A Chelsea woman charged with murder and arson in connection with a Christmas Eve fire which took the life of 20 year-old Crystal Lynn Blanchard was arraigned in Chelsea District Court Friday where she maintained her innocence. Melissa Pfeiffer, 27,…
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City Leaders Hope to find Big Savings in Health Insurance
City leaders from Chelsea, Revere and Everett are lobbying hard this week to bring some healing to the budget buster that is municipal health insurance. Chelsea City Manager Jay Ash has been in close association over the past several weeks…
Charter Review Progressing; Some Changes Possible
Councillor Brian Hatleberg, chair the Charter Review Sub-Committee says the review required every 10 years and now ongoing is well underway. The concept of the review is not to examine the charter in order to make drastic changes if they’re…
Foreclosure-auction Sale Put off Following Angry Protest
The auction of a two-family home on Sixth Street was put off until February 7 following an angry protest Tuesday morning in front of the property. About 20 people, including members of the Chelsea Collaborative, joined Jose and Olga Becerra…
Looking at Violent Crime
Putting 2010 behind us The New Year is almost one week old and Chelsea hasn’t tallied a homicide, yet. The disaster of 2010 is hopefully behind us. Thirteen homicides in a city this size was extraordinary. It got many of…
City Seeking Volunteers for Local Boards
Record Staff City officials are calling upon residents to get more involved in the community. Specifically, the City is seeking volunteers to join standing boards and commissions, as well as committees that are working on a variety of local initiatives.…
Two Fires Mar Christmas Holiday Weekend
A Christmas Eve fire on Spruce Street took the life of a young Chelsea woman and led to the hospitalization of a 33-year-old man who remains in stable but critical condition. Twelve occupants lost their apartments and everything in them. Earlier…
Snowstorm Met With Organized Response Throughout City
The dumping of snow the region experienced Sunday and Monday caused a short term paralysis citywide. Chelsea received a 18” covering of wind driven snow, with some heavy drifting for the full term of the storm from 3 p.m. Sunday…
Ash Looks Backwards/Forwards
By Chelsea Record Staff From the euphoria of burgeoning economic development activity to the despair of a deadly year in the city’s neighborhoods, there has been plenty of news coverage of the good and bad in Chelsea this past year. …
Chelsea Store May Become Marshall’s
Two months ago, the new AJ Wright store at the Marketbasket Mall opened with great fanfare following an expensive and esthetic build-out in the old Marketbasket store. It was a great moment during a down economic time. AJ Wright’s new…