Nothing, frankly, can be more important to public safety and quality of life than the repair of the city’s many growing pot-holes. Some of them in the most obvious locations – Washington Avenue, Broadway, Everett Avenue, and Beacham Street are…
John Edward McBride
On February 1, Chelsea lost a link to the old days, when this city was a far different place than it is today. The death of John Edward McBride last week at 90 brought to an end a long and…
Police Briefs 02-10-2011
Saturday, January 29 Luis Reyes, 28, 4 Franklin St., Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery and intimidation of a witness. Sunday, January 30 Jose Gonzalez, 53, 48 Malden St., Everett, was arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon. D’mitri…
Red Devils Win CAC Championship
The Chelsea High basketball team clinched an outright Commonwealth Athletic Conference championship with a string of three victories over their principal CAC rivals this past week. The Red Devils stand at a perfect 11-0 in the CAC and with just…
Obituaries 02-10-2011
Jose Santos Jr. Of Puerto Rico, formerly of Chelsea Jose J. Santos Jr. of Arroyo, Puerto Rico, formerly of Chelsea, died unexpectedly at home n January 1. Born in Malden, he was the beloved son of the late Jose Santos…
HCHA Holds Annual Legislative Breakfast
State and local officials joined community health leaders at the Harbor Community Health Alliance’s Annual Legislative Breakfast Friday at the Winthrop Senior Center. City Manager Jay Ash, State Reps. Eugene O’Flaherty and Kathi-Anne Reinstein, State Sen. Sal DiDomenico, and Speaker of…
Top Rep- Chelsea Representative Ascends to Leadership Position in the House of Representatives
Just call her number four. Revere and Chelsea State Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein (D-Revere) got tapped last week by House Speaker Bob DeLeo (D-Winthrop) to ascend to the fourth highest leadership position in the state House of Representatives. DeLeo made news…
Suspect Charged with First-degree Murder
A Malden man spent an evening socializing with Angel Acevedo and Jenret Appleberry in their Chelsea home before shooting them to death in cold blood on Labor Day, according to prosecutors. Last week Steven Andre, 22, was formally charged with…
Connecticut Bank Buys out Danversbank for nearly $500 million
Danversbank has announced that they will be bought out by People’s United Bank of Bridgeport, CT, for a cash and stock deal worth $493 million. The deal is still pending approvals, but is expected to be successful. Danversbank has local…
Police Briefs 02-03-2011
Monday, January 24 Todd T. Ferrante, 28, 19 Bradford St., Apt. #2, Peabody, arrested on an outstanding warrant. Christopher R. Leonard, 38, 18 Shaws Ct., Apt. #3, Lynn, arrested on an outstanding warrant, failure to stop at a stop sign,…
Val’s Flowers
It comes as very sad news that Val’s Flowers is closing its doors at the end of February. Val’s Flowers opened its doors in the downtown business district more than 60 years ago, when this city was a far different…
The Water Mess and the Streets
The sleet that followed the snow on Wednesday and the subsequent giant pools of slush and frozen water that followed has had the effect of ripping up the city’s streets. First came the snow and all the plowing and then…