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What a difference a week makes
The new Chelsea Street Bridge being constructed is going up rapidly before our eyes, taking on a new shape and form by the day. Most of the initial construction and engineering is occurring on the Chelsea side of the river,…
Second debate pumps campaign
The second debate between candidates running to fill the empty seat left by Senator Anthony Galluccio’s resignation was held in Cambridge at the Senior Center last week. Chelsea remains a main player in this political contest. Michael Albano is the…
The real Michael Albano emerges during run
Those of us who have known Michael Albano for the past 15 years – or since he moved to Chelsea to make his life here – have come to know him in a peripheral way. We know he is smart.…
Arrest Report 03-24-2010
Monday, March 15 Wilberto Colon, 28, 92 Cottage St., Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery with dangerous weapon, threat to commit crime, witness intimidation. Wilberto Colon, 28, 92 Cottage St., Chelsea, was arrested for violating abuse protection order. Manuel…
Health care for all; but at what cost?
The Democrats celebrated a triumph when the health care reform bill passed Sunday. It was a victory for the 30 million or so Americans who cannot afford to have health insurance. It was also a victory for those who have…
Larry Hooker
The recent death of Larry Hooker takes from the local scene a complex and fun loving man – a mans man so to speak – who loved his Chelsea friends, his Chelsea life and life itself with his beloved wife.…
Obituaries 03-24-2010
Sophie Siewko Chelsea resident Sophie B. (Budney) Siewko of Chelsea died on March 20. The beloved wife of the late Leon “Leo” J. Siewko, she was the devoted mother of Leona Haumann and her husband. William, of Peabody, Ronald Siewko…
New bridge rising fast
The new bridge going up over the Chelsea River is rising fast. Twin main supports of the new all steel structure have been hoisted into place and screwed onto cement footings on the Chelsea side of the Chelsea Street Bridge.…
Salt pile measure passes council
After separating a resolution defining the city’s memorandum of understanding with Eastern Minerals, the city council voted first to uphold the memorandum of understanding by a 6-5 vote and then voted separately on the loan order for $1 million. That…
Chelsea man stopped from killing his wife
A Good Samaritan coupled with extreme restraint from responding police officers averted a tragedy Monday night after officers responded to 391 Crescent Ave on a report of a man attempting to kill his wife at approximately 8:40 p.m. As officers…