With the Tobin Bridge acting as a grand backdrop, Chelsea residents Margoth and Edwin Martinez share a conversation and then Margoth makes a wish as they tried to beat the heat on April 16 at Mary O’Malley Park. The two…
Month: April 2012
Key Evidence in Major Turkish Trial Blown to Pieces by Chelsea Company
When Mark Spencer agreed to get involved in a new case earlier this year which involved a criminal trial in Turkey, he didn’t know what he was getting into. He was given just three CDs and later a computer hard…
The Great Chelsea Fire of 1908
Last week marked the 104th anniversary of the Great Chelsea Fire. It was a conflagration that changed forever the history of this city. In fact, the fire erased more history than it created. In doing so on a windy Palm…
Georgia’s Not on Their Mind: Local Districts Defend Themselves in Light of Report in Atlanta Newspaper Suggesting Test Cheating
Not too many people around Revere and Chelsea get down to Atlanta very often, but certainly news travelled fast this month from The Big Peach when it’s major daily newspaper alleged that both Revere and Chelsea Schools might be cheating…
The New Marriott
Construction of the new Marriott Hotel is moving along swiftly and the structure itself has taken on a presence that will likely be here for the next 75 years or more. The hotel will be a giant generator of tax…
The Chelsea Housing Authority, Again
One of the advantages of the recently ended receivership at the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) is that whatever favoritism existed in the system before has been expunged. The salary of the executive director is fair. The new CHA board is…
Reyes’s Hit Gives Red Devils Walk off Victory
The Chelsea High baseball team pulled out a dramatic victory in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday when Jason Reyes delivered a two-out, two-run single to give the Red Devils an exciting 4-3 triumph over Pope John. “It truly…
Police Briefs 04-26-2012
4/16 Ramon Valdez, 27, 142 Congress Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for operating motor vehicle with suspended/revoked license (criminal), reckless operation of motor vehicle (2 counts). Angelis Melendez, 29, 76 Clark Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for violation of abuse prevention order.…
Obituaries 04-26-2012
John Viarella East Boston Resident John F. Viarella of East Boston died on April 23. He was the husband of Ann (Tecci) Viarella; loving father of John Viarella and his wife, Kimberly of Virginia, Christine (Viarella) Gomes and her husband,…
Smooth as Glass
A speedboat cuts through the glittering water of the Mystic River on Monday afternoon just off of Mary O’Malley Park in Chelsea, with its occupants presumably trying to get some respite from the hot temperatures. In the background is seen…