Barbara Voke Retired City of Chelsea Health Department Registered Nurse Barbara A. (Murphy) Voke, a 60 year resident of Chelsea, entered eternal rest Thursday morning, Jan. 25 at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home. She was 87 years old. Born in…
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Displaying Talent
It wasn’t magic, but rather someone creepin’ ‘round the corner. Alex Tran performed ‘Mack the Knife’ by Bobby Darin (and/or Louis Armstrong) during the Chelsea High School Talent Show on Friday night, Jan. 19, in the Auditorium. Scores of acts…
Chelsea Collaborative Gala
Juan Marrero (center, left) stands with his mom, Gala honoree and Chelsea Collaborative Executive Director Gladys Vega, and is joined by Community Labor United Director Isabel Gonzalez-Webster (left) and CFLeads Vice President Angela Brown. The scene came at the 29th…
No Warning:After Pit Bull Attack Killed Her Dog, Chelsea Woman Said There Were Few Places to Turn
By Seth Daniel A routine dog-walking trip on the afternoon of Dec. 19 in the waterfront neighborhood has completely upended Amy Schlegel’s life – leaving her coping with the death of the family dog at the jaws of a loose…
Appreciation:Jeanette Weiner Lee is Fondly Remembered
Jeanette (Weiner) Lee, of Wayland, formerly of Chelsea, matriarch of a longtime and well-known Chelsea family and a, died on January 23, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles L. Lee. and the devoted and loving mother…
Stuck:Firefighters Come to the Rescue of Trapped Residents after Council Meeting
By Seth Daniel It reads like an off-color joke, but it wasn’t any joke on Monday night when a councillor, a reverend, a Republican and a clerk with a phobia of elevators got trapped for 45-minutes in the City Hall…
Council Continues to Push for Appointed Board Reforms
By Seth Daniel By most accounts, the order put in by Councillor Giovanni Recupero on Monday night to effectively put term limits on members of appointed boards and commissions in the city would have been voted down in year’s past.…
Momentum for Plastic Bag Ban Grows, Not Everyone on Board
By Seth Daniel A major first jab at banning plastic shopping bags took place at City Hall on Tuesday night, Jan. 23, and many believe that momentum is gathering for the ban. Council President Damali Vidot and Councillor Enio Lopez…
CAPIC – Celebrating 50 Years of Community Service – 2017 Highlights
During 2017, CAPIC celebrated its 50th year as a community action agency. Since 1967, CAPIC has served as the federal and state designated Community Action Agency for the communities of Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop although in 1965 the City of…
Guatemalan Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Distribution
A Guatemalan national was charged this week in federal court in Boston in connection with a conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of fentanyl, worth approximately $1.25 million. Rene Alejandro Salazar Reyes, 26, was charged by complaint with one count…