Santo Agri US Army veteran of World War II Santo A. “Sam” Agri passed away Thursday morning, June 6 at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home surrounded by his loving family. He was 95 years old. Born in East Boston, the son…
Month: June 2019
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Council Passes $181.5 Million City Budget with Reservations
The City Council passed a nearly $181.5 million City Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 Monday night, but not without some dire warnings about the financial future of the City by a few of the councillors. The $181,486,465 budget passed by…
Chelsea Night Market Inaugural Event Planned for June 8
How much awesomeness can be contained within Luther Place? The people of Chelsea will soon find out as the first of a series of five monthly events takes place downtown on Saturday, June 8, with the launch of the Chelsea…
Councillors Want Guarantee on Soundproofing for Massport Money
District 6 Councillor Giovanni Recupero doesn’t like some of the noise he is hearing about a proposed Massport-funded soundproofing program. Earlier this spring, Recupero and Councillor-At-Large Roy Avellaneda proposed that the City use $300,000 of the $600,000 annual Massport mitigation…
Thousands Report to Work at Encore Boston Harbor
Monday marked the biggest day to date for Encore Boston Harbor and its crew of 4,800 employees as they reported to work at the resort site for the first time, and existing employees and the executive team moved into offices…
Sun-Shining Moment CHS Graduation Heads Outdoors for 2019
The story of the Chelsea High Class of 2019 won’t be complete with just a rundown of what happened in the hallways of the high school. In fact, it’s what this class did at City Hall, on social media and…
Chelsea’s Jewish History: Ellen Rovner Leads a Tour of Local Landmarks
Chelsea has an expert on its Jewish history and her name is Dr. Ellen Rovner. Rovner, who holds a Ph.D in Anthropology from prestigious Brandeis University, guided a group of 20 through a tour of Chelsea’s Jewish history last Sunday…
Encore Debuted Neighborhood Runner Shuttle Monday in Chelsea, Everett
The new shuttle service throughout Chelsea and Everett has launched, and dubbed the Neighborhood Runner, the service began operating on Monday, June 3. “We started service on Monday, June 3, at 5 a.m.,” said Jim Folk, director of Transportation for…
U.S. Citizen Extradited from Brazil to Face Wire Fraud Charges
A U.S. citizen appeared last week in federal court in Boston after being extradited from Brazil in connection with a $2 million wire fraud scheme. Christopher Morris, 48, formerly of Lowell and Chelsea, was extradited from Brazil and arrived in…