Tuesday, March 2 Edgar Gonzalez, 20, 143 Columbia Rd., Boston, was arrested for distribution of Class A drug. Michel Thomas, 36, 40 Jones Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for shoplifting. Alicia French, 25, 50 Parker St., Chelsea, was arrested for assault…
Month: March 2010
Obituaries 03-10-2010
Flora Teele North End resident Flora (Leo) Teele of the North End of Boston died on March 8. She was 101 years old. Born in 1909 to Raffaele and Clementina Leo, she was the last surviving sibling. She was the…
Rodriguez eliminated from American Idol
Chelsea resident Ashley Rodriguez’s quest to be the next “American Idol” came to end on the popular show last Thursday night. Rodriguez was one of four contestants who did not advance to the next round. Janell Wheeler, Joe Munoz, and…
Red Devils fall to Reading
The Chelsea High boys basketball team had their state title aspirations ended by a hot-shooting Reading High School team, 76-66, in the Division 2 North quarterfinals Saturday night at the Sol Nechtem Gymnasium. Reading guard Trey Jones scored 33 points,…
Night-time closures have begun on Chelsea Bridge
Consultant for the Chelsea Street Bridge project, John Vitagliano, announced that preliminary traffic closures on the bridge will commence in the first week of March. “This is the start of a four month series of temporary night-time closures from 8:00…
Charter review selection committee has first meeting
Tuesday night marked the first meeting – an organizational get together – of the newly appointed Charter Review Selection Committee responsible for setting the boundaries and establishing the format for the Charter Review Committee. The city council voted 11-0 to…
The Charter Review committee’s imperative and mandate
A Charter Review selection committee has been chosen. The long and complex process of examining the city charter and the likelihood of making some changes in its composition has begun. There should be no bickering in doing the right thing…
Ashley Rodrigeuz
There is an old quote uttered by a 19th Century American Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes that sums up where Ashley Rodriguez is today. “The higher you’ve climbed the greater the fall. Never speak of the end of…
Obituaries 03-04-2010
Lorraine Doucette, 91 Former Everett resident Lorraine K. (Ball) Doucette died on February 26 at the Glenridge Nursing Care Center in Medford/Malden where she has been receiving supportive care for the past nine years. She was 91 years old. Born…
Arrest Report 03-04-2010
Monday, February 22 Oscar Flores, 28, 58 Grove St., Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Ronnie Bastian, 21, 165 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, Motor vehicle use…