The Chelsea High girls soccer team dropped a pair of close and hard fought contests this past week, a 1-0 loss to Minuteman last Thursday and a 2-0 defeat to Mystic Valley Tuesday. “We had tied Minuteman twice previously this…
Month: October 2010
Gang round-up
The local police along with the FBI and other police agencies rounded up a bunch of gang members Wednesday. This comes as great news to local residents who have been feeling the danger inherent in gun use and violence. Gangs…
The governor, again
Governor Deval Patrick’s visit to Chelsea two weeks ago showed how important community organizers are to the political process. Everyone the governor greeted at the Boys and Girls Club was an organizer working on the streets of Chelsea to register…
Arrest Report 10-21-2010
Monday, October 11 Godofredo Huezo, 34, 115 Chester Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for disorderly conduct. Carlos Contreras, 30, 88 Grove St., Chelsea, was arrested for disorderly conduct. Laura McNulty, 30, 86 Chester Ave., Chelsea, was arrested on a warrant. Corey…
Obituaries 10-21-2010
Wayne Overholt Market Basket Employee, helped fight 1973 Chelsea Fire Wayne G. Overholt died unexpectedly on October 13 at the VA Medical Center during emergency surgery. He was 57 years old. Born and raised in Chelsea, he was the beloved…
Patrick’s Day – Governor draws a big crowd at the Boys and Girls Club
Governor Deval Patrick campaigned Saturday afternoon at the Jordan Boys and Girls Club on Willow Street. The governor drew a nice crowd of his most avid supporters – organizers and zealous Chelsea backers – to the get together, which was…
Change is in the air
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Chelsea Collaborative and the Chelsea Board of Health have joined forces with Brooke Suter of the National Clean Air Task Force and Vanessa Green of Clean Water Action in a campaign to ask Congress to…
And you thought the Senate race was over?
Barbara Bush is the Republican candidate running for the state senate against Senator Sal DiDomenico. She’s been getting around the district, spreading her word – which is smaller government, lower taxes and jobs. “When I say that to people people…
DeLeo and the Governor mend fences
Since the failure of the expanded gaming bill went down about two months ago, many people in and out of politics claimed that the governor and the speaker were at odds – in fact that there was a terribly personal…
Chief Fothergill will step down effective Oct. 31
Chelsea Fire Chief Chuck Fothergill has announced his retirement, which will be effective October 31. Fothergill’s retirement came as a complete surprise to City Manager Jay Ash and to Fothergill’s colleagues in the fire department as well. Fothergill was appointed…