Danversbank has announced that they will be bought out by People’s United Bank of Bridgeport, CT, for a cash and stock deal worth $493 million. The deal is still pending approvals, but is expected to be successful. Danversbank has local…
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Police Briefs 02-03-2011
Monday, January 24 Todd T. Ferrante, 28, 19 Bradford St., Apt. #2, Peabody, arrested on an outstanding warrant. Christopher R. Leonard, 38, 18 Shaws Ct., Apt. #3, Lynn, arrested on an outstanding warrant, failure to stop at a stop sign,…
Val’s Flowers
It comes as very sad news that Val’s Flowers is closing its doors at the end of February. Val’s Flowers opened its doors in the downtown business district more than 60 years ago, when this city was a far different…
The Water Mess and the Streets
The sleet that followed the snow on Wednesday and the subsequent giant pools of slush and frozen water that followed has had the effect of ripping up the city’s streets. First came the snow and all the plowing and then…
Lady Red Devils Win Two Contests
The Chelsea High girls basketball team returned to their winning ways with a pair of victories in this snow-filled week. The Lady Red Devils first took the measure of Essex Agricultural last Wednesday in a fierce contest, 54-37. “It was…
Obituaries 02-03-2011
Sister Mary Ethel Niestepski, FSSJ Member of Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph Sister Mary Ethel Niestepski died peacefully on Friday, January 28 at 11 p.m. in the Colette Hilbert Care Community, Hamburg, NY in the 97th year of life and…
MGH Experts Appear on Chelsea TV
Robert Bradley, right, executive director of Chelsea Community Cable Television, hosted “Hypertension Panel Presentation: Learn from the MGH Experts” about the condition of hypertension or high blood pressure. The experts, from left, are Dr. Robert Schainfeld of the MGH Vascular…
Residential Programs Come Under Scrutiny following Murder of Mental Health Counselor
The brutal murder of a mental health counselor at a halfway house on Ocean Avenue in Revere last Thursday, allegedly by her mentally ill patient from Chelsea, has left questions that may never be answered. The genesis of why that violent…
City Declares Snow Emergency with Heavy Snowfall Expected
With forecasters predicting a snowfall that could be as high as 10” and as little as 6”, the city was taking no chancestaking anything for granted regarding the possible outcome on Thursday. City Manager Jay Ash declared a snow emergency…
Healthcare Change Could Save Taxpayers $1m
A proposed municipal healthcare change unveiled last Friday by Gov. Deval Patrick is getting good initial reviews locally – with most indicating that they like the plan, but hope that it moves quickly through the Legislature. Speaking to the Massachusetts…