A tree was planted on the property at 100 Captain’s Row, where Arlene Black called home for more than 35 year until her recent passing. A group of building residents, including Joyce Black, Arlene’s sister, and Chelsea City Council President,…
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Please Release Me… : Cottage Street Advocate, Musician Detained by Ice Since September
Last September, Livio Arias Torres ran to the door of his Cottage Street apartment as thundering knocks in the early morning hours awakened him suddenly. He had been disturbed from his slumber and didn’t even have enough time to put…
Three Options on the Table for Silver Line Route in Chelsea
Three options have emerged from the study reviewing the potential expansion of the MBTA’s Silver Line service to Chelsea – a change in the City’s public transportation options that many are describing as a “game changer” in terms of being…
State Housing Association Rescinds 2001 Mclaughlin Recommendation
The chief of the state housing authority director’s association – a former close associate and admirer of former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Director Michael McLaughlin – has submitted a letter to Federal Judge Doug Woodlock to rescind his 2001 McLaughlin…
Fun in the Sun Starts June 29th as Pool Finally Opens
The Vietnam Veterans Pool, operated by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), is readying to be one of the first State pools open this summer. “It continues to be a top priority to get our pool open and keep…
MGH Chelsea Summer Safety Bike Fair
Elsa Waters, Olin Waters, Eric Cogan, Eric Esmurria, Garrett Cezott and Eva Esmurria at the MGH Chelsea Summer Safety Bike Fair
Open Air Apollinaire to Celebrate 10th Year with Bertolt Brecht
Apollinaire Theatre Company will mark 10 years of offering free bilingual productions on alternating nights in English and Spanish in Chelsea’s Mary O’Malley Park Bertolt Brecht’s parable of right and wrong, ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle.’ Brecht throws the audience into the action…
Run-on Sentencing: Federal Judge Makes Surprise Move to Open Up McLaughlin Case to Longer Sentencing, Restitution
Tenants of the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) and the CHA’s “new” Board members marched hand-in-hand into Boston’s Federal Court on Friday to be heard. But, they didn’t need to be heard. Judge Douglas Woodlock had apparently already heard them loud and clear…
Edward P. Doherty Jr. Receives Medical Degree from University of Mass.
Edward P. Doherty Jr of W. Peabody, formerly of Chelsea received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Massachusetts Worcester during a ceremony held on the medical school campus on Sunday, June 2, 2013. Edward Jr. is the…
Final Applications for Casino Process Are Now Available
Applications became available for the second and final phase of the resort casino vetting process, as announced Monday by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), but there still is no certainty this week as to when Suffolk Downs might be able to fill…