in Boston serving older adults.
Angelina McCoy joins the 2018 Chelsea Art Walk as Program Director
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Temple Emmanuel held a Passover Seder commemo-rating the Jewish holiday at its newly renovated function hall.
A large turnout of 100 guests took part in the tradi-tional dinner that is celebrated on the first two nights of the holiday.
Rabbi Oksana Chapman led the gathering in the Pass-over blessings and songs.
Temple President Sara Lee thanked the many guests for
their continued support of the temple.
State Rep. Dan Ryan and his wife, Kara, and their chil-dren, attended the seder.
Marlene Demko, continu-ing the tradition of her late husband, Leo Demko, led the culinary operations for the seder. Guests enjoyed a fab-ulous dinner of chicken soup, brisket, and chicken along with the customary Passover offerings.
TEMPLE EMMANUEL HOLDS PASSOVER SEDER
Rabbi Oksana Chapman leads the gathering with songs honor-ing the holiday of Passover.
Front, Morton Padulsky, Sandra Padulsky, and Lynda Diamond. Back, Jordan Young, Sheldon Young, Steve Poverman, Sarah Diamond, John Diamond , and Karen Poverman.
State Rep. Dan Ryan and Geral-dine Dubie.
The Gerrig sisters, Gloria and Barbara, enjoyed the Passover Seder at Temple Emmanuel.
Front, Shirley Kaplan and Edythe Shuman. Back, Herman Weiss, Marsha Weiss, Joseph Douglas, Cynthia Douglas, Adrean Abrams, and Louis Abrams.
Front, David Levine, Roz Levine, and Steve Vider. Back, Murray Novak, Charlie Drector, Caren Drector, Cindy Millman, and Dottie Novak.
Front, Audrey Ryan, Schyler Kroon, and Ella Ryan. Back, Chris Kroon, Meredith Kroon, Carol Segal, Kara Ryan, Kip Kroon, State Rep. Dan Ryan, and Myer Segal.
Barbara Kamens and family, with Joel and Theresa Brint, and Barry and Darleen Kirshon.
Temple President Sara Lee Callahan, Carl Minkovitz, Gina Ellison, Sharon Minkovitz, Ron Ellison, Ava Ellison, and Tori Minkovitz.
Front, Natalie Mason, Marilyn Winer, Laura Kanter, Beth Gerrig, Norma Siegel, and Florence Barat. Back row, Barbara Gerrig, Gloria Gerrig, and Bunny Gerrig.
The leaders of the Temple Emmanuel congregation, Rabbi Oksa-na Chapman and President Sara Lee Callahan.
Front row, Kosta Kerastarsis, Marla Vigoda, Phyllis Vigoda, Mark Krentzman, and Earl Vigoda. Back row, Penney Gaman, Lily Krentzman, Matthew Gaman, Brian Krentzman, Robert Krentzman, and Mark Gaman.
Barry Kirshon, owner of Kirshon Paints on Park Street, who has generously donated to Temple Emmanuel for many years, with his wife, Darleen Kirshon.
CARY SHUMAN PHOTOS.
Steve Wynn resigned under sexual misconduct allegations in February. The dual nature of the program for Wynn – and the reason for the awk-wardness – is that the MGC is running a no holds barred in-vestigation into the company right now, while at the same time proceeding with matters as if nothing has happened.
It is the reason for the ‘at
risk’ designation now given to the project.
Wynn Boston Harbor pres-ident Bob DeSalvio said they made the decision to proceed at their own risk and they are not worried about it at all.
“It doesn’t (worry us) what-soever,” he said. “We certain-ly understand we are always under review with regards to licensing with the Gaming
Commission. As far as the local workforce goes, we are moving forward – all systems go.”
He also explained that there are two investigations going on right now, the MGC one and one from the Wynn Board of Directors. He said they need to let both play out right now.
“The best thing we can do now is let those play out,” he said, noting that they won’t put any timelines on it. “They have significant work to do. They will be thorough.”
Further questioned by members of the media about Wynn’s suitability to hold a license in Massachusetts, De-Salvio said he believed they were suitable.
“We are an excellent gam-ing company operating at a
very high level in Las Vegas and Macau. Next June, we’ll be operating in the Common-wealth,” he said. “Our 25,000 team members do an outstand-ing job every day…We feel we are very much suitable.”
MGC Chair Steve Crosby said Wynn has made the de-cision to proceed, and right now their license is still viable – but he said there are investi-gations that are ongoing.
“We’re simply awaiting the outcome; that’s where it now stands,” he said.
“There are two things happening here,” he contin-ued. “This is the biggest sin-gle-phased development in the history of Massachusetts. It’s a $2.4 billion project in Everett. It’s critical for Everett and communities around it…From a workforce perspec-
tive, we need to remember this can hurt a lot of people’s lives and lots of money that’s been invested. In parallel, we have to do a thorough no holds barred investigation…We will bring the results of that forward and talk about it in front of everyone.”
He also stated the Wynn project is at its own risk.
“Wynn is making the de-cision to proceed,” he said. “There is an investigation go-ing on and they will be doing this at their risk. That the deci-sion they made and that’s fine with us.”
The discussion of being ‘at risk’ came at the outset of Thursday’s meeting, when MGC Executive Director Ed Bedrosian Jr. set the tone and addressed the awkwardness of the situation.
He said the investigation is ongoing and that he hopes they can have the results to the MGC by summer. He said that right now there are MGC in-vestigators in Las Vegas mak-ing inquiries.
“It’s an awkward situa-tion, but the matter from now on must continue on parallel tracks,” he said.
“As a practical matter, Wynn Resorts is proceeding on the project on an at-risk ba-sis,” he said.
•Crosby chastises Wynn on sexual harassment
MGC Chair Steve Crosby had a word of warning for the Wynn group during and after
the meeting on Thursday as the company discussed hir-ing and employee matters, but skirted by any discussion of sexual harassment training.
“To not bring attention to sexual harassment and wom-en in the workplace during that discussion seemed to be a fairly substantial missing piece for the protection of em-ployees,” he said. “It seemed to be a pretty big missing piece, particularly for people from Wynn Resorts.”
The discussion came during the report on employment, di-versity employment goals and the new employment practices being put in place in prepara-tion for a “mass hire” in early 2019.
Wynn officials said they are in the process of modifying their policies and will report back soon.
•New commissioner to come soon
Commissioner Lloyd Mac-Donald has left the MGC as a commissioner, and Attorney General Maura Healey has appointed Eileen O’Brien to the vacant post.
O’Brien will begin her seat-ing on the MGC this week.
O’Brien, a Newton resi-dent, served in various po-sitions within the Special Investigations and Narcotics Division at the AG’s Office, including chief of the division from April 2004 to July 2008.
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this critical moment in history. It is not enough for our elect-ed officials to vote against the attacks on our communities. We need representatives that will lead with us, for us, and alongside us to help build the communities we deserve.”
Vidot said Pressley’s ad-vocacy on DACA and TPS recipients within the immigra-tion debate in Boston, as well as her leadership for women and people of color, were rea-sons for her endorsement.
Meanwhile, in a press re-lease battle of fundraising prowess, Capuano got the upper hand on Pressley this week, noting he has raised more money and has more money in his campaign fund. That coming shortly after Pressley sent out a news re-lease about her “surprising” fundraising efforts.
On Tuesday morning, Pressley put out a news re-lease saying the campaign had raised $364,368 in the first two months of the race.
“I am humbled by the outpouring of love and en-couragement I have received from so many individuals who share our vision for our district, our Commonwealth, and our country,” said Press-ley. “I am also deeply moved
by those who tell me that they are contributing or vol-unteering for the first time ever, and have chosen this unique and challenging mo-ment in our nation’s history to stand alongside our campaign and fight for a better future.” A few hours later, the Capua-no campaign put out a simi-lar press release showing far greater fundraising in the first quarter of the year.
Capuano touted raising more than $500,000 in the first quarter and having $1.1 million in cash at the moment.
“I am truly grateful for the support I am receiving in this campaign,” said Capuano. “We face real challenges from a Trump presidency threaten-ing working families, seniors, women, immigrants, and young people all across our district. I’m on the front lines of these fights and will keep standing up to Donald Trump to keep making a difference for the people who count on me to protect and advance their interests.”
Campaign Manager Sam Raymond said campaign vol-unteers gathering nomination signatures across the district are finding enthusiastic sup-porters. “During caucuses and in coffee shops, at farmer’s
markets and community meet-ings – our volunteers are find-ing and growing the strong support Mike has throughout the district because his record of strong advocacy and real results on issues that impact their lives is substantial,” he said.
“From protecting vital pro-grams like Social Security and Medicare, to advancing legis-lation that supports job cre-ation and economic growth, Mike is standing up to Presi-dent Trump and his dangerous policies and he’s making a difference. The people of our district know it,” Raymond added.
The Pressley campaign touted its grass-roots efforts on the ground, including in places like Chelsea
They indicated a strong presence at 30 Massachusetts Democratic Party caucuses in every city and town across the district. This past weekend, the campaign’s first “Day of Action” brought out over 40 volunteers who participated in signature gathering efforts in Somerville, Cambridge, Chel-sea, and Boston, they said.
The campaign said it has activated more than 300 vol-unteers across the district, in-cluding Councillor Vidot.
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After many months of dis-cussion, Cambridge College and Wynn Boston Harbor announced on Thursday that the two organizations have partnered to offer a Gaming Institute on the new Charles-town campus that will teach prospective employees table games and security.
The hope to market it to the entire region, particularly to communities like Chelsea that have a Surrounding Com-munity Agreement with Wynn and hiring preferences.
Philip Page, vice president of strategic partnerships, and Mark Rotondo (an Everett native), vice president of in-novation and strategic ini-tiatives, appeared before the Massachusetts Gaming Com-mission (MGC) on March 29 to announce that they would be offering a Gaming Institute with Wynn. The new partner-ship was one that both orga-nizations hailed as a natural fit, and seemingly replaced a Gaming Institute partnership with Bunker Hill Community
College (BHCC) that never really got off the ground last year.
“We have engaged with Wynn in a partnership to cre-ate a Gaming Career Institute (at our Charlestown cam-pus),” said Page. “We are ex-cited about what is transpiring with our conversations and the relationship developing with Wynn because the core principles of this relationship mirrors the mission of the col-lege, including training for underrepresented populations, diversity goals and careers with outcomes and advance-ment.”
Page said it was a great fit because Cambridge College merged and consolidated its old campus into a new facil-ity on Rutherford Avenue in Charlestown last year – just a few minutes down the road from the Wynn development.
Rotondo said they would focus on gaming training and surveillance/security training.
“We are committed to this gaming institute, training in all aspects that includes not just the experience at the ta-ble, but also how to manage
oneself in that environment,” he said.
Because Cambridge Col-lege has just moved into a large new space at Hood Park in Charlestown, they said they have ample flex space avail-able for the Institute. They will be working with Wynn to get the proper equipment needed, and they will be pro-curing the curriculum for the programs as well.
“We would like to be op-erational in the summer of 2018,” he said.
He also said they would need to gain approval from the state Department of High-er Education.
MGC Commissioners were concerned about the cost of the program, as a similar Gaming Career Institute in Springfield operating to train workers from the MGM ca-sino has run into affordability problems.
Page said the cost is a lit-tle more than Springfield, but they hope to be able to tap into scholarship opportunities. Al-ready, Wynn has committed to providing 50 scholarships to the Institute.
Cambridge College announces plans to open Gaming Career Institute with Wynn
The Chelsea Chamber of Commerce tried something a little different for its annual installation of officers and it was a tremendous success.
Officers, members, guests, city officials, friends – and notably eight past president of the Chamber - enjoyed a fab-ulous cruise of Boston Harbor that featured a buffet dinner,
dessert, and musical entertain-ment. Several guests took to the dance floor as the vessel, Rendezvous” made its way through its nighttime voyage of picturesque Boston Harbor.
Allan Alpert did his usual, sparkling job as master of cer-emonies for the program and the oath-taking ceremony.
The Chamber honored
outgoing president Sergio Jaramillo for his excellent leadership of the organization that promotes businesses and assists various organizations, including HarborCOV with its Taste of Chelsea fundraiser led by past Chamber president Joseph Vinard.
Former Chamber presi-dent Dennis Cataldo and City
Manager Tom Ambrosino praised Jaramillo for his years of dedication to the Chamber. Jaramillo thanked his wife, Effie, for her support of his commitment to the organiza-tion.
Joseph Mahoney will serve as interim president of the Chamber until a successor is named.
On behalf of the city’s residents, City Manager Tom Ambrosino thanked president Sergio Jaramillo for his outstanding efforts as the leader of the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce for the past two years.
Renee Caso Griffin, owner of two Dunkin Donuts stores on Ever-ett Avenue, pictured with her fiancée, Brian Morley.
The Chelsea Chamber of Commerce board members. Front row, from left, are, Maureen Foley, Sergio Jaramillo, Effie Jaramillo, Jan-ice Sikorski, Jeannette McWilliams, and executive director Rich Cuthie. Back row, from left, are Renee Caso-Griffin, D. Bruce Mauch, Alberto Calvo, Nader Acevedo, Arthur Arsenault, Susan Gallant, Joseph Mahoney, Alice Murillo, Allan Alpert, and Joseph Vinard.
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Business; The People of Chel-sea; Community; and Chel-sea, Past and Present. The panel will nominate a slate of finalists for a People’s Choice award to be determined via popular votes on the Chelsea MA Photography Club Face-book page.
All of the top images will be reproduced in large print format and displayed in the new storefront gallery, Gal-lery 456, coming soon to the former Salvation Army store on Broadway. At the con-clusion of the summer-time exhibit the winners will take home their high-quality, framed images with the Best in Show and People’s Choice winners receiving additional prizes.
The judging panel includes:•Darlene DeVita, an
award-winning fine art pho-tographer who specializes in portraits that capture the energy and humanity of her subjects. Her creative eye, patience, humor and unobtru-siveness have made her one the most sought-after pho-tographers in Greater Bos-ton. Between photographing weddings and exploring her fine art world, Darlene shoots
portraits at her studio in Chel-sea. She was Co-Director of the Gallery@Spencer Lofts for fourteen years, served as a member of the Chelsea Cultur-al Council and is a co-founder of CHARCOLL (Chelsea Art-ists Collaborative).
•Matt Frank is a life-long resident of Chelsea and served on the Chelsea City Council for ten years after four years on the Planning Board. His government, non-profit and community-based work fo-cuses on policy and proj-ect-based initiatives that serve the public interest. His interest in communications and com-munity building combined with a deep appreciation of the beauty of city life led Matt to pursue an interest in pho-tography. Matt captures our beloved city with a painterly eye as he celebrates the col-ors, textures and moods of Chelsea’s ever-changing land-scape.
•Roselee Vincent holds the16th Suffolk District Seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, com-prised of the communities of Revere, Chelsea and Saugus. A champion for the arts, Rep Vincent served on the legis-
lature’s Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, giving her an opportunity to visit with arts advocates across the state and learn how the arts are vital to local economies across the Commonwealth.
•Sury Chavez, a painter, was born in Los Angeles but spent much of her childhood in her ancestral home of Gua-temala. While East Boston is where she now resides, the colors, flora and fauna of Central America continue to inspire her work. Local busi-nesses, The Cuscatlan, Bella Isla Express and Pan y Café, have partnered with Sury for decorative murals and menu boards and she’s working with Chelsea’s Beautification Committee to illustrate “Wel-come to Chelsea” signs for key locations throughout the city.
•Marianne Ramos is a self-taught “outsider artist” who believes everyone can express themselves through art. A resi-dent of Chelsea for the past 35 years, she serves as Program
Coordinator for the Chelsea Senior Center. What began out of economic necessity be-came the foundation of her ar-tistic philosophy as Marianne embraces a Do-it-Yourself approach and environmental stewardship through the use of recycled and non-toxic materials. An extension of her civic involvement, Mar-ianne’s works are typically presented in settings that fos-ter community building.
Beyond the photography exhibit on Broadway, all submitted photographs will contribute to a collection of images for the promotion of the City of Chelsea as a great place to live and to visit. Sub-mitted photos will become part of a collection of images for use by the City in materi-als like municipal reports, the city website and informational brochures.
For more information about the Welcome to Chelsea Pho-tography Contest visit https://tinyurl.com/PhotoContest-forChelsea.
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In what sometimes ap-peared to be a long season with all the injuries that oc-curred, the Bruins are 79 games in, and head into the fi-nal weekend with three games remaining to be played. A disappointing showing by Boston in Tuesday’s 4-0 loss to Tampa Bay, this leaves the two teams tied for first place in the Atlantic Division, and tied for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Tonight (Thursday, 7:30pm), Boston will be hosted by the Florida Panthers, a team that still has an outside, but slim chance, at sneaking into the final play-off spot in the Eastern Con-ference. Boston will again provide the opposition for the Panthers on Sunday (7:30pm), as they meet on Garden ice in the makeup game for the Jan-uary 4th game postponed due to weather conditions. Sand-wiched in between will be a Saturday (4/7 at 7:00pm) as the Bs host the Ottawa Sena-tors who are battling the Buf-falo Sabres for last place in the NHL standings.
Following this trio of games, the NHL will an-nounce the schedule for the playoffs, scheduled to begin on Wednesday, April 11th. Bruins general manager Don Sweeney announced. Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo will undergo season-ending surgery later this week to re-pair his fractured left ankle. For the second-year defense-man it will be the second play-off series he will miss, having suffered a concussion in the final game of last season.
THE HOMETOWN TEAM: Steve Babineau
and Mike ShalinAs March turned into April,
cold temperatures and snow was in our forecast, but despite
the foul prognostications, the high mark was that this time of year also signaled the start of the Boston Red Sox 2018 season. One’s thoughts quick-ly turn to those balmy days when the skies are bright and rays of sunshine fall upon us on a daily basis. If that is not the case for you, there is a remedy to put you ‘in the mood.’ The remedy is a won-derful book titled “The Home-town Team,” a collection of over 300 pages covered with outstanding photos from the cameras of Steve Babineau, and the words of Mike Shalin. Together the duo are able to stoke the excitement of every Red Sox fan, and give them the chance to relive the glory days of their favorite players.
Babineau is well known on the sports scene, having been the lens for fans to see an in-sight into players and teams with pictures that were real-ly worth ‘a thousand words.’ His expertise put us on the field, in the dressing room, and up close to players in their moments of excitement and also in defeat, something he does remarkably well in “The Hometown Team.” Shalin has also been a fixture for more than four decades, having reported on hockey early in his career, before switching over to baseball and college sports. His talents bring life to Babineau’s photos in a way that is hard to describe, but together, the duo of Babineau and Shalin, creates a mar-riage made in heaven, as the contents of this book will at-test. Forewords from Dennis Eckersley and Dwight Evans, adds to the authenticity and longevity of this project.
Broken down into nine chapters, “The Hometown Team” devotes a section to: “Fenway Park,” “Skippers
& Brain Trust,” “ F r a n c h i s e Players,” “Star Players,” “Role Players,” “And Don’t Forget,” “Last Hurrah & Memories,” “#9 – Alumni – And Com-bos,” with the final sec-tion, a salute to “Col-l e a g u e s – Friends and Scrap-b o o k . ” B a b i n -eau’s pic-tures allow us all to take a walk back over the memorable years of this storied franchise, the Boston Red Sox; in a way that not many have has a chance to do.
One of my favorite chap-ters, “Franchise Players,” takes you back over the years with the pictures and words about the past and present with players: Carl Yastzemski, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Dwight Evans, Carlton Fisk, Jim Rice, Nomar Garciapar-ra, Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, Wade Boggs, and Roger Clemens. From there the pictures and stories move on to “Star Players – includ-ing Bill Buckner, Bruce Hurst, Jason Varitek, Curt Shilling, Dennis “Eck” Eckersley, Kevin Millar, Mike Lowell, Rick Burleson, Trot Nixon, Bill Lee, Derek Lowe, George Scott, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Ellis Burks, Fred Lynn, Bob Stanley, Mike Greenwell, Mo Vaughn, Den-nis Boyd, Rich Gedman, and Tim Wakefield.
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Many fans still remember the year of the “Impossible Dream,” when Yaz won the triple crown, batting .326, 44 homers, 121 RBIs. To be eli-gible to win a FREE hardcov-er copy of “The Hometown Team,” identify the year of the “Impossible Dream,” email-ing your answer to [email protected]. Winners will be chosen at random from the correct answers on April 15, and notified by email. Please include email address and phone number.
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Two more MS-13 members plead guilty to RICO conspiracy
One pleaded guilty on first day of trialStaff Report
Two members of MS-13 have pleaded guilty in fed-eral court in Boston. They are the 38th and 39th defendants, respectively, to be convict-ed in a 61-defendant case.
Edgar Pleitez, a/k/a “Cade-jo,” 28, pleaded guilty March 30 to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activ-ity, more commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy, and conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentenc-ing for July 10, 2018.
German Hernandez Es-cobar, a/k/a “Terible,” 30, a Salvadoran national, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 27 – the day he was scheduled to stand trial – to RICO con-spiracy and conspiracy to dis-tribute marijuana. According to the terms of the plea agree-ment, the parties will joint-ly recommend that the Court impose a sentence of 23 years in prison. Judge Saylor sched-uled sentencing for June 20, 2018.
According to court docu-ments, Hernandez Escobar was a leader of MS-13’s Ev-erett Loco Salvatrucha (ELS) clique. Several ELS clique members have pleaded guilty to participating in murders car-ried out on behalf of MS-13, including a July 5, 2015, mur-der of a 15-year-old in Law-rence. Hernandez Escobar
also conspired with other MS-13 members to sell marijuana as a means of raising funds to promote the ELS clique’s criminal activities, including purchasing firearms. Pleitez, who was a homeboy, or full member of MS-13’s East Boston Loco Salvatrucha (EBLS) clique, conspired with other MS-13 members to dis-tribute heroin.
After a three-year investi-gation, Pleitez and Hernandez Escobar were two of 61 defen-dants named in a superseding indictment targeting the crim-inal activities of alleged lead-ers, members, and associates of MS-13 in Massachusetts.
The charge of RICO con-spiracy provides for a sen-tence of no greater than 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. The charge of conspiracy to distribute marijuana provides for a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, a min-imum of two years of super-vised release, and a fine of no greater than $250,000. The charge of conspiracy to dis-tribute 100 grams or more of heroin provides for a man-datory minimum sentence of five years and no great-er than 40 years in prison, a minimum of four years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $5 million. Hernan-dez Escobar will be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence.
MS-13 member pleads guilty in luring boy to East Boston beach for murder
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An MS-13 member plead-ed guilty on Friday, March 30, 2018, in federal court in Boston to racketeering con-spiracy involving the murder of a 15-year-old boy in East Boston.
Carlos Melara, a/k/a “Chuchito,” a/k/a “Criminal,” 21, a Salvadoran national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeer-ing activity, more commonly referred to as RICO conspira-cy. U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for July 30.
After a multi-year investi-gation, Melara was one of 61 people named in a fifth super-seding indictment targeting the criminal activities of al-leged leaders, members, and associates of MS-13. During the investigation, Melara was identified as a member of MS-13’s Everett Locos Salvatru-cha (ELS) clique.
On Sept. 7, 2015, Melara, Henry Josue Parada Martinez, a/k/a “Street Danger,” and an-other MS-13 member partici-pated in the murder of a teen-age boy on Constitution Beach in East Boston. The defen-dants targeted the victim in a “catfishing” scheme in which they used a fake Facebook ac-
count to trick the victim into thinking he was talking to a girl. In reality, the Facebook account was being controlled by MS-13 members to lure in suspected gang rivals so that the gang could murder them.
On the day of the murder, Melara picked up the victim on a scooter pretending to be a friend of the girl that the victim was planning to meet for a date. Melara drove the victim to Constitution Beach, where the other MS-13 mem-bers were waiting to kill him. Melara and the other MS-13 members took turns attack-ing and stabbing the victim to death. Melara was promoted to “homeboy” or a full mem-ber of MS-13, as a reward for his participation in the murder.
At the hearing, the Court ac-cepted the defendant’s guilty plea, but deferred acceptance of the plea agreement until the July 30, 2018, sentencing hearing. Under the terms of the proposed plea agreement, Melara will be sentenced to between 30 and 40 years in prison. He will also be subject to deportation upon the com-pletion of his sentence.
On Nov. 29, 2017, Parada Martinez pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy; he is await-ing sentencing. Melara is the 40th defendant to plead guilty or to be found guilty after trial.
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ST. ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH HOLDS RE-ENACTMENT OF THE STATIONS OF THE CROSSPhotos by Derek Kouyoumjian
St. Rose of Lima Church in Chelsea had a procession cir-cle from the church, through Downtown Chelsea, and back again to reenact the Stations
of the Cross, the path Jesus took carrying his cross to Golgotha. It was a dramatic procession, and display of faith and sacrifice, that all got to participate in and watch.
Brandi, Makayla (9), and Paula Thayer watch the procession march along Broadway in Downtown Chelsea.
Joanna Aracon (6) finds a spot on a traffic island in Bellingham Square to watch the procession march.
Fr. Reynaldo Escobar recites from The Bible as the procession stops in conjunction with Jesus falling for the second time.
Noel (3) and Cameron Antonio watch the procession march.
The procession leaves St Rose Of Lima Church on its way down Broadway into Downtown Chelsea.
Jesus (Alvaro Pleitez) falls a third time and is helped on his path by Simon of Cyrene.
Parishioners crowd into the chapel at St Rose of Lima Church in Chelsea for the mass before the procession.
Hillary Cruz (3) sits on her shoulders of her dad, Ramone, while the procession marches.
Musicians performed in a flatbed trailer leading the procession.
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KELLY SCHOOL HOSTS MULTI-CULTURAL EVENTThe Kelly School in Chel-
sea held a Cultural Celebra-tion.
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Carmen Malave and Emmanuel Crespo, physical edu-cation teacher at the Kelly School.
Son del Sol Boston vocalists on stage.
Kelly School Parent-liaison and event coordinator Yolanda Valles delivers her welcoming remarks at the Cultural Celebration.
Jose Reyes enjoyed the Cul-tural Celebration at the Kelly School.
Assistant Principal Lisa Lineweaver and Principal Maggie San-chez.
Students Allison Sucuqui, Sindy Lemus, and Dayanira Granados with Principal Maggie Sanchez.
Keilly Romero and Karen Montero.
Kelly School Site Council members, Vicenta Romero (front), Maria Lemus, Parent Liaison Yolanda Valles, Maria Castro, and Ana Hernandez.
Kelly School students showcase costumes representing several countries.
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WYNN CONTINUES TO BUY LAND IN EVERETT
EVERETT – The Wynn Boston Harbor team has con-tinued to purchase proper-ties on Lower Broadway off their building site over the past month, amounting to five properties for a total purchase of $7.84 million.
The purchases came from late January to mid-March and included high-profile properties such as the Mas-sone Auto shop and an accom-panying parking lot on the op-posite side of the street from the shop.
Other properties were on Lynde Street, Bow Street and Broadway.
“This is part of our ongoing commitment to support May-or DeMaria’s Lower Broad-way Master plan and beautify the entrance to Wynn Boston Harbor,” said a spokesman. “There will be noticeable road and landscaping improve-ments when our doors open in June of 2019.”
The properties purchased include:
•98 Bow Street and part of Washburn Street (Bow Street Automotive, Robert Finos), $1.5 million
•127 Broadway (Fancy Nails & Spa, TKS Properties), $900,000
•93 Broadway (Parking lot for Massone Auto, James Massone), $2.8 million
•2 Thorndike Street (Mas-sone Auto, James Massone), $1.825 million
•32 Lynde Street (Sunil Shakya), $815,000
All of the purchases were made under LLC corporations that come back to Wynn Bos-ton Harbor’s Station Land-ing address, and its employ-ee-agent Jacqui Krum.
Councilor Michael Mc-Laughlin, who represents the area, said it is a sign that Wynn is going full steam ahead with their plans on and off the site despite recent challenges.
“This shows that Wynn Boston Harbor is continuing its progress and plans in Ev-erett are moving forward,” he said. “If that were not the case, they wouldn’t continue to be buying properties off-site on Lower Broadway. I see this as a very good sign.”
McGONAGLE HOSTS LOCAL WAYS AND MEANS MEETING
EVERETT – There’s one way to showcase a commu-nity and its high school, and State Rep. Joe McGonagle did just that last week when he co-chaired a budget hearing of the Ways and Means Commit-tee in the Everett High School library.
The other co-chair was Sen. Sal DiDomenico, who has brought the hearing to Everett High for the last several years with Rep. McGonagle.
“That entire hearing was good news to me,” said Mc-Gonagle. “The best thing we did besides working on the budget was that we show-cased what a great city Everett is. The students were incredi-ble once again, from the culi-nary arts program that cooked for us, to the string ensemble that played to the student am-bassadors Supt. Foresteire had escorting visitors.”
Rep. McGonagle helped to chair the hearing of the Com-mittee that saw more than a dozen members of the legis-lature, as well as Workforce Development Secretary Rosa-lin Acosta and Economic De-velopment Secretary Jay Ash pay a visit to Everett. Others that testified were members of the Library Commission, the Commission on the Status of Women, and the new Canna-bis Control Commission.
McGonagle said during this State Budget process, he is hoping to advocate for a state career center in Everett – a need that he said Mayor Carlo DeMaria called for.
“That’s one of the earmarks
I’m fighting hard for,” he said. “One of the biggest needs the mayor and his administration identified as a need was to get money to open up anoth-er career center. Everett had one before and it was big for us. We don’t have enough of these and I’m working to get one back open in Everett. There are only 29 of these statewide for 351 cities and towns.”
He said that is part of a goal he has, the City has, and also the state, to retrain workers for the modern economy.
“They are really trying to train people and retrain them for modern manufacturing, and I think that’s very im-portant for Everett,” he said. “When I think of manufactur-ing, I think of a factory that’s dirty and grungy and people punching in and out. That’s all changed. Health care is big in manufacturing. We need to train our residents for that.”
The hearing last week, and the overall State Budget pro-cess, comes on the eve of Rep. McGonagle launching his re-election campaign. He said in an interview last week that he is ready to seek a third term, and that he is just now coming into a good position on Bea-con Hill.
He serves on a number of committees, including the House Ways and Means Com-mittee and the Joint Ways and Means Committee (which was the one that met at Ever-ett High last week.) Addition-ally, he is now the vice chair of the Housing Committee in the House.
“When you come in, you start on the bottom and you work your way up,” he said. “As you work your way up, you get more responsibilities and you have more that you can do. I’m in a good place right now. Our campaign is getting ready and getting or-ganized and we are excited. I enjoy being the state repre-sentative and work hard at it. Once we get our team assem-bled, we’ll be ready to go in April and then right through the summer.”
McGonagle said one of the major concerns that has been on his mind is funding health care, particularly for nursing homes and assisted living fa-cilities.
He said too many workers are not getting paid well and nursing homes are not funded well enough. He said because of that, many are leaving the profession and putting a strain on care.
“It’s about funding,” he said. “The Baby Boomers are the fastest growing population in the country. We have major health care needs…It’s scary.”
For now, McGonagle said he is ready to continue work-ing for Everett, and enjoys be-ing able to represent a city he loves and is proud of.
WALSH ADDS SECOND AMBULANCE TO EAST BOSTON
EAST BOSTON – A bone of contention for decades in East Boston is the fact that the neighborhood has had only one dedicated ambulance sta-tioned. With Eastie geograph-ic isolation from the rest of Boston, coupled with the fact that the only dedicated Boston EMS ambulance is routinely called to serve Logan Interna-tional Airport, residents have clamored for quite some time for a second ambulance.
The chorus of demands for a second ambulance here has gotten louder in the commu-nity over the past year after Eastie residents Steve Holt waited nearly 20 minutes for a Boston EMS ambulance while his daughter suffered a seizure at their Jeffries Point home.
“Someone is going to die before an ambulance gets to them,” said Holt. “That’s the way this ends unfortunately unless changes are made.”
Boston EMS Chief James
Hooley has said while the normal procedure is to send a second ambulance over from Boston in the event Eastie’s only ambulance is tied up on a call or at Logan that he did admit sometimes it does take a while to get a another am-bulance over to the neighbor-hood for additional coverage when EMS is experiencing a busier than normal day.
“When the East Boston am-bulance is on call we start an-other truck over to the neigh-borhood,” said Hooley. “I won’t deny that it sometimes takes a while.”
Mayor Martin Walsh said he has heard enough of long wait times some Eastie resi-dents, especially the sick and elderly, are reporting when it comes to Boston EMS and has ordered a second dedicated ambulance to be stationed in the neighborhood this month.
Walsh said he will use over-time funds to pay for the sec-ond ambulance in Eastie for the remainder of this Fiscal Year. The ambulance began service in Eastie on March 12.
Then, as part of the City’s Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) budget that will be formal-ly submitted in April, Walsh has earmarked funds to have the second ambulance perma-nently stationed in the neigh-borhood through a deal with Massport.
As operators of Logan Airport, which utilizes am-bulance services in East Bos-ton, Massport has committed to providing a second bay for ambulance in Eastie to further the shared goal of reducing ambulance response times.
“I’m proud that through these investments we’re able to increase our capacity at EMS and improve response times to make sure we reach everyone in the City in need of immediate care,” said Walsh. “This additional ambulance in East Boston and new EMTs across the city will help better serve residents, and will make our emergency response ser-vices stronger and more effec-tive than they’ve ever been.”
Last year, Mayor Walsh an-nounced a new initiative that uses data to change the way EMTs are deployed to areas including the Boston Com-mon and Recovery Road area to improve patient outcomes and ambulance utilization. As part of this effort, funding was set aside for a Community Assistance Team to respond to calls that do not require a patient transport, resulting in more efficient use of ambu-lance utilization.
“Thank you to Mayor Walsh and Massport for work-ing with the community to ad-dress this critical issue. The permanent addition of a sec-ond ambulance in East Bos-ton is a perfect example of the good that can happen when government collaborates with residents to address communi-ty concerns,” said Representa-tive Adrian Madaro, who filed legislation earlier this year
to require Massport to house its own ambulance at Logan instead of relying on Boston EMS. “This investment will enhance public safety by im-proving ambulance response times and addressing East Boston’s present and project-ed growth.”
Senator Joseph Boncore added that the addition of a dedicated ambulance and new ambulance bay is a welcome relief for Eastie.
“As our community grows and we face new concerns over congestion, ensuring our community has access to reli-able public health and safety transportation is a top priori-ty,” he said.
President of Eagle Hill Civ-ic Association Debra Cave, whose group has been advo-cating for a new police station and ambulance bay in Eagle Square applauded the mayor’s efforts.
“As East Boston continues to grow and thrive, I am ex-cited that Mayor Walsh con-tinues to make investing more resources in East Boston a pri-ority,” said Cave. “This added ambulance is much welcomed and will continue to make sure that East Boston is healthy and receives the service it de-serves.”
CAMPAIGN TO GET TRUCKS TO USE BYPASS ROAD
EAST BOSTON - East Boston’s elected officials and District 7 Captain Kelly Mc-Cormick have expressed their frustrations over the lack of use of the Marty Coughlin By-pass Road—a half-mile road extending under Day Square to Chelsea Street designed to remove Logan Airport related traffic from East Boston’s resi-dential streets--by 18-wheelers.
Anyone driving through Day Square during the morn-ing rush still complains that airport related traffic is clog-ging the Square.
The community’s frustra-tion turned into reality last week after two 18-wheelers were stuck under the Neptune Road viaduct trying to make the turn onto Route 1A ramp from Logan Airport’s service road.
During the morning com-mute on Monday, March 19 and again later that evening, two 18-wheelers got stuck un-der the viaduct causing traffic in Eastie to come to a stand-still as crews worked to free the trucks.
The accidents were by far some of the worst with Ben-nington, and Saratoga Street traffic backed up from Day Square to Orient Heights.
It took close to an hour for motorists to make their way through Eastie.
In 2012 Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) cut the ribbon and officially opened the Coughlin Bypass Road.
However, residents who anxiously awaited the opening of the $23.5 million road as a
way to curb rush hour gridlock in the neighborhood are com-plaining that airport related cargo trucks like 18-wheelers are still using neighborhood streets and clogging traffic in Day Square.
For its part, Massport has started a campaign to ensure the road is used regularly by airport traffic.
Massport has been monitor-ing the use of the road since its opening and have conducted several outreach campaigns in an effort to get more vehicles using the road.
Massport officials have said while they can’t require vehi-cles to use the bypass road, added signage and increased marketing to freight compa-nies that use the road to get to Logan has helped curbed the number of accidents by trucks under the viaduct as well as airport traffic clogging Day Square.
However, after the most recent accidents, several resi-dents pointed out that signage improvements before the by-pass road could curb the num-ber of incidents of large trucks ending up on neighborhood streets.
Signs leading to the bypass road only read “Chelsea” with an arrow pointing left. Many truck drivers are probably unaware that they can take the Bypass Road to Chelsea Street and then get on Route 1A heading south via Curtis Street.
Some have suggested the signs should not only read ‘Chelsea’ but also something alerting truckers that there is a Route 1A South and/or U-Turn to Boston option at the end of the bypass road.
COUNCIL ADOPTS ORDINANCE TO PROTECT WORKERS
LYNN – The Lynn City Council voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance that would block dishonest contractors and subcontractors from do-ing business with the city through public bids.
Lynn joins a growing list of cities and towns in the state that are seeking to further pro-tect workers. Lynn will form a volunteer Wage Theft Council appointed by the Mayor and City Council. The six mem-ber volunteer board will be charged with reviewing lists of contractors and subcon-tractors looking to do busi-ness with the City of Lynn. The volunteers will then see if these contractors are on any wage violation lists with the Attorney General’s Office.
“The Carpenters Union has more than 200 members in Lynn. This is not a union or non-union issue. This is a worker rights issue,” Union Organizer Chris Galatis said. “Our members have protec-tions, but we are here tonight to see that all workers are treated fairly. Wage theft hurts us all.”
Others at Tuesday’s meet-
ing testified about the prac-tice of some big contractors hiring out small independent family owned subcontract-ing companies and then not paying what was owed at the end of the job. Several small business owners testified how they were bilked out of tens of thousands of dollars after completing a construction job.
At the meeting Cindy Marks of the Attorney Gener-al’s Fair Labor Division said her department is the primary enforces of wage laws but the department has been looking for more cities and towns to become partners in the effort to curb wage theft. With over 6,000 cases last year and the department on track to inves-tigate another 6,000 this years, Marks said while the state has laws in place against wage theft it’s tough for the over-taxed department to ensure all violators are not getting gov-ernment contracts once they are in violation.
“In Lynn last year we’ve received complaints about 40 businesses and recovered $80,000 for workers,” said Marks. “With the federal gov-ernment pulling back on fund-ing we are looking for partners wherever we can to help.”
Ordinances like the one passed by the Council Tues-day night helps take some of the burden off the Attorney General’s office from having to keep watch on local gov-ernment contracts and wheth-er or not they are being done by wage violators. The burden would shift to the volunteer board who will now become the watchdog for fair labor practices in the City.
“Someone has to step in here,” said Ward 6 Council-or Peter Capano. “We have $7,000,000 in unpaid wages (in the state) and this is mon-ey that could go to cities and towns. Someone has to speak up for the workers and protect workers and show them the same respect we show em-ployers and I think this ordi-nance does that.”
At Large City Councilor Brian LaPierre added that the ordinance will now hold com-panies accountable that vio-late wage laws.
According to the language of the ordinance passed Tues-day Lynn will now require contractors and businesses to report if they or one of their subcontractors have been cited for wage theft. The ordinance will prevent future wage theft by ensuring that businesses that have been found guilty of wage theft violations by the Attorney General post a wage bond in order to receive a city contract. It will mandate that violators pay all fines in order to receive a city contract, per-mit, license, or tax break. The ordinance creates a wage theft advisory council including representatives from commu-
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FREEDOMS FOUNDATION HOLDS INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
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The Bay State Chapter of the Freedoms Foundation installed officers, board and new members Tuesday night at The Arbors. From left are; Ron Vecchia, president; Joe Ferrino, Anne Broder, Ashley Harris, board member; Sabrina Casella, Michael Casella, Stephanie Locke, Eleanor Hargraves, Matt Mallen, Francine D’Andrea, board director, Edmund Survilas, acting vice president of membership; Barbara Survilas, chair and chaplain; Judge Joseph Ferrino.
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nity groups, Lynn businesses, labor unions, city council, and the mayor’s office. The advi-sory council will be supported the City of Lynn by monitor-ing citations issued by the At-torney General’s office
However, not everyone was in favor of the ordinance.
Rick Wood of the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce worried passage of the ordi-nance would scare off some.
“There has been consid-erable debate on this issue,” said Wood. “This is a redun-dant law because there is al-ready state laws on the books against wage theft. I believe this will defiantly scare away some people looking to do business in Lynn. I fear it will make the city look unfriend-ly to business, business that means jobs for our city.”
Wood added that some of the language in the ordinance requiring contractors looking to do business with the City of Lynn that the city can go back five years to ensure they, or a subcontractor they once hired, had not violated wage laws.
Wood said this would put an unfair ‘burden’ on these businesses.
COUNCIL SEEKS TO REGULATE SHORT TERM RENTALS
REVERE – With over 300 AirBnB listings in Revere, the City Council is going to tackle the job of implementing regu-lations overseeing the trend of short terms rentals.
The issue of short-term rental housing has been build-ing over the past few years and many cities and towns have implemented local reg-ulations.
Boston is working on new rules covering short-term rentals, but is a few weeks away from adopting them. The Boston City Council has asked for more time to devel-op the technology to enforce new rules,
Last year, the Winthrop council approved a special permit process for transient housing. Under the ordinance, anyone who wants to rent out a room is required to have a permit. The main concerns in Winthrop were cooking priv-ileges, fire code enforcement, health codes, bathrooms, parking and more.
At last week’s Revere City Council meeting, Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso brought the issue to the table, asking for an ordinance to be created by the mayor, the city solicitor and the building in-
spector.“We are allowing another
intrusion into our communi-ty,” he said, adding that res-idential parking in the city could end AirBnB.
Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna said the city should look into a 6 percent tax for AirBnB’s. She noted that the local hotel tax is seven per-cent.
Ward 2 Councillor Ira No-voselsky said he once ran into a man near the MBTA station who asked where the closest AirBnB was. It’s something that stuck with him.
Councillor Dan Rizzo add-ed that the rooming houses in the city are also a concern.
“We have to look at the whole picture,” Rizzo said. “Every little bit impacts the city.”
Ward 5 Councillor John Powers said safety precau-tions like smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, also should be considered.
The council sent Guinas-so’s motion to the Legislative Affairs Subcommittee.
JOSEPH FESTA DIES AT AGE 89
REVERE - Mr. Joseph A. Festa, one of the most suc-cessful and prominent real estate developers in the city’s history, died on March 26 at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, after a val-iant battle against illness. He was 89.
Mr. Festa and his compa-ny, Joseph Festa Construction Company, built more than 200 homes in West Revere and many other properties throughout the city, includ-ing the current Citizens Bank Building on Broadway, the adjacent TD Bank Building (formerly the Broadway Na-tional Bank Building), and the well-known Atlantic Towers apartment building at the be-ginning of Revere Beach.
Mr. Festa was highly re-garded as a visionary who always had the best interests of the city in his heart. As far back as the 1960s, Mr. Festa foresaw the need for addition-al parking in the Broadway business district and worked toward the creation of the cur-rent Municipal Parking Lot.
He was a founder and presi-dent of the Revere Chamber of Commerce, mentoring other business owners and speaking on their behalf at government meetings and business events.
Mr. Festa, always profes-sionally attired in a shirt and tie, was a man of many ac-complishments who had an outstanding work ethic, often
working long hours at his of-fices on Broadway. But de-spite his work commitment, he always found time to spend with his wife and family and enjoy the achievements – ath-letic and academic - of his three children and four grand-children. Holiday gatherings, family barbecues and pool parties were a fun time at the Festa home - “a happy home.”
“He was such a family man,” said his son, John Fes-ta. “He loved his kids, grand-kids, and great-grandkids. He was always there for us. He always made you feel like you were the best. He was a very proud man.”
John Festa said his father loved watching his children and grandchildren play sports. He was also a huge boxing fan, often watching greats such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman compete in mega-fights when the heavyweight division ruled the sport.
Boarding a boat with his mother, Assunta, and his sib-lings, Joseph Festa came to the United States at the age of two.
“My son, who was working in New York at Ellis Island, framed the boat that he came over on and gave it to him be-fore he passed,” recalled John Festa.
Mr. Festa started his con-struction company in 1953. He purchased land near the current Whalen School and built 35 homes in a devel-opment known as Colonial Acres. The new homeowners praised their homes’ sturdy construction and the integrity and honor in which Mr. Festa conducted his business.
Interestingly, Mr. Festa chose to live in the devel-opment himself, building a home where he and his wife, Camille, raised their three children, Joey, John, and Ann. Many of the streets in West Revere are named for mem-bers of this proud family: Ann Road, Joey Road, Johnny Road, Camille Road, Assunta Road, Festa Road.
Mr. Festa’s sons would later join him at the family’s construction company. John handled the property manage-ment, financial planning, and accounting divisions of the company while Joey oversaw the construction. Ann Festa is a retired school administrator in Revere.
Mr. Festa was a true Amer-ican success story, a man who worked hard to rise from mea-ger beginnings to establish a phenomenally successful company with an impeccable reputation.
“My father would tell me, ‘John, you don’t what it’s like when you don’t have enough money to buy an ice cream,’’ said his son. “But the one thing he did have was the drive and the determination to get better. He would always say that to me, ‘you always want to get better, you always want to learn.’ “My father was so high on education and al-ways learning and reading a lot. I truly believe that’s what made him successful. He was working days and then he would go to night school at Wentworth Institute.”
John Festa said his father, Joseph, and mother, Camille (who passed away in Decem-ber, 2016) were “a team.” “My mother sacrificed a lot, too. They worked together. They were married for 67 years.”
Mr. Festa stayed active in the family’s construction company until two years ago when his health began to de-cline.
“What was very important to him - one of the major things was his reputation – he was so proud that when he built the 200 homes, he lived within in that area – a lot of developers don’t do that,” said John Fes-ta. “He took a lot of pride in what he built. He didn’t rush to get it done. He was very particular about what he was building. He wanted to make sure, if you’re going to do it, just like your work ethic, you do it the best you can and you make sure you’re doing it the right way.”
Mr. Joseph Festa did it the right way throughout his long and successful career as a real estate developer. The city has lost a great and generous man from a great Revere family.
WINTHROP RECEIVES MASSWORKS GRANT
WINTHROP – Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and MassDOT
Secretary Stephanie Pollack, along with Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, and State Sen. Joe Boncore came to Winthrop to award a Mass-Works grant. Winthrop re-ceived a $261,680 MassWorks grant for improvements to French Square, Hagman Road and Woodside Avenue. The grant will go toward an over-all project to improve the cen-ter infrastructure.
Winthrop received an earli-er MassWorks grant for $2.3 million for the center last summer.
Pollack and Highway Ad-ministrator Jonathan Gulliver also came to promote Mass-DOT’s Complete Streets Pro-gram. Representatives from other communities such as Springfield and Haverhill came to Winthrop for the pre-sentation, which was held out-doors in the parking lot of 45 Pauline St.
“Our most important pri-ority is increasing safety, reli-ability and accessibility,” said Gulliver.
“Every community is unique with different assets,” Polito said, noting the part-nership with Pollack’s office. “We agreed that this was one to invest in.
“It is not lost on me that I’m in the hometown of the great Speaker DeLeo, who has been a good friend to (Gov.) Char-lie (Baker) and me and the rest of the Commonwealth,” Poli-to said. “He does a terrific job and a lot of it is because of his serving as selectman in this community.”
Polito also gave a nod to State Sen. Joseph Boncore, who also chairs the Senate Transportation Committee, and his family’s roots in Win-throp.
“This is a much needed in-vestment in our town,” Bon-core said, and noted that he read the history column in the Winthrop Transcript last week and 30 years ago the improvement of the center
district was being discussed. “Though most, if not all asked about parking. A lot hasn’t changed.”
“This program represents one of the many ways the Commonwealth gives tools to cities and towns to tackle the challenges facing their com-munities. These grants will help all people,” DeLeo said.
Signed into the law in 2016, the Complete Streets Program provides funding for munici-palities to carry out transpor-tation infrastructure improve-ment projects that provide safe and accessible options for all travel modes and all peo-ple. A network of Complete Streets expands travel choices by making it easy for people to cross the road, walk to school, bicycle to work, or hop on and off buses. Complete Streets are designed with all users in mind, and they make non-mo-torized transportation more convenient, more attractive, and safer.
Including the current round of awards that totals$5.3 mil-lion, the Baker-Polito Admin-istration has now awarded over $23 million to 71 com-munities throughout the Com-monwealth.
“This is a program that is part of our capital commit-ment,” Polito said.
Assistant Town Manag-er Joe Domelowicz said the grant includes improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians and automobile users.
Town Council President Ron Vecchia thanked the legislative delegation for supporting Winthrop in this fourth round of MassWorks grants.
“It fascinates me how this has taken off and I think its because it’s a very simple and powerful idea,” Pollack said. “A complete street is safe and feels safe for everyone.”
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Chelsea voters bucked the
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ocratic candidate Hillary
Clinton, and more important
locally, easily approved the
Community Preservation Act
(CPA) proposal that would
provide money to help fund
community projects and af-
fordable housing.
Turnout was heavy in Chel-
sea with early voting contrib-
uting to about 10,000 votes
cast in the City.
In the presidential race,
Clinton got 7,395 votes (79
percent) to Republican Pres-
ident Elect Donald Trump’s
1,558 votes (17 percent). Lib-
ertarian candidate Gary John-
son received 201 votes.
The most important mat-
ter on the ballot locally was
the CPA, which calls for an
assessment on property taxes
to match state funds that be-
come funding for community
projects, such as parks, and
affordable housing.
Voters approved the CPA
5,460 votes (66 percent) to
2,752 votes (34 percent).
In the other questions,
Chelsea basically followed
the state voting trends.
•Question 1 (slots in Re-
vere) saw 45 percent voting
for and 56 percent voting
against in Chelsea.
•Question 2 (lift charter
school cap) was defeated in
Chelsea 4,809 (55 percent) to
3,889 (45 percent).
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By Seth Daniel
Activity blossomed out of
the FBI Building on Everett
Avenue Monday morning as
the Boston Headquarters offi-
cially opened for its first day
of work in Chelsea.
Cars pulled into the lot,
shuttles operated from South
Station and some of the 500
newly relocated employees
strolled the sidewalks and
grabbed lunch at local busi-
nesses.After nearly three years
of construction on the high-
ly specialized building, the
FBI announced Monday it
had moved in to the Chelsea
building and had vacated the
building at Center Plaza in
downtown Boston.
“This new facility will
give our employees and law
enforcement partners better
security, upgraded technolo-
gies, and provide more room
for our growing task forces,”
said Harold H. Shaw, Special
Agent in Charge of the FBI’s
Boston Division. “We look
forward to continuing to build
upon the relationships we’ve
established here in Chelsea
while maintaining the criti-
cal partnerships we’ve devel-
oped over the years in Boston.
We hope our presence in the
neighborhood will have a pos-
itive impact.”
The new 275,000 square
foot facility is situated on 5.1
acres of land and is eight sto-
ries high. The state-of-the-art
law enforcement facility was
designed to achieve a Leader-
ship in Energy and Environ-
mental Design (LEED) Silver
Certification, and it is being
leased for the FBI by the U.S.
General Services Administra-
tion (GSA) for a period of 20
years.This marks the first time the
FBI Boston Division will be
located in a stand-alone build-
ing. The Division spent 23
years at its previous location,
One Center Plaza. The new
facility was developed and is
owned by ACS Development.
The Government Services Ad-
ministration (GSA) leases the
property on behalf of the fed-
eral government. Construc-
tion began in August 2014.
Patricia Simboli of ACS
By Seth Daniel
Fifteen new Chelsea Po-
lice officers - one of the most
diverse classes of officers to
ever come onto the force -
raised their right hands Mon-
day night to take the sacred
oath of upholding law and or-
der in Chelsea.
City Clerk Jeannette Cin-
tron gave the oath and the offi-
cers recited it as a jam-packed
crowd stuffed themselves into
every free space within the
Council Chambers.
Police Chief Brian Kyes
said that two of the officers
graduated from the Academy
last Friday and and the other
13 graduated from the Lowell
Transit Police academy in the
last few months.
“They have hit the ground
running, quite literally,” he
said, noting that some of the
By Seth Daniel
The Chelsea City Council
voted to institute a 25 percent
owner occupant property tax
exemption and to apply the
maximum commercial shift
to help residents absorb a tax
increase that has come due to
sharp increases in residential
property values.
While Chelsea had the op-
portunity to use up to 35 per-
cent for its exemption, the
Council chose to take a con-
servative approach in order
to reserve some tax relief for
upcoming years, when taxes
are expected to rise further on
the back of increasing proper-
ty values.“If the first 10 months are
any indication, I expect prop-
erty values are going up next
year and I can almost assure
you that taxes will be going
up,” said City Manager Tom
Ambrosino. “I urge you to
save some of this exemption
in order to have more tools in
your toolbox for next year.”
The Council did agree to
that course of action, voting
10-0 to institute the 25 per-
cent exemption. The current
exemption is set at 20 percent.
Meanwhile, the Council
also voted 10-0 to institute the
maximum residential factor of
175 percent, which shifts tax
burden to commercial proper-
ties.Property values went up
Chelsea goes all out for
Hillary, approves CPAThe results
FBI building opens Monday
as employees report to work
Chelsea Council
sets tax rate,
institutes 25
percent exemption
Chelsea swears in 15 new police officers
officers have already been in-
volved in some very intense
foot chases through Chelsea.
More than anything, Kyes
stressed that the class was
very diverse - having numer-
ous new Latino and Latina
officers. He said the entire de-
partment is a leader statewide
in the diversity category with-
in its contingent.
“The Chelsea Police De-
partment has 111 police of-
ficers,” said Kyes. “We have
an extremely diverse city in
an urban environment, and
we also have an extremely di-
verse department. We are 36
percent diverse in our ranks
and growing all the time. In
1987 when I came on, we had
one Latino officer and one
African American officer. To-
day, 36 percent of our police
department is diverse - second
only to Springfield, which is
37 percent. The average for
diversity statewide is 13 per-
cent in large cities. Mid-size
cities have around 5 percent.
Chelsea is ahead of the curve.
We have five more officers in
the academy right now and
three are Latino.”
He added that over the first
10 months of the year, vio-
lent crime is down 10 percent
from the same time last year.
“That is in no small part to
these officers being out and
protecting our streets,” he
said.The officers sworn in on
Monday include:
•Officer Garrison Daniel
•Officer Joseph Cordes
•Officer Aristides Rodri-
guez•Officer Anthony Morales
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Days before the property was opened, Developer Anthony
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uncovered at the entrance to the property on Everett Ave-
nue and Spruce Streets.
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City Clerk Jeannette Cintron swore in 15 new Chelsea Police officers on Monday night in
the City Council Chambers. The new hires mark one of the most diverse contingents to
come into the department ever, with Chief Brian Kyes noting that the department is 36
percent diverse. Two of the new officers just graduated last week, while the other 13 re-
cently graduated from the Lowell Academy.
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SALE OF REAL ESTATEUNDER GLM
183A:6By virtue of a Judgment and Order of the Chelsea District Court Civil Action No. 1614CV425, in favor of Board of Trustees of Addison Place Condominium Trust, against ARTHUR MCNAIR, TRUSTEE OF 124 ADDISON STREET REALTY TRUST AND INDIVIDU-ALLY establishing a lien pursuant to GLM 183A:6 on real estate known as Unit 3 of the Addison Place Condominium located at 124 Addison Street, Chelsea, MA for the purpose of satisfying such lien, the real estate will be sold at Public Auction at 11 o’clock A.M. on the 18th day of April, 2018 A.D. at the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, Civil Process Division, 132 Portland Street, Boston, MA 02114. The real estate to be sold is more particularly described as follows:Unit No. 3 of Addison Place Condominium created by Master Deed dated July 13, 1987 and filed on October 13, 1987 with Suffolk Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 430062, noted on Certificate of Title No. C212, as indicated on Condominium Plan No. 21302-A.Together with an undi-vided 6.2% percentage interest in the common areas and facilities of the condominium.The Post Office Address of the Condominium is: 124 Addison Street, Unit 3, Chelsea, MA 02150.The Unit is laid out as shown on the plans filed with said Master Deed and to which is affixed a verified statement in the form provided in M.G.L. Ch. 183A, §9. It is subject to and with the benefit of the obligations, rights and liabilities contained in General Laws Chapter 183A, the Master Deed and the By-Laws filed herewith.
Together with the exclu-sive right and easement to use Parking Space Number 3, as shown on the site plan filed with the Master Deed.The Unit is intended for residential purposes and other uses permitted by the applicable Zoning Ordinances and as set forth in the Master Deed.For title reference, see Deed dated February 6, 2009 and recorded with the Suffolk County District of the Land Court, Document No. 761532, Certificate of Title No. C212-66, Registration Book 212, Page 66.Terms of sale:1. Qualified bidders must have positive identification and a $600.00 deposit in the form of a bank check (treasurer’s, cashier’s or certified) to bid. No personal or business checks will be accepted. The check should be made payable to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department-Civil Process Division OR Bidder’s Name (this meaning that both the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department and the bidder’s name should appear on the check, connected by the word OR).2. The balance of the purchase price is to be paid by certified check or by bank check within thirty (30) days of the auction.3. An Auctioneer’s Release Deed will be issued to the purchaser, upon payment of the balance of the purchase price, within thirty (30) days of the auction. The Deed shall convey the premises subject to, and with the benefit of, all restrictions, ease-ments, improvements, outstanding tax titles, municipal or other public taxes, assessments, liens, or claims in the nature of liens, and existing encumbrances or record senior to the lien hereby being satisfied, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, outstand-ing tax titles, municipal or other public taxes, assessments, liens, or claims in the nature of liens or encumbrances is made in the Auctioneer’s
Release Deed.4. Additionally, and not by way of limitation, the sale of the real estate shall be subject to and with the benefit of any and all tenants, tenancies, and occupants, if any.5. No representation is or shall be made as to any other mortgages, liens, or encumbrances of record.6. No representation is or shall be made as to the condition of the real estate or the Condomini-um. The real estate shall be sold “as is.”7. Other terms, if any, shall be announced at the auction.8. This auction is subject to and in accordance with the Judgment and Order, a copy of which may be obtained from the Trust’s counsel, Colin Wehrung, Wehrung Laws, 142 Galen Street, Watertown, MA 02472 (617-393-9993).Board of Trustees of Ad-dison Place Condominium Trust-LienholderAlphonso S. JohnsonDeputy Sheriff
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LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF CHELSEAPUBLIC HEARING
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 2019-2023
In accordance with Section 5-4 (c) of the City Charter of the City of Chelsea, notice is hereby provided of a Public Hearing to be held on Monday, May 7, 2018 in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 500 Broadway, Chelsea, Massachusetts at 7:00 P.M. regarding the City of Chelsea Capital Improvement Program (CIP) 2019-2023. Examples of CIP Projects include roadway im-provements, water and sewer enhancements, equipment purchases and park renovations. Entire copies of the proposed CIP 2019-2023 are available for public review and inspection at the City Clerk’s Office
and at the Chelsea Public Library during normal business hours. Damali Vidot, PresidentChelsea City Council
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED PROVISIONS ON
PERMITTING AND REGULATION OF MOBILE
FOOD OPERATIONSNotice is hereby given that the City of Chelsea, acting through the Chelsea City Council, in accordance with the provisions of Licensing and Permitting, Ch.14, Article 3 of the City of Chelsea, Massachusetts Code of Ordinances, will conduct a public hearing on Monday, April 23, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Chelsea City Hall, 500 Broadway, Chelsea, MA, to discuss permitting and regulation of mobile food truck operations. A copy of the draft of the proposed amendment change can be found on file and available for public review in the Office of the City Clerk and the Office of the City Council, Chelsea City Hall, Chelsea, MA, from Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to Noon.Councilor Damali Vidot, PresidentChelsea City Council
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICEIn accordance with Section 2-7(d) of the Chelsea City Charter no-tice is hereby given that at a regular meeting of the Chelsea City Council held on March 26, 2018, the City Council voted after a second reading to adopt the following
Order:NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, That the City of Chelsea accepts the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter 64N of the Massachusetts General Laws and imposes a local sales tax upon the sale or transfer of marijuana or marijuana products by marijuana retailers operating within the City of Chelsea to anyone other than a marijuana establishment at a rate of three percent of the of the total sales price re-ceived by the marijuana retailer in consideration for the sale of marijuana or marijuana products. As used here, “marijuana products” are intended to include products that have been manufactured and contain marijuana or an extract from marijuana, including concentrated forms of marijuana and products composed of marijuana and other ingredients that are intended for use or consumption, including edible products, beverages, topical products, ointments, oils, and tinctures.A copy of the order is available at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 500 Broadway, Room 209, Chelsea, MA 02150.Jeannette Cintron White City Clerk
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NOTICE OF HEARINGCase No. 2018-02Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 34-215 of Chapter 34 (Zoning) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Chelsea, Massachusetts, that a Public Hearing of the Chelsea Planning Board will be held onTuesday, April 24, 20186:00 p.m.Chelsea City Hall – Room 305 – Conference RoomWith reference to the application of:120 Cottage Street, LLCFor a Major Site Plan Approval for a 49,780 square foot residential structure with 90 parking
spaces which does not meet the current minimum zoning require-ments for off-street parking spaces at the premises known as:170 Cottage StreetAll interested parties should attend the hear-ing or provide written comment to the Board. A copy of the application and petition is available for review at the Office of the City Clerk, 500 Broadway, Room 209, Chelsea, MA.Publication in the Chelsea Record Thursday, April 5, 2018 and Thursday, April 12, 2018
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LEGAL NOTICE
CHELSEA CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given in accordance with Section 40, Chapter 131 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Wetlands Protection Act), that a Public Hearing of the Chelsea Conservation Commission will be held:Tuesday, April 17, 6:00 P.M.Council Conference Room 101City Hall, 3rd Floor500 Broadway.The purpose of the Public Hearing is to review the Notice of Intent (NOI), submitted by Joseph Musiak, Accorda Therapeutics, Inc., for the expansion of the warehouse and manu-facturing space at 190 Everett Avenue, including demolition and recon-struction of a warehouse addition, demolition of smokestack, and installation of ancillary site improvements.A copy of the NOI is available for review in the Department of Plan-ning and Development offices, Rm 101, during City Hall business hours.Per OrderStephen N. SarikasChair
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LEGAL NOTICE
CHELSEA CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given in accordance with Section 40, Chapter 131 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Wetlands Protection Act), that a Public Hearing of the Chelsea Conservation Commission will be held:Tuesday, April 17, 6:00 P.M.Council Conference Room 101City Hall, 3rd Floor500 Broadway.The purpose of the Public Hearing is to review the Request for an Amended Order of Conditions submitted by Baywood Hotels for the proposed redevelopment at 200 Second Street. Modification were made to the original plan: the building and building footprint were reduced in size, the flood storage capacity increased, and the amount of pervious surface was changed.A copy of the Request is available for review in the Department of Plan-ning and Development offices, Rm 101, during
City Hall business hours.Per OrderStephen N. SarikasChair
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LEGAL NOTICE
N O T I C EIn accordance with Section 6-3 (b) of the Chelsea City Charter no-tice is hereby given that at a Regular Meeting of the Chelsea Traffic and Parking Commission held on February 20, 2018, the Commission voted to approve the following Regulations:To convert Bryson Road from a two-way street to a one-way street from Blossom Street to Heard Street. To post a handicapped sign at 93 Orange Street. To remove a “Stop” sign on Jefferson Avenue, from the direction of Washington Avenue at Franklin Avenue. To post a “No Parking Here to Corner” sign at the last metered space on Everett Avenue, at Cherry Street. Jeannette Cintron WhiteParking Clerk
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF HEARINGCase No. 2018-05Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 34-215 of Chapter 34 (Zoning) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Chelsea, Massachusetts, that a Public Hearing of the Chelsea Planning Board will be held onTuesday, April 24, 20186:00 p.m.Chelsea City Hall – Room 305 – Conference RoomWith reference to the application of:Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. c/o Joseph MusiakFor a Major Site Plan Approval for 12,934 square feet of redevel-opment and additions to an existing industrial structure at the premises known as:190 Everett AvenueAll interested parties should attend the hear-ing or provide written comment to the Board. A copy of the application and petition is available for review at the Office of the City Clerk, 500 Broadway, Room 209, Chelsea, MA.Publication in the Chelsea Record Thursday, April 5,
2018 and Thursday, April 12, 2018
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICEIn accordance with Section 2-7(d) of the Chelsea City Charter no-tice is hereby given that at a regular meeting of the Chelsea City Council held on March 26, 2018, the City Council voted after a second reading to adopt the following Orders:Ordered, that the Chelsea City Council authorize the appropriation of $25,000 from the Over-lay Surplus Account to the Assessors’ Office Ap-praisal Services Account 0114152-531100. Copies of the orders are available at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 500 Broadway, Room 209,Chelsea, MA 02150. Jeannette Cintron White City Clerk
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By Seth Daniel
City Councilor at-Large Michael Flaherty, and State Sen. Joe Boncore, both an-nounced this week they would not run for Suffolk County District Attorney.
Flaherty cited medical is-sues for his decision, while Boncore said he wanted to fo-cus on issues that are taken up in the Senate.
Flaherty, a former prose-cutor and former colleague of District Attorney Dan Conley – who announced earlier this year that he would not run for re-election, was the odds-
on favorite had he decided to enter the race given his back-ground and long history of po-litical races in Boston.
However, on Monday night, he said the time wasn’t right for his family.
“After long and careful con-sideration, I have decided that I will not be entering the race for Suffolk County District Attorney,” he said. “While I have long been interested in the DA’s position, and great-ly enjoyed my time spent as a prosecutor, I will always put my home life ahead of career interests. We have been work-ing through a family medical matter and, while the progno-
sis is good, my full attention is on what is most important to me, my family. Now is not the right time for me to take on the immense obligations of a countywide campaign.”
He cited that he enjoys be-ing a city councilor in Boston and will continue to serve happily in that role.
With the Southie candidate out of the race, many eyes turned to State Sen. Joe Bon-core (D-Winthrop), who had hinted he might run for DA. Boncore, who represents a good portion of Suffolk Coun-ty – including Revere, Win-throp, East Boston, the North End, the South End, Bay Vil-
lage and Chinatown, had been indecisive on his stance, leav-ing the door open for a run.
His tenor about the office, to an observer, seemed to change when the leadership of the State Senate became solidified, and Senate Presi-dent-elect Karen Spilka won the majority of vote commit-ments – a candidate Boncore did not back.
However, all of the specu-lation ended Tuesday evening when he released a statement saying he will not run for DA and will pursue re-election to the state Senate.
“While the District Attor-ney has great autonomy to
ensure the all residents of the County have access to justice, the State Senate is the best place to have a direct impact on the issues central to my district and the Common-wealth,” said Boncore. “As a former Public Defender, I understand the need for crim-inal justice reform. The next District Attorney must ensure all residents have equal access to justice, institute diversion policies, eradicate collateral consequences and reduce re-cidivism.”
Despite the exit of Flaherty and Boncore, that still leaves five candidates in the race.
They include:
• Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Greg Hen-ning;
• Dorchester State Rep. Evandro Carvalho, who ditched a state senate cam-paign to run for DA last month;
• Rachael Rollins, an attor-ney for MassPort;
• Shannon McAuliffe, a defense attorney who spent time running programs for the Chelsea-based at-risk youth organization Roca;
• and Linda Champion, a real estate attorney.
Councilor Flaherty, Sen. Boncore announce are out for District Attorney
Record Staff Report
The Massachusetts Reg-istry of Motor Vehicles is reminding the public that on March 26, to get or renew any driver's license, ID card, or learner's permit, custom-ers will need documentation showing United States citi-zenship or lawful presence as required by federal and state law.
Lawful presence means that a person is legally living in the United States according to federal immigration laws. All United States citizens and lawfully permanent residents have permanent lawful pres-ence in the U.S. Non-U.S. individuals who are studying,
working, or living temporarily in the U.S. may have tempo-rary lawful presence that may vary in length.
On March 26, customers will have the choice between a REAL ID Driver’s License or ID Card or a Standard Mas-sachusetts Driver’s License or ID Card. REAL ID is a Federal Security Standard for IDs that was created in 2005 as a result of increased feder-al security measures after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
REAL ID will be available on March 26; however, peo-ple will not need a REAL ID until October 2020. And if they have an active passport and don’t mind carrying it, they will never need a REAL
ID. After October 2020, cit-izens will need either a pass-port or REAL ID Massachu-setts Driver’s License to fly in the United States, or to enter restricted areas of federal buildings. The Standard Mas-sachusetts License or ID card will not be valid as a federal ID after October 2020.
“We encourage the pub-lic to review information on our website at HYPERLINK "http://www.mass.gov/id" \t "_blank" mass.gov/id to learn what documents they must provide for the credential they seek,” said Registrar Erin De-veney. “In most cases, people will have the required docu-ments on hand as these docu-ments are regularly requested when a child starts school,
when someone travels outside the country, or in order to get married.”
On March 26, individuals applying for Registry creden-tials are encouraged to start their applications online at HYPERLINK "http://www.mass.gov/rmv" \t "_blank" mass.gov/rmvand answer a few questions to determine if they should choose a REAL ID driver’s license or ID or a Standard Driver’s license or ID, and exactly what identi-fication documents are neces-sary for each. Customers who visit the RMV’s website will be able to print online appli-cations or have an applica-tion that can be displayed on a mobile phone. The website tells customers exactly what
to bring to complete the trans-action and also directs AAA members to the closest AAA offices for renewals. The on-line application includes a bar code that will be scanned to retrieve the customer’s infor-mation in the system to save time in line. Renewal custom-ers requesting a standard card may be able to perform their renewal successfully online, without coming in for the transaction in person.
Before March 26, 2018: Customers can process renew-als as usual - online or in per-son at a RMV Service Center or AAA location, (if they are a member of AAA). The Reg-istry encourages the public to renew early.
•Lawful Presence Docu-
mentationFor U.S. citizens, a val-
id, unexpired U.S. passport is sufficient proof of lawful presence. U.S. citizens may also provide a certified copy of their U.S. birth certificate.
For permanent residents, a valid permanent resident card (green card) is sufficient proof of lawful presence.
For customers who are not U.S. citizens, valid, verifiable immigration documents as well as proof that they have been granted a legal stay in the U.S. for at least 12 months is required. Their license or ID will expire when their legal stay is over.
RMV announces new requirements: Lawful presence and REAL ID
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New, early morning bus routes on several area MBTA lines began on Sunday, April 1, for a one-year early morning pilot program on the routes.
The pilot will be on the MB-TA’s busiest key bus routes serving neighborhoods within the immedi-ate Boston core traveling to down-town Boston, the Seaport, and key stops in between beginning as early as 3:20 a.m. Serving residents who start their work day before many people’s alarms ring, the new routes are part of the MBTA’s continued commitment to expanding offerings for those riders who need them most.
There are nine routes on the pilot, and four of them serve the areas of Everett, Chelsea, Revere, East Bos-ton and downtown Boston. Those routes in this area include:
•Route 104 – Lynn Street Revere via Broadway Everett to Sullivan Square.
•Route 109 – serving Broadway Everett.
•Route 117 – serving Wonderland Revere to East Boston, via Revere, Chelsea and Eastie.
•Route 455 – Salem to Wonder-land Revere.
“The T’s expansion into early morning bus service will provide an important opportunity for the chang-ing needs of Massachusetts’ work-force,” said Governor Charlie Baker.
“Throughout this one-year pilot, the MBTA will be able to gather import-ant information about changes in bus ridership and analyze that data to bet-ter inform future transportation plans around the Greater Boston area.”
“The launch of early morning ser-vice demonstrates that the MBTA is acting on its top priority to put the needs of its customers first,” said Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack. “This new transit option will serve workers who must start their day earlier than most. Other commuters and city residents depend upon these essential workers and the MBTA’s ability to get them to their work places safely and on time.”
The changes also include addi-tional service on existing routes during pre-dawn hours. Some routes will extend beyond their normal end points during the early morning to provide direct service to downtown Boston and Logan Airport, allowing customers to reach those destinations even before trains start running. Ear-ly morning service is already a part of the MBTA’s bus service on several routes, but these added services rep-resent earlier and/or extended routes on several bus lines. This expansion is the result of a year-long ridership study and planning initiative at the T, which resulted in the identification of key routes where early morning de-mand is heaviest.
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By Seth Daniel
Chelsea voters bucked the
nationwide trend and voted
overwhelmingly for Dem-
ocratic candidate Hillary
Clinton, and more important
locally, easily approved the
Community Preservation Act
(CPA) proposal that would
provide money to help fund
community projects and af-
fordable housing.
Turnout was heavy in Chel-
sea with early voting contrib-
uting to about 10,000 votes
cast in the City.
In the presidential race,
Clinton got 7,395 votes (79
percent) to Republican Pres-
ident Elect Donald Trump’s
1,558 votes (17 percent). Lib-
ertarian candidate Gary John-
son received 201 votes.
The most important mat-
ter on the ballot locally was
the CPA, which calls for an
assessment on property taxes
to match state funds that be-
come funding for community
projects, such as parks, and
affordable housing.
Voters approved the CPA
5,460 votes (66 percent) to
2,752 votes (34 percent).
In the other questions,
Chelsea basically followed
the state voting trends.
•Question 1 (slots in Re-
vere) saw 45 percent voting
for and 56 percent voting
against in Chelsea.
•Question 2 (lift charter
school cap) was defeated in
Chelsea 4,809 (55 percent) to
3,889 (45 percent).
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CHELSEA READS
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By Seth Daniel
Activity blossomed out of
the FBI Building on Everett
Avenue Monday morning as
the Boston Headquarters offi-
cially opened for its first day
of work in Chelsea.
Cars pulled into the lot,
shuttles operated from South
Station and some of the 500
newly relocated employees
strolled the sidewalks and
grabbed lunch at local busi-
nesses.After nearly three years
of construction on the high-
ly specialized building, the
FBI announced Monday it
had moved in to the Chelsea
building and had vacated the
building at Center Plaza in
downtown Boston.
“This new facility will
give our employees and law
enforcement partners better
security, upgraded technolo-
gies, and provide more room
for our growing task forces,”
said Harold H. Shaw, Special
Agent in Charge of the FBI’s
Boston Division. “We look
forward to continuing to build
upon the relationships we’ve
established here in Chelsea
while maintaining the criti-
cal partnerships we’ve devel-
oped over the years in Boston.
We hope our presence in the
neighborhood will have a pos-
itive impact.”
The new 275,000 square
foot facility is situated on 5.1
acres of land and is eight sto-
ries high. The state-of-the-art
law enforcement facility was
designed to achieve a Leader-
ship in Energy and Environ-
mental Design (LEED) Silver
Certification, and it is being
leased for the FBI by the U.S.
General Services Administra-
tion (GSA) for a period of 20
years.This marks the first time the
FBI Boston Division will be
located in a stand-alone build-
ing. The Division spent 23
years at its previous location,
One Center Plaza. The new
facility was developed and is
owned by ACS Development.
The Government Services Ad-
ministration (GSA) leases the
property on behalf of the fed-
eral government. Construc-
tion began in August 2014.
Patricia Simboli of ACS
By Seth Daniel
Fifteen new Chelsea Po-
lice officers - one of the most
diverse classes of officers to
ever come onto the force -
raised their right hands Mon-
day night to take the sacred
oath of upholding law and or-
der in Chelsea.
City Clerk Jeannette Cin-
tron gave the oath and the offi-
cers recited it as a jam-packed
crowd stuffed themselves into
every free space within the
Council Chambers.
Police Chief Brian Kyes
said that two of the officers
graduated from the Academy
last Friday and and the other
13 graduated from the Lowell
Transit Police academy in the
last few months.
“They have hit the ground
running, quite literally,” he
said, noting that some of the
By Seth Daniel
The Chelsea City Council
voted to institute a 25 percent
owner occupant property tax
exemption and to apply the
maximum commercial shift
to help residents absorb a tax
increase that has come due to
sharp increases in residential
property values.
While Chelsea had the op-
portunity to use up to 35 per-
cent for its exemption, the
Council chose to take a con-
servative approach in order
to reserve some tax relief for
upcoming years, when taxes
are expected to rise further on
the back of increasing proper-
ty values.“If the first 10 months are
any indication, I expect prop-
erty values are going up next
year and I can almost assure
you that taxes will be going
up,” said City Manager Tom
Ambrosino. “I urge you to
save some of this exemption
in order to have more tools in
your toolbox for next year.”
The Council did agree to
that course of action, voting
10-0 to institute the 25 per-
cent exemption. The current
exemption is set at 20 percent.
Meanwhile, the Council
also voted 10-0 to institute the
maximum residential factor of
175 percent, which shifts tax
burden to commercial proper-
ties.Property values went up
Chelsea goes all out for
Hillary, approves CPAThe results
FBI building opens Monday
as employees report to work
Chelsea Council
sets tax rate,
institutes 25
percent exemption
Chelsea swears in 15 new police officers
officers have already been in-
volved in some very intense
foot chases through Chelsea.
More than anything, Kyes
stressed that the class was
very diverse - having numer-
ous new Latino and Latina
officers. He said the entire de-
partment is a leader statewide
in the diversity category with-
in its contingent.
“The Chelsea Police De-
partment has 111 police of-
ficers,” said Kyes. “We have
an extremely diverse city in
an urban environment, and
we also have an extremely di-
verse department. We are 36
percent diverse in our ranks
and growing all the time. In
1987 when I came on, we had
one Latino officer and one
African American officer. To-
day, 36 percent of our police
department is diverse - second
only to Springfield, which is
37 percent. The average for
diversity statewide is 13 per-
cent in large cities. Mid-size
cities have around 5 percent.
Chelsea is ahead of the curve.
We have five more officers in
the academy right now and
three are Latino.”
He added that over the first
10 months of the year, vio-
lent crime is down 10 percent
from the same time last year.
“That is in no small part to
these officers being out and
protecting our streets,” he
said.The officers sworn in on
Monday include:
•Officer Garrison Daniel
•Officer Joseph Cordes
•Officer Aristides Rodri-
guez•Officer Anthony Morales
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Days before the property was opened, Developer Anthony
C. Simboli, took a sneak peek at the monument sign, now
uncovered at the entrance to the property on Everett Ave-
nue and Spruce Streets.
See AX Page 2
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PHOTO BY SETH DANIEL
City Clerk Jeannette Cintron swore in 15 new Chelsea Police officers on Monday night in
the City Council Chambers. The new hires mark one of the most diverse contingents to
come into the department ever, with Chief Brian Kyes noting that the department is 36
percent diverse. Two of the new officers just graduated last week, while the other 13 re-
cently graduated from the Lowell Academy.
PHOTO BY MARIANNE SALZA
Stefany Romero with her daughter, Genesis Giron Romero, and Irma Fejzic, volunteer from
Chelsea High School’s Interact Club, with Gerald, the elephant, during the annual Chelsea
Reads Family Literacy Day at the Chelsea Public Library. Some 700 families came to the
library for a day of fun with books and characters. Please see page 12 for more photos.
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the value of friendship and bonds with Donkey. Shrek evolves from a guarded grump into a valiant hero.
“Shrek is a character I think a lot of people would relate to. He was alone all his life and never experienced love,” explained Vega about the character he plays in his final production at CHS. “He has a grim way of looking at the world. In the end, he learns that he is loved.”
In this romantic comedy, Fiona envisions herself being saved by a handsome prince. She dreams of sharing a true love’s kiss that will break her curse.
However, she learns that life is not always what she ex-pects.
“In the end you see a tale of them falling in love and creating a family, with Don-key included,” said junior Samantha Areli Iraheta, who plays Fiona. “My favorite part
about this production is seeing us grow as characters and as a family. Everyone in the cast and crew created a child of a show that we put all our effort in. I am proud of every person who stands on this stage and is in the crew.”
‘Shrek: The Musical’ has a cast of 26 and a crew of 15 members, including middle school students from through-out Chelsea.
“My favorite part about working on this show is get-ting to work with people you’ve created a bond with. There are constantly new people and perspectives,” said sophomore Tammy Frias Caraballo, sound manager. “The music is so good. I wake up in the morning with songs already stuck in my head. I think people should come see it because you get taken to a world filled with magic. It’s a great show for friends and family.”
Felix Ramos (left), as Donkey, and Austin Vega, as Shrek, after saving as Fiona, performed by Samantha Iraheta, from the dragon.
The fairytale creatures performing, “Forever.”
JJ Hernandez, as Pinocchio, and Ally Ramos, as a fairy.
Junior Samantha Areli Iraheta, as Fiona.
Senior Austin Henry Vega, as Shrek.Malaya Barr performing “Freak Flag.”
By Beth Treffeisen
A Bostonian through and through, Greg Henning a prosecutor and mentor in the community he has served for over 12 years is stepping up and running for the office of District Attorney.
For 10 years, Henning has worked as an assistant district attorney in the Suffolk Coun-ty DA’s office, prosecuting a variety of cases ranging from low-level misdemeanors to murders.
He is running for a seat that is being vacated by Dis-trict Attorney Dan Conley, who surprised many this past February when he said that he would not run again, open-ing a seat for the county-wide office that covers Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Win-throp. The District Attorney is the chief law enforcer for this area and is in charge of prosecuting and investigating crimes throughout the county.
“When the District Attor-ney announced he wasn’t going to run for re-election I wanted to make sure - as a Suffolk County resident and as a prosecutor and somebody who has been devoted to the county for my entire profes-sional career - that the per-son and the people running the office knew how to do it and balance public safety and working with the communi-ty,” said Henning.
After working in the Dis-trict Attorney’s office for 10 years, Henning said there are a lot of improvements he
would like see. One includes making re-
cord keeping systems more efficient.
“We need to do a better job at tracking data and seeing outcomes,” he said.
In 2008, Henning was ap-pointed to the head of the Gun Prosecution Task Force. In 2016, he was named Supervi-sor of the Gang Unit, heading a team of attorneys focused on shootings and other violent crimes in Suffolk County.
When he was running the Gang Unit, Henning’s worked closely with defense attorneys and law enforcement officials on finding individuals who should be given an opportuni-ty for a second chance, even if they are facing significant incarceration.
Henning’s would like to formalize that process and develop guidelines on how to use and work with community organizations to ensure indi-viduals who are deserving of a second chance and who can turn things around after mak-ing a bad decision can do so.
Another goal Henning’s has is to help start and then broaden the District Attor-ney’s office to focus on un-solved shootings in the city, particularly non-fatal un-solved shootings. Homicides, he said, get a lot of attention but many times a gun is shot and no one is ever held re-sponsible for it.
“When there is a shooting where someone is hit and not killed or firearms are dis-charged in a community and
no one is actually hit - those have a tremendous effect on people’s livelihood and their well being,” said Henning. “If you are a parent and you have to tell your kid to duck when you hear the sound of gun shots, even if no one is hit by that bullet it has a huge impact on your quality of life. That is a focus of mine and will con-tinue to be a focus of mine.”
Beginning in 2009, Hen-ning started volunteering, coaching, and tutoring at Col-lege Bound Dorchester.
“One of the individuals we prosecuted under my supervi-sion ended up being on a bas-ketball team that I coached,” said Henning. “Through that experience I started working more closely with guys on the team who had criminal back-grounds and also people who I have prosecuted or was pros-ecuting at the time.”
Following that experience he left the DA’s office in 2011
to become a teacher at Boston Preparatory Charter Public School in Hyde Park, teach-ing eighth grade English and twelfth grade constitutional law to over 100 students.
“I wanted to see if there was a way to have a better im-pact on the young men I was working with and I thought why not try doing it in the classroom,” said Henning.
He continued to be a part of their lives even after returning to the DA’s office in 2013.
Through his mentoring, Henning visits correctional facilities throughout Massa-chusetts, where he visits for-mer defendants and assists them with the transition to life after their release.
“After teaching and I came back for my second shift at the DA’s office, I had a differ-ent perspective and was more cognizant of the work that we do and how it impacts the people we prosecute and their families and the community,” said Henning.
Henning graduated from Harvard in 2002 with a degree in Government, then received his juris doctorate in 2005 from the University of Virgin-ia School of Law. He complet-ed a clerkship for the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Macon, Georgia, before returning to Boston to begin working as an assistant district attorney in 2006.
He currently lives in Dorchester with his girlfriend, who is a special education teacher in Boston.
Greg Henning vies for Suffolk County District Attorney seat
