Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo affirmed his commitment to advance legislation for an expanded gambling bill in September during an appearance at a legislative luncheon Monday at the Winthrop Lodge of Elks. Appearing at the event with State…
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Courtroom Has New Appeal: Mass. School of Law is the Home of Historic Chelsea District Courtroom
The Massachusetts School of Law has a significant piece of Chelsea history situated right inside its institution on the law school’s campus in Andover. The now 115-year-old courtroom from the old Chelsea District Court, formerly located inside the Chelsea Police…
Central Ave, Shooting Leaves Local Man Dead
State Police Detectives assigned to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and Chelsea Police are investigating an early morning shooting Tuesday that left a 38-year- old Chelsea man dead. Tuesday Chelsea Police got a call for a gunshot victim in…
Carving Artists: As Many as 300,000 People Expected to Attend Annual Event on Revere Beach
There may not be a better way to usher in the dreamy, fantasy world of sandcastles than by staging a parade on the Boulevard with eight-foot-tall puppets. And that’s exactly what’s going to happen this week. The Revere Beach National…
Governor Visits City; Brings $1 Million
Governor Deval Patrick came to town last Thursday with much more than his friendship for the city and the winning way that is so much a part of his persona. He brought $1 million in Federal Block Grant money for…
Summer Jobs in Chelsea Are Hard to Find
Flipping burgers at a fast-food joint or cleaning up vacant lots for the City used to be a summertime rite of passage for youths in Chelsea. It was part of being a kid and learning the ropes of adulthood; getting…
Councillor Mike Mekonnen Dies Following Long Illness
Mike Mekonnen’s death brings to an end a relationship with this city that began when he arrived here from his native Ethiopia in 1967. From that time until he died June 30 following a heroic fight against lengthy illness, Mekonnen…
Bishop’s Move:Ann and Robert Bishop to Join the Game of Politics
Nothing is yet written in stone however it is believed that District 1 Councillor Kathleen Bishop is going to step down from her post – or in reality – step aside from her post to allow her mother to run.…
Local Developer Plans Apartments on St. Stanislaus Church Campus
One piece of the old St. Stanislaus Church campus on Chestnut Street is on the development block before the City’s Zoning Board of Appeals next week, with a local developer proposing to rehab two buildings into rental housing. Gerald Sneirson…
Sanchez Garfunkel Authors Book About Her Husband’s Injury
On August 27, 1992, Frank Garfunkel was playing squash at a Boston athletic facility and sustained a life altering injury. He suffered a contusion to the spine, which is an incomplete spinal cord injury. “I received a call from his…