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…
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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…
News Briefs
CHELSEA TREE LIGHTING TODAY, NOV. 29 All are invited to attend the Chelsea Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Chelsea Square. Presented by the City of Chelsea and the Chelsea Chamber…
Raising The Roof Fundraiser
CEO of Opportunity Communities Ann Houston (former CEO of TND), Joe Rettman of NEI Interiors Construction, and Rafael Mares, executive director of TND, during the Nov. 13 40th anniversary Raising the Roof fundraiser for TND. The power-packed event took place…
Tax Rate Set:Nominal Tax Bill Increases for Most,Decreases for Condos
The Chelsea Council voted in the recommended tax rate and a residential exemption of 30 percent on Monday night, sealing the deal for nominal increases to most residential owner-occupants and decreases for condo owner-occupants. The lone increase that was notable…
Chelsea Prospers, Chamber Ready to Host Tree Lighting November 29
All are invited to attend the Chelsea Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Chelsea Square. Presented by the City of Chelsea and the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, the celebration brings two…
Outdoor Graduation One Step Closer as Council Considers $170K Fix
Members of the Chelsea High School Class of 2019 are a step closer to getting their wish of an outdoor graduation on the new high school field. City Manager Tom Ambrosino is requesting the City Council approve spending $170,000 from…
Council Pay Cut Doesn’t Fly in Monday Vote
A proposed $6,000 per year pay cut for City Councillors was handily defeated Monday night. District 1 Councillor Robert Bishop proposed slashing councilors’ salaries from $14,000 to $8,000 annually as a way to begin a wider budget belt tightening across all…