Month: November 2009

Residents fighting to keep their homes

Heavy rains Saturday did not stop dozens of Chelsea and East Boston residents from joining together to fight foreclosures in the neighborhood. While the event was quickly moved inside after it began to pour, organizer Dominic Desiata was still pleased…

Veterans Day 2009

Veterans Day has come and gone – and with it – the remembrances all of us have of those who served and gave their lives and of those now serving and willing to die. Since the time of the Revolutionary…

The Collaborative’s New Home

The Chelsea Collaborative’s new home on Broadway will be something that stands out when it is completed. The $350,000 build out of a building at 318 Broadway will bring new life and interest to the organization, which has been a…

Obituaries 11-20-2009

Marguerite Arsenault Of Malden, formerly of Chelsea Marguerite (Brown) Arsenault of Malden, formerly of Chelsea, died on November 14. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph F. Arsenault; mother of Diane Johnson and her husband, Robert, of Chandler,…

Arrest Report 11-20-2009

Monday, November 9 Luis Lopez, 29, 32 Congress Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery, reckless endangerment to children. Tomas Chacon, 34, 84 Marlborough St., Chelsea, was arrested for drinking/possessing open alcoholic beverage in public, and warrant. Rosa Johnson,…

Tax and spend

Brace yourselves. Reality is hitting Chelsea and some added taxes are bound to find their way into the next city budget. It is very likely that the city will impose a slightly higher meals tax. This has been done in…