Chaiel Schaffel

Waltham

News Writer at WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - News Audio

Reporter @wbznewsradio in Boston. Sharon, MA native. Pats fan, and fan of trees. @BrandeisU alum. Name pronouncer: 🔊 clear your throat, and then say "Aisle."

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Faced With Impossible Lot, Boston Architect Gets Creative In Bay Village

2 weeks ago | wbznewsradio.iheart.com | Chaiel Schaffel

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — For developers, finding a place to put a new building in downtown Boston is like playing Tetris, and every block costs millions of dollars. It seems every inch of space is either already spoken for, has something already built on it – or would require new laws of physics to build anything new. Falling somewhat into the final category is the plan for 138 Arlington Street in Bay Village, recently greenlit by the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals.
Allston's Grasshopper Reopens With New Location, Same Menu

Aug 28, 2024 | wbznewsradio.iheart.com | Chaiel Schaffel

Grasshopper's new TV screen menu and its old sign at its new location. Photo: Chaiel Schaffel/WBZ NewsRadioBOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Allston's beloved, decades-old vegan eatery, Grasshopper, was presumed dead and buried. A litany of loving obituaries in the local headlines declared it so back in the spring. But that trip beyond the grave turned out to not be so final after all: the 'Hopper is back at a new location, returned after a brief summer hiatus.
What Happens To Norwood Hospital With The Steward Deal Done? | WBZ NewsRadio 1030

Aug 20, 2024 | wbznewsradio.iheart.com | Chaiel Schaffel

Photo: Chaiel Schaffel/WBZ NewsRadioNORWOOD, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — More than four years after a fateful June rainstorm set Norwood Hospital tottering down the path to oblivion, the skeleton of a building rises over the center of town. The outside is nearing completion, but easily visible from Washington Street is the inside – or lack thereof, as it is utterly empty, aside from a handful of construction lights.
Walden Pond Still Tight On Space, Even Months Into Summer

Aug 1, 2024 | wbznewsradio.iheart.com | Chaiel Schaffel

People enjoy the slimmed-down beach at Walden Pond. Photo: Chaiel Schaffel/WBZ NewsRadioCONCORD, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — When the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation said to come see how Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond, they probably weren’t asking people to do a partial impersonation. And yet: “We’ll see folks bring really large, almost pop-up tent type things, tables, hammocks, folks try to bring in grills,” said Lisa Little, park supervisor at Walden Pond.
What's Up With All Of Those "Envy Apple" Ads Around Boston? We Took A Look

Mar 21, 2024 | wbznewsradio.iheart.com | Chaiel Schaffel

An Envy Apple advertisement next to a bus stop in Allston. Photo: Chaiel Schaffel/WBZ NewsRadioBOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — If you’ve driven up I-93 in Boston or taken an MBTA bus, you’ll probably have seen them. Ads for “Envy Apples” popped up this winter all around Greater Boston, adorning massive billboards, signs in T stations, and even pasted over trash cans.
Even In The Dead Of Winter, Burgeoning Duxbury Oyster Farms Hard At Work

Feb 10, 2024 | wbznewsradio.iheart.com | Chaiel Schaffel

The Pangea Shellfish oyster crew flips bags of young oysters to help them breathe.Photo: Chaiel Schaffel/WBZ NewsRadioDUXBURY, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The frigid water of Duxbury Bay climbs up past the knee on the dark green rubber waders of the oyster flippers. The sand beneath everyone’s feet feels something like Play-Doh, and you get stuck if you stay in one spot too long. But the crew out here, with the Boston-based Pangea Shellfish Company, doesn’t have time to stand still.
Shrewsbury Residents Come Together To Replace Destroyed Menorah

Dec 11, 2023 | wbznewsradio.iheart.com | Chaiel Schaffel

Photo: Getty Images SHREWSBURY, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — It's a light in the dark for one local Jewish community. Residents of Shrewsbury are pitching in to help rebuild a destroyed menorah on the town common in time for the end of Hanukkah. Rabbi Shmulik Fogelman runs the Chabad of Shrewsbury. He told WBZ NewsRadio the seven-foot candelabra was found wrecked on Monday morning.
Lehrhaus In Somerville Earns Accolades On “Authentically Jewish” Vibe

Nov 30, 2023 | wbznewsradio.iheart.com | Chaiel Schaffel

Rabbi Charlie Schwartz poses in front of the bar at Lehrhaus in Somerville.Photo: Chaiel Schaffel/WBZ NewsRadioSOMERVILLE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — It’s hard to narrow down a Yiddish word to describe Lehrhaus in Somerville. But if you had to pick, it would probably be heimish; “homey.”The self-styled “Jewish tavern and house of learning” opened up this past spring on Washington Street, straddling the Camberville line.
‘A Terrible Year’: Massachusetts' Old Sewers Face New Climate Challenges | WBZ NewsRadio 1030

Oct 26, 2023 | wbznewsradio.iheart.com | Bea Aldrich |Chaiel Schaffel

Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. Photo: Getty Images BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Boston is a historic city, right down to its sewer system. The area uses something called Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) — an invention that cropped up in the late 19th century. Those sewers were cutting edge around the turn of the century, but they're now starting to show their age. Combined Sewer Overflows are called "combined" because they let waste water and storm water flow into basically the same pipes.
Medford Residents Fighting Back Against Invasive Species | 101.7 The Bull

Aug 7, 2023 | thebull1017.iheart.com | Chaiel Schaffel

A stand of Japanese knotweed across the street from Jen Hunter's house.Photo: Chaiel Schaffel/WBZ NewsRadioMEDFORD, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A suburban backyard isn’t the likeliest place for a battlefield. But just under Jen Hunter’s feet, there’s a war raging. Native plants are battling invasive ones for space, sunlight, and nutrients. And just over the property line, the invaders are handily winning. A Native Oasis in InvasivelandHunter has turned the small West Medford plot into a native nirvana.