City Manager Tom Ambrosino hopes to have a plan before the City Council by April that would request money for a pilot to help Chelsea High (CHS) students finish their Associates Degrees. The program was unveiled in Ambrosino’s State of…
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Game Changer:Sherman Takes on Weekend News Anchor Role at WBZ Radio
The familiar and professional voice on WBZ-AM on weekends is that of Charlie Sherman. Yes, our Charlie Sherman. Of the Shawmut Street Shermans, son of Allen and Louise Sherman, brother of Rhonda Sherman, who lives in nearby Everett, and husband…
Night of Performing Arts
The fashion show during Friday night’s Night of Performing Arts Celebration – part of the ambitious Black History Month calendar was presented by designer Seneeca Wilson (second from left) of Khy Alexander Bridal by Eclas. Modeling her designs were Khy…
Chelsea Trailblazers Honored
The Chelsea Trailblazers were honored on Monday, Feb. 26, at the Chelsea City Council. The Trailblazers award was given as part of the Black History Month celebration, and a celebration for them was given on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Pictured (L-R)…
Storm Force:Frank Ippolito III Carries on Proud Family Tradition in Snow Removal
Anyone who lived in the Prattville section of Chelsea knew Frank Ippolito Jr. He was the familiar face and kind gentleman at Ippy’s Amoco Gas Station at the corner of Washington and Garfield Avenues who owned that popular service station…
State of the City:Ambrosino says City Needs to Continue Spending on Residents
City Manager Tom Ambrosino delivered his State of the City address on Monday night, Feb. 26, prior to the Council meeting, and he implored the Council that the time to fill the storehouses is not now. Ambrosino once again –…
Council Calls for Ordinance to Be Drafted on Residency Restriction
The Chelsea City Council voted 9-1 on Monday night to call for City Solicitor Cheryl Fisher Watson to draw up a new ordinance requiring a five-year residency period for all new police and fire hires. The controversial move was brought…
Tobin Bridge Project to Begin April 1
The contract for the multi-year Mystic/Tobin Bridge Rehabilitation project will begin on April 1 for the first full year of construction on the upper and lower decks of the Bridge. The project is fully separate from the controversial Chelsea Viaduct…
Four MS-13 Members Convicted by Federal Jury
A federal jury in Boston convicted four members of MS-13’s Eastside Loco Salvatrucha (ESLS) clique on Monday, Feb. 26, including one man who murdered a 15-year-old boy in Eastie in 2015. All four were in the country illegally. Herzzon Sandoval,…
Salvation Army Building Looks to be Anchor in First Wave of Change on Broadway this Month
City Manager Tom Ambrosino and Downtown Coordinator Mimi Graney are moving forward with the idea that the former Salvation Army Store on Broadway can be the catalyst for the entire block both in the future and in the present. In…