By Clifford Cunningham I’ve had the distinct honor and privilege of serving as City Councilor for District 7 over the last four years and, as my time doing so will come to an end in a few weeks, I wanted…
Sports 12-17-2015
CHS Roundup Boys basketball team opens with 74-34 win The Chelsea High boys basketball team opened its season in impressive fashion with a runaway 74-34 triumph over Minuteman Regional Vocational School Tuesday evening at the CHS gymnasium. Chelsea jumped out to…
Obituaries 12-17-2015
Elsie Howard Member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, homemaker and family caregiver Elsie M. (Gill) Howard passed away Friday morning, December 11 at the Rosewood Nursing and Rehab in Peabody. She was 101 years old. Born, raised and a lifelong…
Breakfast with Santa
Ariana Martinez, 7, told Santa what she wanted for Christmas during the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce– annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Williams School. Hundreds of kids gathered to get some time with Santa and let…
Chanukah Celebration
Ronda Winer shows off her Chanukah shirt during the Chanukah celebration at the Leonard Florence Center for Living on Sunday night, Dec. 6, the first night of the eight-day Jewish celebration. The LFCFL held a public celebration for the first time…
Rustigian Family Teams up to Fight Homelessness
By Seth Daniel Perhaps it all started when Chelsea High School (CHS) sophomore Charlie Rustigian was only about eight years old and he encountered a boy at school who didn’t know what a birthday party was. Charlie’s grandmother Peggy Foulco,…
Chelsea Fire to Run ‘Toys for Tots’ Campaign
By Seth Daniel Chelsea Firefighters will be collecting toys for the Toys for Tots and Globe Santa program once again this year, and based on their research, that generosity could land to a needy family in Chelsea. “We did a…
Outlandishness:Ambrosino,Neighbors Question Seriousness of Forbes Plan
By Seth Daniel There was nothing rough around the edges about the presentation by Yihe Forbes LLC at Tuesday’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting on Tuesday night. In fact, the polished attorneys, architects, engineers and consultants were pretty much…
Parking vs Morality Meet in New French Club Proposal at ZBA
By Seth Daniel For some, the problem was parking and traffic, while others believed the problem was a lack of human sensitivity. It was nearly a first as a 34-unit affordable housing building at the old French Club ran up…
State, RPD Clamp Down on Human Trafficking
A Revere woman and a Chelsea man have been arrested for allegedly trafficking women for sex through an online “escort” service, Attorney General Maura Healey announced this week. Elena Gaston, (a.k.a. “Dana”), 60, of 18 Eustis St., was arrested Wednesday…
Police Briefs 12-10-2015
Monday, Nov. 23 Ramon Pagan, 54, 126 Pine St Inn, Boston, was arrested for trespassing. Ney Garcia, 32, 16 Addison ST., Chelsea, was arrested for failing to signal, motor vehicle brake violation, unlicensed operation of m motor vehicle, warrant. Tuesday,…
Sports 12-10-2015
CHS Roundup CHS track girls open season Thursday The 2015-16 winter season kicks off today (Thursday) with the Chelsea High Lady Red Devils facing Greater Lawrence at Somerville High. This is Chelsea’s second year competing as a varsity sport in…