By Seth Daniel There were more than a few big news items in Chelsea this year. In fact, there were too many to include in a review of the year in news as the city began to move faster and…
Month: December 2017
Chelsea-Based Roca will Launch New Public-Private Partnership with Baltimore
Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh announced this month a $17 million public-private partnership with Roca, anchor business institutions and philanthropic organizations to help Baltimore’s highest risk young people disrupt cycles of poverty and incarceration. Roca is a Massachusetts-based group that has earned…
Housing Program Helps Families Survive Crisis Without Turning to Shelters
By Seth Daniel The Metro Housing Boston organization reported this month that their transition assistance program for families in crisis helped 70 families in Chelsea with a total expenditure of $190,623 locally. Outside of Boston, Chelsea was the one community…
Police Briefs 12-28-2017
Monday, 12/11 Stephanie Scali, 26, 207 Winthrop St., Medford, was arrested for possessing Class B drug. Willie Jennings, 37, 251 Heath St., Jamaica Plain, was arrested for trespassing. Kerven Julce, 33, 10 Lawrence St., Brighton, was arrested on a warrant.…
Have A Happy, Healthy, and Safe New Year
The upcoming long weekend marks the start of the New Year — 2018. The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, both as to the year that has passed and as to the year to come. In…
Obituaries 12-28-2017
Henry Shaffer Of Revere, formerly of Chelsea Henry Shaffer of Revere, formerly of Chelsea, died on December 24. He was the beloved husband of the late Beatrice (Pirkovitz) Shaffer, loving son of the late Avrum and Ethel Shaffer and dear…
CHS Winter Concert
Chelsea High School senior Brandon Lazo performs ‘Carol Of The Bells’ for his piano solo during the annual CHS Winter Concert on Friday, Dec. 15. The evening included music, dance and percussion all performed to a packed house in the…
Ugly Puppy Sweater
Kelly Klempa and Bently, wearing matching elf sweaters, during the Mystic Brewery and Polkadog Bakery Ugly Puppy Sweater Party on Saturday,Dec. 16, at the taproom. Scores of dogs and their owners, all decked out in their worst holiday gear, converged…
City Hall Clock Tower Unveils New Lighting Scheme
By Seth Daniel Let there be light atop the Chelsea City Hall. This Monday, the City officially unveiled a light illumination feature in the clock tower of City Hall – a feature that can be seen prominently from Rt. 1…
St Rose Piazza Christmas Décor Turns Heads on Broadway
By Seth Daniel An electrified Nativity scene outfitted with a blazingly bright star is just one of the many spectacular light displays on the new piazza to the north of St. Rose Church – a light display that started humbly…