With five children, Samuel Argueta’s father was left to assume the role of two parents – trying to navigate his children through the tough realities of life in Chelsea. Regrettably, Argueta slipped away into a life on the streets, and…
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Zip Trip Will Visit Chelsea This Month
More positive publicity will come Chelsea’s way this month when the popular Fox Channel 25 ‘Zip Trip’ morning program visits Chelsea on May 25th. The program has aired for several years on the Fox 25 Morning Show, where every Friday…
Grossman Visits Chelsea Restaurant
State Treasurer Steve Grossman toured the Dockside Restaurant in the Marketbasket Mall Tuesday afternoon. The Dockside was a recipient of a $250,000 loan made by The Savings Bank of Wakefield and leveraged through the Treasury’s Small Business Banking Partnership. Grossman…
Voters Crush Pro-casino Candidates in Foxboro
In a stunning development, Robert Kraft and Steve Wynn, vying with Suffolk Downs for a casino license, have pulled out of the competition following the town wide vote taken in Foxboro Monday. In Monday’s election, Foxboro, voters elected two candidates…
Projecting a New Image: as Port Park/Salt Storage Project Nears, Designer Has Already Gotten Attention in More Ways Than One
For some time now, Chelsea has been projecting a new image of itself, but at the anticipated PORT site on what is now an old oil tank farm, such projections are happening in the most literal sense. As a prelude…
Big Digging: Major Project to Begin Monday on Washington Ave; Smoother Sailing Ahead
There’s no discounting the conditions of Washington Avenue these days. Right now, it’s darn near impassable, but thankfully, not for much longer. The Washington Avenue Reconstruction Project – already underway right now – will become more disruptive beginning next week,…
FBI Coming to Chelsea City Manager Ash Insists
Rumors appearing to establish that the FBI is not moving into Chelsea are just that – rumors, according to Chelsea City Manager Jay Ash. “A long and very expensive lease has been entered into by the General Services Administration for…
Sheriff: Hennigan Fails to Comprehend Her Duties as Clerk
In the wake of comments last week from Superior Court Criminal Clerk Maura Hennigan, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney Dan Conley are swinging back – and they’re not throwing friendly jabs. In a story last week, Hennigan…
Tobin Bridge Acting as a Grand Backdrop
With the Tobin Bridge acting as a grand backdrop, Chelsea residents Margoth and Edwin Martinez share a conversation and then Margoth makes a wish as they tried to beat the heat on April 16 at Mary O’Malley Park. The two…
Key Evidence in Major Turkish Trial Blown to Pieces by Chelsea Company
When Mark Spencer agreed to get involved in a new case earlier this year which involved a criminal trial in Turkey, he didn’t know what he was getting into. He was given just three CDs and later a computer hard…