Caught Shooting Firearm On May 5, at 2:21 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of 185 Shurtleff St. for a report of gunshots fired. As CPD officers were arriving they could hear gunshots in the vicinity of 75 Bellingham…
Month: May 2019
Anti-Vaccine Hysteria Puts All of Us at Risk
The recent outbreak of measles in the United States is cause for concern for every Amercian. First and foremost, measles is a highly contagious disease that places at risk anyone who is in the vicinity of someone who is infected…
Letter to the Editor
Abuse of power The meeting of the Chelsea Council on May 6, 2019 constituted an abhorrent and well-choreographed abuse of power by the City Council on behalf of the City Manager. In a disgraceful suppression of democracy accomplished through manipulation…
CHS Roundup
Steph Simon named MVP at Coaches Meet Chelsea High track superstar Stephanie Simon turned in a dominating performance at the State Coaches Meet that was held at Sharon High School this past Saturday. “The State Coaches Meet is an invitational…
Bruins Beat
Bruins weather the storm It was a terrible week – that is, for the ‘Rask haters’ who suffered badly as Tuukka stepped up with yet more great performance in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. This week his latest victim was…
Obituaries 05-16-2019
Veronica ‘Vera’ Butt Lifelong parishioner of Our Lady of Grace Church Veronica “Vera” (Cronin) Butt passed away on Thursday morning, May 9 at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home on Lafayette Ave. She was just three days short of her 97th…
Good Game
City Budget Request Submitted and Sits at $181.5 Million
City Manager Thomas Ambrosino presented a city budget just short of $181,500,000 for Fiscal Year 2020 to the City Council Monday night. The proposed budget funds city expenditures at $86,095,981 and the schools at $95,391,784 for a total budget of…
In Contentious Vote, Council Votes to Allow Change to Insurance
Current and former municipal employees crowded into Monday night’s City Council meeting as the council took up a vote to allow City Manager Thomas Ambrosino to negotiate changes to the city’s group health insurance policies. Most of those employees did…
Chelsea Fatal Fire Determined to Be Caused by Electrical Problems
Chelsea Fire Chief Leonard A. Albanese Jr., Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes, State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey and Suffolk District Attorney Rachel Rollins announced the cause of the May 3 fire at 48 Watts St., a 2-family home in Chelsea, was…