Carmen Cruz prays for friends and family in Puerto Rico during the vigil and donation drive on Thursday, Sept. 28, to aid in the relief effort for Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Chelsea Collaborative and Teamsters Local…
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CHS Volleyball Team Takes a Knee at National Anthem:Players say they Kneel for a Fair and Equal Society for All
By Seth Daniel The Chelsea High School girls’ volleyball team – a team loaded with seven seniors – has been together for several years and so it is that they’ve developed a family-like bond and a chemistry that sometimes helps…
Many Puerto Ricans in Chelsea Stay Busy to Keep Positive
By Seth Daniel On Monday morning, Margarita Nievez kept busy folding a sheet and some clothing that was set to be trucked out to New Jersey – and later to Puerto Rico. The day before, she and her friends helped…
Improvements:City Awarded $1m Byrne Grant to Help Community Safety on Broadway
The City of Chelsea is pleased to announce that it was awarded a $1 million grant from the US Department of Justice to support community safety improvements. Chelsea’s grant is just one of eight funded projects nationwide made in this…
Some Feel CHS Volleyball Team Should Have Picked Another Venue for Protest
By Seth Daniel Just as there have been no shortage of supporters of the Chelsea High girls volleyball team taking a knee at the National Anthem this month, there is similarly no shortage of people who are bothered by the…
MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy
A member of MS-13’s Enfermos Criminales Salvatrucha (ECS) clique in Chelsea, pleaded guilty on Sept. 28 in federal court in Boston to RICO conspiracy involving the attempted murder of a rival gang member. Domingo Tizol, a/k/a “Chapin,” 23, a Guatemalan…
Recupero Celebrates New Crossing Light as Opponent Drops out of Race
By Seth Daniel For at least three years, Councillor Giovanni Recupero has been pleading for a pedestrian crossing light on Marginal Street so as to make getting to the new PORT Park safe. With tractor trailers and vehicles of all…
City Councilor-at-Large Roy Avellaneda Announces Re-Election Bid
Current Chelsea City Councilor at Large Roy Avellaneda has announced he will seek re-election to the City Council in the November 7th election. Said Avellaneda, “It would be my privilege to continue to represent the people of Chelsea as Councilor…
Chelsea Chamber Pot of Gold Set for Oct 18
The 30th Annual Chelsea Chamber of Commerce $10,000 Pot of Gold is around the corner. The event will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Anthony’s of Malden, 105 Canal Street, Malden, MA. It will be an outstanding evening…
Chelsea Recognized
Members of GreenRoots and the community enjoyed kayaking on the Chelsea Creek for the first time in decades this past summer – another partnership between the City, private donors and the non-profit community.