Chelsea 9-1-1 Dispatchers were treated to a full course homemade Thanksgiving Dinner with all the fixings compliments of Emergency Management Director Keith Vetreno and his wife Tina during their Thanksgiving shift. Their act of kindness was greatly appreciated by all.…
Month: November 2018
Chelsea Fire Begins Toys for Tots Collection, Winter Clothing Drive
The Chelsea Fire Department has embarked on another year of collecting toys at the Central Fire Station for needy families, delivering them mid-month to the Toys for Tots campaign. Capt. Phil Rogers said the fifth year of collections at the…
Saying Bye to a Landmark: Soldiers’ Home Tower Ceremony Friday
The Chelsea Soldiers’ Home water tower – a beloved local landmark – is slated to come down next month, and this Friday, the Soldiers’ Home is inviting everyone to its grounds to give an official good-bye to the red and…
State Athletics Organization Honors Chelsea High Senior Yarid Deras
Cross Country standout Yarid Deras may not talk much about her achievements, but the senior Chelsea High scholar-athlete has plenty of others to tout her accomplishments. Aside from her coaches and Athletic Director Amanda Alpert, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association…
Planning Bd Recommends Zoning Changes,Approves Parkway Peruvian Restaurant
The Planning Board recommended approval to two changes to the City’s zoning ordinances on Tuesday night. The first change affects the Naval Hospital Residential and Commercial Districts, also known as the Admiral’s Hill area of the city. In the 1980s,…
Christmas Ecumenical Memorial Service at Woodlawn Cemetery on Nov 29
Woodlawn Cemetery has announced it will be holding its 18th annual Christmas Ecumenical Memorial Service in the chapel on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. Francis J. LaRovere, III, esquire president and chief executive officer, in making the announcement said,…
Chelsea Residents Take Part in March and Protest
Members of Chelsea Uniting Against the War, a group of young women from the Chelsea Collaborative, peace activists from neighboring communities, Rhode Island and Vermont filled a bus from Chelsea City Hall to attend the Women’s March on the Pentagon…
Encore Boston Harbor Commits $10 Million to Greater Boston Social, Civic Institutions
Encore Boston Harbor is committing $10 million over the next four years to support a wide range of social programs and civic institutions that will help those in need and improve the lives of residents in local communities, the company…
MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Gang Murders of Two Local Teenagers
An MS-13 member was sentenced to life in prison for using social media to lure and violently murder two teenage boys – one from Chelsea – in East Boston. Edwin Gonzalez, a/k/a “Sangriento,” 23, a Salvadoran national, was sentenced by…
Disco Dancing:Karen Poverman, Chris Farina form KC Dance Studio in Peabody
After meeting at a dance studio party in Allston 11 years ago, Revere resident Chris Farina and Chelsea native Karen Padulsky Poverman have been dance partners at local clubs ever since. “I was out with my girlfriends and he asked…