State administration officials announced on Tuesday that former Chelsea City Manager Jay Ash has left his cabinet post as Secretary of Housing and Economic Development – a post he has held for the past four years since leaving Chelsea. Gov.…
Month: December 2018
Council Rejects Silber Center School Bus Traffic Plan
Monday night, City Councilors rejected a plan that would dramatically impact traffic and parking around the John Silber Early Learning Center on Hawthorne Street. The recommendations from the Traffic and Parking Commission, based on a request from School Facilities Director…
News Briefs
STREET LIGHT IMPROVEMENTS The City of Chelsea has completed significant improvements to the street lights at the intersection of Eastern, Broadway and Clinton. The City has installed a smart camera system that will monitor traffic patterns and will adjust times…
Police Briefs 12-20-2018
SEARCH WARRANT ON PEARL On Dec. 5, a search warrant was executed at 154 Pearl St. The search warrant was the result of an investigation into a male subject that resides in the apartment for the Distribution of Heroin. As a…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
Christmas this year is part of what for many people will be a four-day weekend, which means that for many of us, we will be indulging in the “Christmas spirit” early and often. By no means do we wish to…
Enjoy the Holiday Season
This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…
Sports 12-20-2018
CHS Roundup CHS boys, girls track teams off to a fast start The Chelsea High girls and boys indoor track & field teams won their season opening meets last week. The Lady Red Devils emerged triumphant in a tri-meet against…
Obituaries 12-20-2018
Ronald Richard June 21, 1934 – December 11, 2018 Ronald F. Richard passed away on Thursday, Dec. 11 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a sudden illness. He was 84 years old. Born, raised and a lifelong Chelsea resident,…
Holiday Open House
The Bellingham-Cary House held its annual Holiday Open House on Saturday evening, Dec. 7, with a good turnout of residents coming to celebrate the holidays in the historic home. Pictured here are the Board of Trustees: Jean Chapman, Corresponding Secretary;…
‘Outright Fraud’? Highland Park Turf Field One of Many with Defective Materials, Could Get Replacement Settlement
The turf field at Highland Park has been used nearly with pause since it was installed in 2011, but this hub of soccer activity in Chelsea has been defective from the get-go, and City officials are now looking at situations…