Joe Fraher of Global, waters the garden at the corner of Broadway and Front Street.
Month: July 2016
End Of An Era:Frank DePatto Retires As CHS Director Of Athletics
By Cary Shuman Frank DePatto and the position of Chelsea High School director of athletics were a perfect fit for 28 years. DePatto was a Chelsea guy, the CHS class of 1957 president and a student-athlete. He had been a…
Methadone Clinic and Neighbors Meet Head On In Large Meeting
By Seth Daniel Neighbors and community organizers confronted the owner of the Methadone clinic on Crescent Avenue Tuesday night in a large meeting on County Road about moving his operation, to which he said they would consider it. Councillors Luis…
Shakespeare On Salt:Apollinaire in The Park Tackles ‘Hamlet’ in First Shakespeare Production,Partially On The Salt Pile
By Seth Daniel As the cast and crew started rehearsing for ‘Hamlet’ in the PORT Park last week, the mildly sunny day soon gave way to a heavy, thick fog that rolled in off the Chelsea Creek and covered the…
Matty and Steve Powers Receive State Certification for Sober House in Lynn
By Cary Shuman The Powers family has done much to make Chelsea a better city. Steve Powers and his younger brother, Matty Powers, are now spreading their kindness to other communities, notably the city of Lynn. The Mass. Department of…
Police Briefs 07-14-2016
Monday, 6/27 Jhonatan Velasquez, 30, 25 Kimball Ave., Revere, was arrested on a warrant. Kevin Marroquin, 21, 59 Cottage St., Chelsea, was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and interfering with police. Hilcias Palencia, 21, 277 Carter St., Chelsea, was…
Sadness Across America
The shooting deaths of two black men by white police officers in Minnesota and Baton Rouge, and then the assassination of five white officers by a black sniper in Dallas, have shocked Americans of all ages, races, color, and creeds.…
Obituaries 07-14-2016
Patricia Ann ‘Pat’ Burge Retired bookkeeper Patricia Ann “Pat” (Smith) Burge passed away Friday morning, July 8 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 76 years old. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late William W. and Ann…
Up Close With Dinosaurs
Chelsea children gathered on the front lawn of City Hall for the first day of Chelsea Read’s Park by Park. Children had the chance to see real fossils of dinosaurs and learn about how they lived and died. Pictured is…
A Clean Ride
Firefighter Angel Arrieta washes Ladder Two on Wednesday morning with Galvin Marenco at the Engine 3 house on Broadway.