We wish to offer our commendation to Chelsea Fire Dept. Captain Mike Thompson and Cambridge Police Officer Chris Borum for their recent efforts in saving the life of a man who had collapsed on the dance floor at a New…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: No Eraser for 2019, But Redemption in 2020
By Melissa Martin, Ph.D. Will we be the same human beings in the new year? Will this year be different? Will humanity change? Along with 2020 comes the hope and yearning for a more peaceful human race. How do we…
A New Year, A New Decade
The arrival of a new year — especially when it is the start of a new decade — marks a time of reflection for all of us. We pause to think back to the decade that has come and gone,…
Have a Happy — And Safe — New Year
Celebrating the New Year requires all of us to make sure not only that we ourselves do so safely, but also that we are vigilant regarding the safety of others. Although most of us these days take precautions to ensure…
Guest Op-Ed: The New Year’s Noise Diet: Why You Should Cut the Empty ‘Brain Calories’ in 2020
By Joe McCormack If you’re like most of us, you overindulged a bit too much in 2019. No, not on calories (well, maybe those too!), but on “noise.” That’s the name for the dizzying onslaught of information from work emails,…
Happy Holidays
This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
Christmas this year is part of what for many people will be an extra-long weekend, which means that for many of us, we will be indulging in the “Christmas spirit” early and often. By no means do we wish to…
Guest Op-ed: Count Our Blessings for Freedom of The Press
We go about our daily lives in the United States of America. We read newspapers in the U.S. and via internet we have access to myriad newspapers around the world. But how often do we stop and consider press freedom?…
Eileen Mullaney
We know we join with the entire community in offering our condolences to the Mullaney family upon the sudden passing of Eileen Mullaney, the matriarch of a respected and well-known Chelsea family. Eileen Mullaney had deep Chelsea roots. She was…
Remember Those Who Are Less Fortunate This Holiday Season
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas just two weeks away, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls…