A Chelsea man pleaded guilty last week in federal court in Boston to possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute. Adres Perez, 26, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute and is scheduled to be…
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Mystic Valley Elder Services Awarded $100,000 Grant
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) was recently awarded a $100,000 sustaining grant over a 4-year period through Cummings’s Foundation “$100k for 100” program. The grant was awarded to MVES in support of its Elder Independence Fund, a 21-year program that…
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Fire Education at the Kelly School Firefighter Omar Frometa and children from the Kelly School during a Fire Safety Education program recently. Frometa is the Chelsea Fire educator that was recognized two years ago by the state as the Fire…
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Council Passes $181.5 Million City Budget with Reservations
The City Council passed a nearly $181.5 million City Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 Monday night, but not without some dire warnings about the financial future of the City by a few of the councillors. The $181,486,465 budget passed by…
Chelsea Night Market Inaugural Event Planned for June 8
How much awesomeness can be contained within Luther Place? The people of Chelsea will soon find out as the first of a series of five monthly events takes place downtown on Saturday, June 8, with the launch of the Chelsea…
Councillors Want Guarantee on Soundproofing for Massport Money
District 6 Councillor Giovanni Recupero doesn’t like some of the noise he is hearing about a proposed Massport-funded soundproofing program. Earlier this spring, Recupero and Councillor-At-Large Roy Avellaneda proposed that the City use $300,000 of the $600,000 annual Massport mitigation…
Thousands Report to Work at Encore Boston Harbor
Monday marked the biggest day to date for Encore Boston Harbor and its crew of 4,800 employees as they reported to work at the resort site for the first time, and existing employees and the executive team moved into offices…
Sun-Shining Moment CHS Graduation Heads Outdoors for 2019
The story of the Chelsea High Class of 2019 won’t be complete with just a rundown of what happened in the hallways of the high school. In fact, it’s what this class did at City Hall, on social media and…
Chelsea’s Jewish History: Ellen Rovner Leads a Tour of Local Landmarks
Chelsea has an expert on its Jewish history and her name is Dr. Ellen Rovner. Rovner, who holds a Ph.D in Anthropology from prestigious Brandeis University, guided a group of 20 through a tour of Chelsea’s Jewish history last Sunday…