By Seth Daniel The Salvation Army Store on Broadway closed earlier this month, and the City said this week that it is seriously considering taking the property by eminent domain due to it being a blight on the city and…
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Chelsea Public Library Wins NASA@ My Library Grant
The Chelsea Public Library announced Tuesday that it has been awarded a grant from NASA and the American Library Association called NASA@ My Library. Chelsea Public Library is one of 75 libraries that have been chosen from a total of…
Fire Chief, City Manager Differ on Union’s Account of Ballistic Helmets
By Seth Daniel City Manager Tom Ambrosino and Chief Leonard Albanese hotly disputed claims made by the Chelsea Firefighters Union last week that the City was unwilling to fund kevlar helmets to protect them in an active shooter situation, indicating…
Gold Star Mother Says People Remembering Her Son Helps the Hurt
By Seth Daniel Gold Star Mother Diana Ramirez said nothing can take away the pain of losing her son in 2008 to the war in Afghanistan, but gatherings such as the one on Memorial Day at City Hall Monday help…
Senior Prom
Ariel Urena and Mirialie De Jesus dance together at the Chelsea High School Senior Prom at the Hilton Hotel at Logan Airport on Saturday, May 20. Hundreds of students gathered for the annual celebration as the school year begins to…
Standoff:Police,Fire Face Violent Domestic Incident; Ends in One Death, Traumatized Neighborhood
By Seth Daniel It’s no secret that, at times, the quiet of a Chelsea night can be punctuated by the sound of gunfire. But not on Warren Avenue, usually. The calm of the hillside neighborhood below the Soldiers’ Home broke…
Robert Wood Johnson Team Leaves Chelsea Impressed
By Seth Daniel Local organizers said the City, its non-profits and its residents left a positive mark on a team of evaluators visiting the city from the Robert Wood Johnson Culture of Health prize last week. “I thought it was…
Training Was Key, Union for Calls More Equipment Immediately
By Seth Daniel The Chelsea Fire Department union is calling on the City and Fire Chief Len Albanese to immediately outfit the members of its union with ballistic helmets recommended by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the wake…
Parking Vote for Cary Square Not Done yet, Re-vote Will Take Place
A heated battle over two-hour parking signs in Cary Square erupted at the City Council meeting on Monday, and it likely is settled – even after a vote of 2-5 by the Council rejected the placement of the new signs,…
Touching the Sky
Alex Pedrero leaps into the air during his attempt in the long jump at a track meet between Chelsea and Presentation Mary Academy (PMA) at Chelsea High on Tuesday, May 16. The Chelsea team of boys and girls is having…