Going back into new Chelsea Fire Chief Bobby Better Jr.’s ancestry, one would find a long line of Chelsea residents stretching back into the early 1800s when they farmed the Prattville and North Chelsea (now Revere) areas. Though the family…
Author: Seth Daniel
Program Helps Sick, Disabled Kids and Their Families Celebrate Christmas
Times of celebration are few and far between for families that care for young people with chronic conditions. That goes for Christmas and, basically, any other time of year. And it’s not because they can’t have a good time, but…
Airport District Might Soon Be Home for New Business
Car renting and leasing has long been absent from the Airport Overlay District in Chelsea, but an approval from the Planning Board Tuesday night on a plan by Enterprise Rent-A-Car brought such business a bit closer to coming back to…
Chelsea Court Program Prevents Repeated Criminal Behavior
Probation officers Olga Lattarulo, Carolyn Shannon, Debra Cerundolo and Christine Thomas were tired of seeing the same women come before the Chelsea District Court in a pattern that just never seemed to end. The same Latina women – as well…
Suffolk, Kraft/Wynn Pitch Own Casino Plans
In the midst of Suffolk Downs making a big splash this week with their official intentions to seek a casino license, the New England Patriots are apparently throwing a chop block their way. With a major casino developer visiting Patriots…
Officers Rivera and Capistran Receive the State’s Highest Honor for Bravery
It was an early summer night in 2010 when Chelsea Police Officers Felix Rivera and Joseph Capistran were dispatched to Marlboro Street for a breaking and entering call. It was the kind of call they’d probably responded to without incident…
Billboard Proposal Moves Forward
A billboard that will rise 70-feet into the air and tower over a local middle school has passed muster with the City’s Planning Board after a presentation by the proponent, Boston Outdoor Adventures, on Tuesday night. The billboard is proposed…
Attorney General Enters into Criminal, Civil Investigation
The state Attorney General’s Office sent notice last Thursday morning to the Chelsea Retirement Board that it is in the midst of a criminal and civil investigation into the actions of the former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Executive Director Michael…
Ag’s Office Sends Word of Civil and Criminal Investigation into Mclaughlin
The state Attorney General’s Office sent notice Thursday morning to the Chelsea Retirement Board that it is in the midst of a criminal and civil investigation into the actions of the former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Executive Director Michael McLaughlin.…
Retirement Board Tables Mclaughlin Pension; Some Controversy Made over Nowicki ‘Present’ Vote
The Chelsea Retirement Board on Thursday morning tabled the pension request of former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Executive Director Michael McLaughlin in a decision that featured one somewhat controversial non-vote by member Fred Nowicki. After a brief discussion of the…