Malden Catholic High School is pleased to announce that it has accepted 58 members as Saint Francis Xavier (SFX) Scholars for the Class of 2016. One of these outstanding scholars is Anthony Deras from Chelsea. Deras is a student at…
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Captain Council: Life of First African American Elected to the City Council
When Council President Leo Robinson first ran for public office in Chelsea back during the 1970s, both he and his brother, Ron, believed that, if elected, Leo would have been the first African American member of the City Council. However,…
Public Drinker Arrested for Crime He Was Wanted for Since 1995
Chelsea police took a man into custody after he was caught drinking in public in Bellingham Square. An investigation into his true identity revealed to the police that Wilmer Romero, 38, is a stabbing suspect who has eluded police for…
Innovative Park, New Salt Pile to Work Together on Waterfront
Within the next month, the large, rusted circular oil tanks that have blocked beautiful waterfront views on Marginal Street for generations will be a thing of the past. As the tanks begin to come down soon at the old Coastal…
Warren Campaigning Hard: Visits Chelsea, Again
Call it running hard. Call it running smart. Call it what you will. US Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren visited Chelsea again earlier this week. It was Warren’s fourth time visiting the city and touring it or attending a private function…
Auditors Failed to Act on McLaughlin Salary
State auditors going over the Chelsaea Housing Authority’s books in 2005 apparently knew that disgraced former Chelsea Housing Authority executive director Michael McLaughlin was concealing his true salary from state officials. The auditors told him and urged him to seek…
Forensic Analysis Legislation Passed
Chelsea State Representative Eugene L. O’Flaherty has led the House in passing a new bill that will give courts better access to DNA evidence as a way to avoid wrongful convictions. Last week the House passed the bill that provides…
New Legislation Being Debated May Benefit Local Breweries
A new piece of legislation being debated on Beacon Hill this week should be a positive change for local craft brewery companies like the Mystic Brewery in Chelsea if passed. The Massachusetts Brewers Guild is lobbying law makers to pass…
Sen. Brown and Sen. Grassley Leading Federal Inquiry of CHA
The long reach of disgraced Chelsea Housing Authority executive director Mike McLaughlin’s perfidy has led to Iowa Senator Charles Grassley and our Senator Scott Brown demanding full explanations about policies at the CHA. “Senator Grassley is dealing with HUD,” Jill…
ROCA Key Program
The sun shone brightly on Broadway last Thursday afternoon – a mild day by typical February standards. The wind whipped some stray papers around and some leaves left over from the fall blew wildly as cars sped by and pushed…