Tuesday, June 8 Bryan Overka, 18, of 117 Marlborough Street, Chelsea, was arrested for violation of an abuse prevention order. Ryan McNee, 34, of 33 Jacques Street, Somerville, was arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct. Antonio Pinto, Jr., 34, of…
Obituaries 06-17-2010
Alice O’Brien Retired Rehabilitation Aide Alice E. (Williams) O’Brien passed away peacefully in her Malden home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with overwhelming illness on Sunday June 13. She was 65 years old. Born and raised…
Boulrice treasures being a playwright – City official will present his plays at Chelsea Art Walk at Apollinaire Theatre
By day Robert B. Boulrice is the treasurer and collector for the City of Chelsea, managing the city’s tens of millions of dollars and overseeing its valuable investments. But on nights and weekends, Boulrice dons his literary cape as a…
Keeping the lid on anger, vengeance and violence
The shooting death of a 14 year-old Dorchester youth – he was riding his scooter when two men approached him and one held him and the other shot him several times in the chest – has once again shocked most…
CORI reform passed; called ‘smart on crime’ bill
Operating under the theory that good jobs and putting people to work here in Chelsea can break the cycle of poverty, depression, and crime in the community, the House passed CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) reform last week. “This legislation…
CHS Girls Track
The Chelsea High Girl’s Track and Field Team won their third CAC Dual Meet Championship with an undefeated 8-0 record. This is the third consecutive undefeated dual meet season for the girl’s track program. The girls traveled to Greater Lowell…
Chelsea’s veterans
Throughout the centuries, Chelsea’s men and women have served their country with valor and loyalty. Chelsea sent dozens of men to fight by General George Washington’s side during the Revolutionary War – when Washington garrisoned the Northern wing of the…
Lennie Lopes
One of this city’s true sporting legends died last week. Lennie Lopes, for decades a force in local sporting circles, captain and player on some of this cities best softball teams to ever come down the line, was 88. He…
Arrest Report 06-02-2010
Monday, May 24 Cristian Oquendo Loaiza, 22, 29 Chelsea St., East Boston, was arrested for operation of motor vehicle unlicensed. Nicholas Murphy, 32, 77 Spur Ln., Marston Mills, was arrested for trespassing and possession of Class B drug. Susan Linares,…
Obituaries 06-02-2010
Susie Taylor Worked at Hood Rubber and Cool Ray Susie (Palladino) Taylor, a lifelong resident of Chelsea, died on May 28 at the Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford. She was 90 years old. After an active working career which…
Memorial Day Appreciation – George Weiner of Chelsea; a hero who kept it to himself
Memorial Day 2010 brings back memories of George Weiner. I knew George Weiner for 20 years. During the 1980’s, I worked out with him at the YMHA on Clark Avenue or played basketball with him – and he was friendly…
Massport told to fund health study
The funding that had been cut for the state’s health study that would once and for all shed light onto how Logan International Airport is affecting the health of residents in a five mile radius has been re-established legislatively by…