CHS Roundup CHS girls complete undefeated season, win cross country title The Chelsea High girls cross country team trekked to Danvers to take on undefeated Shawsheen Tech and undefeated Essex Tech last Wednesday in a showdown for the regular-season, dual-meet…
Obituaries 10-26-2017
Donna Shields Of Chelsea Donna (Doucette) Shields of Chelsea died on October 7. The beloved wife of Charles Shields of Revere, she was the loving mother of Richard Seeley of St. Petersburg, FL and Maryellen Seeley of Holyoke; dear daughter…
New Tree Board Celebrates Arbor Day
The new Chelsea Tree Board celebrated Arbor Day last month on Clark Avenue by planting a White Oak in recognition of Member Denise Ortega’s birthday. Chair Julie Shannon said the Tree Board hopes to promote the value of trees in…
Chelsea Delegation Accepts RWJ Award in New Jersey
By Seth Daniel A delegation of Chelsea stakeholders and residents traveled to Princeton, New Jersey on Oct. 11 to accept the City’s Robert Wood Johnson Culture of Health prize. The national celebration took place at the headquarters of the Foundation,…
Firefighters Union Prevails in Arbitration, City Disagrees Still
By Seth Daniel The City has been ordered by an arbiter to pay overtime that was in dispute from not backfilling a position last year with overtime pay. The arbiter ruled on Oct. 9 that Chelsea had violated the collective…
Council Spars Over Instituting Term Limits On Boards, Commissions
By Seth Daniel A move by Councillors Damali Vidot and Enio Lopez supposedly aimed at diversifying the City’s Boards and Commissions was roundly criticized by several Council members Monday night – with Councillor Roy Avellaneda calling the drafters “cowards.” Vidot…
Councillor Lopez: Too Many Commercial Vehicles Parking on Streets
By Seth Daniel Parking is at a crisis point according to many in Chelsea, and Councillor Enio Lopez said at Monday’s meeting that matters are only made worse by some who park multiple commercial/business vehicles on City streets where parking…
Housing Court Opens to Chelsea,Court Experts Ready to Handle Cases Immediately
By Seth Daniel The Housing Court in Boston has been a refuge since the 1970s for mediation, litigation and resolution of all sorts of housing issues, but throughout all of that time, it has been closed off to Chelsea landlords,…
Community Preservation Funds Waiting for Distribution
By Seth Daniel The first-round of Community Preservation Act (CPA) money in Chelsea has been collected from the taxpayers and amounts to around $600,000 locally. A state match under the CPA is not yet known, but it will likely be…
Eastie MS-13 Leader Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for RICO Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking,Possession of a Firearm
The leader of MS-13’s East Boston Loco Salvatrucha clique was sentenced this week in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy involving an aggravated assault, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, and possession of a firearm…
House,Senate Pass Legislation to Help Open Up Casino Jobs
By Seth Daniel The State Legislature has approved a major change aimed at helping those with minor criminal records from the past not be barred from getting casino jobs statewide, and particularly at the Wynn Boston Harbor resort. Earlier this…
Governor’s Councillor Kennedy Endorses Calvin T. Brown for District 8 Chelsea City Councilor
It is my great privilege to endorse Calvin T. Brown for election to the Chelsea City Council. Calvin, a former Councilor and current Democratic State Committee Member, knows what it will take for Chelsea to continue on a path to…