Chester Knowlton Played for Washington Senators, Malden Youth Baseball Coach Chester E. “Chet” Knowlton, a 57 year resident of Malden, formerly of Revere, died on September 16 at home following a brief illness and surrounded by the love and support…
Spartans defeat Beverly 25-13
The Chelsea Pride Spartans fifth and sixth grade team was a big winner over Beverly, 25-13. The day was dominated by superb special teams play. Antoine Kelley Jr. returned a kickoff 51 yards for a touchdown and Mikhel Collins picked…
City leaders to host Public Safety Forum
City leaders will convene a forum Thursday night at Chelsea High School to discuss public safety issues following a double homicide on Chester Avenue, which has caused so much angst throughout the city. The double homicide and four others committed…
Chelsea Provident Cooperative celebrates 125th anniversary
It wouldn’t be Broadway without a Chelsea Provident Cooperative Bank right smack in the middle of the city’s busiest street. For it’s been 125 years that the city has been home to the well-known banking institution, having been founded on…
Chelsea Collaborative facilitates meeting addressing violence
On the evening of Monday, September 13, the Chelsea Collaborative hosted and facilitated a meeting between 16 local Pastors and Chief of Police, Brian Kyes. This meeting was convened specifically to involve local religious leaders in the response to the…
Man held in double murder
A suspect has been arrested and charged with the shooting deaths of two Chelsea men last week in a Chester Avenue apartment. Steven Andre, 22, was taken into custody without a fight by State and Chelsea Police Detectives Tuesday. He…
DiDomenico tops Flaherty in State Senate race
In extremely close balloting throughout the sprawling senatorial district, State Senator Sal DiDomenico beat Cambridge Attorney Tim Flaherty by 172 votes. DiDomenico bested Flaherty in Chelsea, 721-701. In results from all the cities and towns, almost 13,000 voters cast ballots.…
Happy birthday
The Chelsea Provident Cooperative Bank is celebrating its 125th Anniversary – a great accomplishment, given how businesses come and go in the modern world. The bank is the oldest in this city and is very likely one of the oldest…
What to do?
The double homicide on Chester Avenue last week has struck a nerve in many quarters of this tightly knit city. The dead men, it has been pointed out, aren’t simply statistics, they were fathers and sons, brothers and husbands. They…
Arrest Report 09-16-2010
Monday, September 6 Lois Gullage, 52, 230 Chestnut St., Chelsea, was arrested for disorderly conduct, evade tax fair. Tuesday, September 7 William Chaput, 50, 100 Astle St., Tewksbury, was arrested for assault and battery. Rocio Valencia-Anguiano, 36, 133 Chester Ave.,…
Obituaries 09-16-2010
Mary Benvenuto Chelsea resident Mary V. (Capizzi) Benvenuto of Chelsea died suddenly at home on September 7. She was 78 years old. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Gina Capizzi, devoted mother of Anne Benvenuto of Chelsea…
Meeting discusses brutal slayings
As a result of the two murders Monday on Chester Avenue, Chelsea now has six homicides for the year, which is causing consternation with everyone concerned with the well-being and the safety of the city’s residents. City Manager Jay Ash…