Chelsea is less than a mile from both casino proposals – 0.7 miles to be exact – but while the Mohegan Sun project in Revere has recognized the impacts Chelsea will have, the Wynn project in Everett has had no…
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Councillors Call for More Police Presence in Their Areas
Three city councillors in some of the more crime-prone neighborhoods of Chelsea have banded together this week to call for better communication and more police presence in their neighborhoods – the alliance forming on the heels of at least two…
Chelsea Officials Hold Student Government Day
Students from Chelsea High School Interact Club joined several City and School officials last Wednesday for the annual Student Government Day on April 16.
Dwyer Continues to Help Others and Make a Difference
Chelsea resident J. Barry Dwyer has taken on another important role to make a difference in the community. “Barry,” former Chelsea High School Cross Country Track and Field Coach and former Chelsea School Committee member has joined Caregiver Homes as…
CFD Completes Special Training
The Fire Department recently completed Confined Space Rescue Training, completing another recommendation made by last year’s somewhat controversial Matrix Report to the City Council. A “confined space” is a term used by the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)…
Three Charged in Shooting in Cary Sq. Area
Three defendants – one from Michigan – have been charged for their roles in a non-fatal shooting at the corner of Broadway and Cary Avenue last Wednesday, April 16. It was one incident in what has been a very busy…
Another Accomplice Charged in Murder of Elder Morales Last Year
An alleged accessory to the 2013 murder of Elder Morales in Chelsea was held on high bail following his indictment last Thursday in Boston’s Suffolk Superior Court. Armando Lopez, 29, was arraigned yesterday in Suffolk Superior Court as an accessory…
Chelsea Man Indicted in Alleged Arson on Washington Ave.
A 20-year-old Chelsea man has been charged with setting a fire last year that injured two firefighters and left 18 without a home – all over an alleged conflict with a resident of the building. The indictment announcement came on…
Chelsea Beloved Community Public & Community Service Day
Saturday, April 26th 2014 Chelsea Record Homelessness Survey Saturday in Chelsea
Now Those Are Some Strong Winds
Strong winds on Tuesday afternoon brought down this telephone and electric pole (which carried a large transformer) on Central Avenue. Several cars narrowly escaped being hit by the pole as they travelled underneath it. No injuries were reported.