While the employment status of former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Director Michael McLaughlin is very clear – he stepped down immediately last week – the fate of his pension is still very much up in the air. And despite the…
Investigation Ongoing at Housing Authority
Federal, state and local officials are continuing to investigate the dealings of the Chelsea Housing Authority, its board of directors, and especially its former executive director Michael McLaughlin after it was revealed last week that McLaughlin had been receiving a…
Chelsea Housing Authority Under Harsh Media Glare and Investigation
First came the startling revelation made last Wednesday of the $360,000 yearly salary Chelsea Housing Authority Executive Director Mike McLaughlin was being paid. Mike packed up and prepared to leave but not before the CHA board met to order the…
Chelsea City Councillor, Dan Cortell’s 1960 Ford T-Bird
Chelsea City Councillor, Dan Cortell’s 1960 Ford T-Bird, pictured here on a beautiful Saturday afternoon the weekend before election. Onlookers snapped photo’s throughout the day of this classic car, being used as a campaign tool in the upcoming November 8th…
Chelsea Housing Authority’s Chief Resigns Amid Furor over $360,000 Yearly Salary
Chelsea Housing Authority Executive Director Michael McLaughlin resigned his position Wednesday evening following Governor Deval Patrick’s demand that he do so. The governor said he was outraged by revelations in the Boston Globe about McLaughlin’s $360,000 a salary – making…
Today’s Collision Repair Centers Raises $10,000 for Journey Forward
Today’s Collision Repair Centers of Chelsea and Malden participated in the “Making Steps Walk” for the second year in a row. The company raised $10,000 through donations from employees, their families, friends, business associates, customers and corporate sponsors for a…
CHS Drama Club Presents ‘Noises Off’
Chelsea High School Drama Club advisor Amy Czarnowski describes the play “Noises Off” as “very funny – it’s originally a British farce that we have sort of put our own take on it.” “We” are the nine cast members and…
Chelsea Awards Night Honors Simboli, Hatleberg, Leaders
The Tenth Annual Chelsea Awards Night at city hall was once again a great success. A large and enthusiastic crowd packed the city council chamber last Wednesday evening as ten awards were bestowed upon winners who to a person said…
Get Out and Vote
Next Tuesday is Election Day and voters would do well to exercise their vote in order to have a say in their city government. Expectations are for a lower than usual turn-out which is always a disappointment. According to the…
The Early Snowstorm
Last weekend’s snowstorm certainly set a bad precedent for the winter that is most assuredly coming our way. If things can get that bad when October hadn’t yet turned into November, how bad will it be when November turns into…
Foreclosures and What Government Has Promised
The foreclosure nightmare for working folks in this city and in cities and towns across the land is an embarrassment and an abomination. Not since the Great Depression have so many faced losing so much after working so hard to…
Sports 11-03-2011
We made it!!! CHS soccer girls reach state tourney for first time The Chelsea High girl soccer team faced a busy and difficult final week of the season with four contests against some of their toughest rivals in the Commonwealth…