As they often say, don’t bring a pair of fists to a gunfight, and that was especially true in the case of a murder on Central Avenue last year according to law enforcement officials. Luis Raul Rodriguez was shot to…
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Maloon at the Saloon
Suzanne Maloon is the Dockside’s bar manager. Dockside opened this week at the Marketbasket Mall. Dockside is open 7 days a week with a full menu, great drinks, and a friendly and knowledgeable staff. Check out the Dockside at the…
Officers Rivera and Capistran Receive the State’s Highest Honor for Bravery
It was an early summer night in 2010 when Chelsea Police Officers Felix Rivera and Joseph Capistran were dispatched to Marlboro Street for a breaking and entering call. It was the kind of call they’d probably responded to without incident…
Grell Invites Residents to 27th Annual Reunion in Florida
Leona Grell is one of Chelsea’s most well-known and beloved citizens. Known for her great work with the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home, Grell was recognized by city officials at the All-Chelsea Awards ceremony. Grell is busy these days planning a…
Billboard Proposal Moves Forward
A billboard that will rise 70-feet into the air and tower over a local middle school has passed muster with the City’s Planning Board after a presentation by the proponent, Boston Outdoor Adventures, on Tuesday night. The billboard is proposed…
CHA Receiver Gets Down to Business
The Chelsea Housing Authority’s newly named receiver took over the helm officially at the troubled agency Wednesday morning following her appointment by a Supreme Court Justice last week. The CHA, which hurtled into receivership following revelations that former executive director…
Thanksgiving Shopping
The Demoulas Marketbasket was absolutely packed the entire day Monday and has been packed almost everyday leading up to Thanksgiving. The parking lot was full nearly all day everyday at Chelsea’s leading retailer and its largest employer. The above photograph…
Questions and Connections
Lt. Governor Tim Murray has been a constant visitor here over the years that he has served. In many respects, he has become a great friend to this city and to its leading politicians, who see in him a chance…
Receiver Named for Housing Authority: Investigation Ongoing
Judith Weber, a housing expert from Newton, has been appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court, to head the Chelsea Housing Authority as its receiver. In a hearing held before a single justice Monday morning, Weber was made the first receiver…
Attorney General Enters into Criminal, Civil Investigation
The state Attorney General’s Office sent notice last Thursday morning to the Chelsea Retirement Board that it is in the midst of a criminal and civil investigation into the actions of the former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Executive Director Michael…