The reconvening of the Chelsea City Council from its summer recess this coming Monday, Sept. 9, likely won’t be a muted meeting with cordial discussions about summer vacations and successful fishing trips. In fact, according to some councillors, there will…
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First Day of School
Darius Blaise, Makhil Coluanges, Xavier Blaise, Roberto Aguilar, Michael Reyes, Jose Mendez, Herman Escobar, Devonte Riche, Jokar I. The first day of school at the Berkowitz School in Chelsea.
FBI Building Secures Permits in Whirlwind Session
The long anticipated project to bring the FBI regional headquarters to Chelsea passed another significant milestone this week, as the 250,000 s.f. office building to be constructed on Everett Avenue, between the Wyndham Hotel and the MGH Health Clinic, received…
Chelsea Collaborative Celebrates Major Victories This Summer
Chelsea residents have guts. That according to leaders of the Chelsea Collaborative on Broadway – who have successfully led the charge this summer on several community organizing victories. At the top of that extensive list of recent accomplishments are defeating…
Chelsea REACH Program Donates to the Jimmy Fund
On a hot day in late July many Chelsea Residents were pleased to see over 80 Chelsea youth selling Lemonade throughout the city to benefit the Jimmy Fund. Students involved in the REACH program in 7th-12th grades planned the logistics…
Violence Continues: Innocent Bystander Hit by Gunshots
Some residents and city councillors are demanding a more visible police presence around City Hall following two shooting incidents this week, while at the same time, detectives from the Chelsea Police Department press for an arrest in a daylight shooting…
Police Continue to Target Neighborhood Drug Dealing
The Chelsea Police Department continued to target street level drug dealing this week. As part of a continuing on-going undercover operation, the department working on tips from the community made the arrest Thursday evening. Based on these tips and surveillance,…
Saritin and David Rizzuto Hosted a Barbecue Party and Fundraiser
Saritin and David Rizzuto hosted a barbecue party and fundraiser Saturday to benefit the East Boston Social Centers. Pictured at the gathering are Saritin Rizzuto, Attorney Mark White, D. Bruce Mauch, Lynn City Council President Timothy Phelan, Councilor-at-Large Brian Hatleberg,…
FBI Building Touted by Developer as Offering Numerous ‘Firsts’
The developer of the proposed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regional headquarters on Beech Street will tout the prestige and ‘firsts’ that the building will bring to Chelsea when they go before the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) and Planning…
One Happy Island
DPW Director Joe Foti (r) and Foreman Lam Vu planted the traffic island on Carter Street recently, transforming a weedy, asphalt roadway separation into a welcoming environment for CHS students coming and going from school. “Sometimes, it’s the little things…