The photograph above freezes in time forever what I have described as The Last House on Third Street. It was taken by Chelsea photographer Arnold Jarmak about 1980, when the city was coming back to life after a precipitous decline…
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Trial Begins for Chelsea Man Accused of Murder
The trial has begun for the Chelsea man who allegedly fatally stabbed his roommate and stuffed him in a trash barrel last year. Fifty-year-old Israel Vasquez was stabbed to death during a fight with his 24-year-old roommate who dumped his…
Tobin Bridge Repairs to Begin this Summer
The $40 million project to de-lead and repaint the Mystic portion of the Tobin Bridge and make structural repairs is set to begin this summer. The final design and scope of the project was approved in March and Massachusetts Department…
Weatherization Project Brings Jobs, Savings, and Better Air to Chelsea
Special to the Record Dozens of Chelsea residents, construction union members, utility representatives and civic and community leaders gathered at the Carmel Street home of Alejandrina Rodriguez to kick off Chelsea’s weatherization pilot project. The program will weatherize up to…
Phunk Phenomenon Set for National Television Appearance
Tonight the Phunk Phenomenon dance team based out of the Everett studio led by Chelsea native Reia Briggs-Connor and her husband, Rick, will get some national exposure. The seven-member Phunk Phenomenon adult dance group will be appearing on the Music…
Chelsea Police going High Tech
Smart phones and laptops will soon be required equipment at roll calls in the Chelsea Police Department as the force is about to begin fighting crime in a much more technical way. Chief Brian Kyes announced last week that he…
Chelsea Architects Design New Social Center
The award-winning Chelsea architecture and master planning firm the Architectural Team has announced the ribbon-cutting of New England’s largest new social services center, The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. The 90,000-square-foot, $35…
What a View
on a clear, bright sunny day before the warmth has come to spring, the view from Chelsea’s Aadmiral’s Hhill is gorgeous.
Frank Kowalski Sr. Receives the 2011 Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award
Frank Kowalski Sr. received the Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award at the 2011 Chelsea Chamber of Commerce Installation and Officers’ Reception Friday night at Montvale Plaza in Stoneham. Master of Ceremonies Allan I. Alpert paid tribute to Kowalski, owner…
Office Building may Start to Hold Church Services
Broadway has traditionally been a business district, but a new proposal to locate a church in the middle of that busy business district has some in the City wondering if such changes in use are a positive step forward for…